# What is a good free ipod app for Chicago public transit

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 20, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-free-ipod-app-for-chicago-public-transit/564804 "2010-12-20T05:36:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-free-ipod-app-for-chicago-public-transit/564804/1 "2010-12-20T05:36:49Z")

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I have been looking for one that will work offline since I have an ipod touch. I would pay $2-3 for one if it was really worth it, but if a free one does a good job I’d prefer that.

I found one called transit maps which is pretty good. Plus it’ll work for public transit in various cities

[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/transit-maps/id315959904?mt=8](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/transit-maps/id315959904?mt=8)

However you have to manually download all the bus maps individually, and with over 200 that is going to take a while. Plus I have never found a route planner that worked offline.

An app that has a route planner that works online, plus maps of all the buses (I already have an l train map) would be nice. Does anyone know of one like that? I can only find ones that have route planners that you have to be online to use, and that do not have maps of the various bus routes.

So has anyone else found a good one before?

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-free-ipod-app-for-chicago-public-transit/564804/2 "2010-12-21T00:52:31Z")

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Damn your hides. When I ask total strangers to make my decisions for me w/o any sort of financial or personal compensation I expect them to jump at the opportunity. Ah well.