Comments on: Muni Diaries iPhone App Review: iCommute

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:24:05 +0000

@Andy yes, i’m pretty sure it’s NextBus predictions that iCommute loads once you reach the screen with your route and stop. anyone know differently?

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By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:43:03 +0000

So iCommute somehow mashes up NextBus data?

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By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:10:10 +0000

@Rachael oh, that’s a great idea. because i’m broke (more on that later), i might opt out of buying routesy for purposes of review. thanks for the tips. also, if anyone reading this wants to have a go at reviewing any commuter software, just let us know. use the submit a diary link above, or email us: muni.diaries.sf@gmail.com

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By: Rachael

Rachael — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:59:24 +0000

Routesey was the first app I actually paid money for. I’m still using it even though I got iCommute too. I find google maps is good for planning but if you miss your bus or it is mysteriously late, it is awkward and slow to dynamically re-route. After a while you know which routes are near your starting place and how fast you can walk to stops so something like Routesey or iCommute works better. I find Routesey works better for me if I’m somewhere away from my usual haunts but iCommute is better if I’m at a usual location since I can “favorite” those stops.

Unfortunately, both Routesey and iCommute crash on me relatively frequently (like 1/10 times I run it). Not sure what’s going on there. And iCommute only seems marginally faster than Routesey to me. I’ve been using both lately (been taking muni a lot more frequently since I wrenched a knee and got a translink card) and haven’t really settled on either.

One thing I’d like to see in iCommute is when I load the “favorite stops” page I could hit a button and have it load arrival times for all of them at once (or have groups of stops and load for the group). That way if there are 2 or 3 bus lines I can use for my first leg, I can see very which one is likely to get near me first …

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By: SF Muni Diva

SF Muni Diva — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:16:43 +0000

Absolutely, just read the reveiws

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By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:15:15 +0000

Ah, so I should keep the $2.99 on that one?

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By: SF Muni Diva

SF Muni Diva — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:14:35 +0000

Routsey is slow and outdated.

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By: jenny

jenny — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:43:12 +0000

I’m still a huge proponent of the NextBus texting service, which I reviewed several months ago. I use it daily, and I don’t have to wait for slow load times from my Android (aka The G Phone). But I’ll give some apps a whirl just to veer from the same old.

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By: jeff

jeff — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:02:33 +0000

@SF Muni Ladies not yet. That’s the next app I plan to try out and review. Will do so asap. Unless, uh, any of you reading this would like to submit a review. That would be totally cool. After all, Muni Diaries is a bottom-up site! ;)

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By: SF Muni Ladies

SF Muni Ladies — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:00:03 +0000

Jeff, have you used Routesy?

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