# DC Next Bus

> WMATA Metrobus & Metrorail

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id488580694](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id488580694)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id488580694`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Junebot, LLC
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 2.80 / 5 (25 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-05
- **First published:** 2011-12-18
- **Size:** 58 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dc-next-bus/id488580694)
- **Website:** [https://junebot-bus.github.io/dc-next-bus/](https://junebot-bus.github.io/dc-next-bus/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://junebot-bus.github.io/dc-next-bus/](https://junebot-bus.github.io/dc-next-bus/)

## Description

New updated and modernized version of your favorite DC transit app! Now with an Apple Watch app and complications!

A simple, but straightforward, location based application that identifies WMATA bus stop, WMATA metro stations, and Montgomery County Ride On bus stops with next bus and train predictions. Location can be determined by location services, or by your own map navigation. View WMATA bus routes and save your favorite stops.

Bus and Metro information provided by the WMATA API.  Montgomery County Ride On bus information provided by the Ride On API.

## Rankings

- #277,555 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews consistently praise DC Next Bus for its map-centric approach, showing nearby stops and routes quickly, and for being fast and easy to use. Users rely on it daily and appreciate features like highlighting routes and support for Metro. However, recurring issues undermine the experience: arrival times are often unreliable; stops and updates data are outdated or missing, requiring frequent database updates; recent UI changes caused glitches; some lines (Ride On) don’t appear; and the app lacks some navigation tools like station/route search.

### Pros

- Map-centric design shows nearby stops and routes quickly.
- Fast, minimal UI that presents the needed info without extra menus.
- Widely dependable for daily commuting and generally useful.
- Ability to highlight routes and support for Metro in the map view.
- Intuitive map layout that makes planning trips easier than other options like the WMATA site.

### Cons

- Arrival times are frequently inaccurate or unreliable across many stops.
- Stops and route data are outdated or missing; frequent update prompts and some stops not showing up.
- Recent updates cause glitches or break data interfaces with WMATA, making the app unstable.
- Limited navigation options; no search by station or route, making it hard to plan trips beyond the map.
- Ride On support is not functioning; some lines do not appear.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id488580694)