Launched this week
Tunnel Rat
Navigate New York’s subway with realtime info and alerts.
19 followers
Navigate New York’s subway with realtime info and alerts.
19 followers
Tunnel Rat is New York's underground expert—a fast, native, and private app for riding the subway, built specifically for those who rely on it every day. Totally free, no ads, and no tracking. Unlike other transit apps, the ambition is narrow: cover the NYC subway in depth—just this system, just this city. Realtime countdowns, live train tracking, summarized alerts, trip planning, reminders, precise entrances widgets, and more, each designed with care and precision.
The focus on doing one system really well instead of spreading thin is refreshing. Love that the precise entrances widget actually solves a real daily annoyance for anyone navigating midtown.
Cool idea! I love the New York subway - visited in 2016 and was impressed by how many stations there are across the city. It was January, and in the middle of our stay an ocean storm hit, so we ended up getting around on bicycles. It would have been great to know which stations were available in a situation like that!
And the name has so much potential! "Tunnel Rat" immediately creates a character in my head. Someday it could be really fun to lean into that - animated elements on the site, maybe something with the underground world aesthetic.
Focused only on NYC and it shows, the countdowns line up with what I see on the platform and the entrance widget is genuinely useful for finding the right stairwell on Bleecker. Nice that it's ad-free.