Clever Commute - Commuter Info

Name: Clever Commute - Commuter Info
Rating: 9.3 (117 reviews)

Suburban rail/bus commute info

FreeOffers In-App Purchases

8.1.0for iPhone, iPad and more

9.3

117 Ratings

Clever Communicator, LLC

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45.3 MB

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Sep 26, 2023

Update Date

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About Clever Commute - Commuter Info

A robust on-line information service for suburban rail/bus commuters in NY/NJ/CT. We use data, technology and community to deliver features that the transit providers won't do or can't do. Among other things, we enhance (NOT simply re-publish) the official transit info by adding curated crowdsourced info. Our technology filters and presents this data to help you navigate and de-stress your commute.

Clever Commute started in 2006 and is now THE premier source of information for suburban commuters. Read our excellent reviews to see what they say.
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Please contact feedback@clevercommute.com, if you are experiencing any issues.

• This is a free app
• Premium services are offered in-app...as a subscription
• The cost of the subscription is $49.99 per year
• There is a 60-day free trial of Premium features
• Free users may see third-party advertisements.
• Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
• Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
• Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
• Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable
• You can manage your subscription, cancel anytime or turn off auto-renewal by accessing your iTunes account.

Clever Commute's Terms of Use: http://www.clevercommute.com/terms
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What's New in the Latest Version 8.1.0

Last updated on Sep 26, 2023

Old Versions

Several fixes and technical changes to improve your overall experience.

Version History

8.1.0

Sep 26, 2023

Several fixes and technical changes to improve your overall experience.

8.0.6

May 26, 2023

Improved experience for LIRR riders
- Improved Track Predictor
- Redesigned how official LIRR alerts render in "Recent Alerts"
- Grand Central Madison is now an official terminal with features such as
Track Predictor
MyTrains
Track History
Track numbers via push/e-mail

Improved experience for Metro-North riders
- Enhanced departure board
- Changes colors used in the app to improve readability

Various aesthetics and consistencies in user interface
- Improved image rendering in "News You Need"
- Improved ordering of icons/features in MyTrains
- Remove some banner ads
- Enriched links to social sites

Security
- Tightened password requirements and enriched the tooltip to explain it.

7.0.4

Apr 9, 2022

Features and End User Experience

o Overhauled track prediction page
- Improved data access
- Enhanced pie chart experience
o Increased the number of MyTrains from 3 to 4
Note: Departure board and Leaderboard are now components of the Premium experience.

Bug fixes

o Extended the Snooze range and fixed issue with 2022
o In-app purchase has been overhauled

6.1.1

Jul 16, 2021

See all release notes at https://clevercommute.com/release-notes

Features and End User Experience
o New ability for Premium users to see reason and end date

o Users of free app now see official info from transit providers
o Content sharers automatically get free Premium service
o In-app icon changes for clarity and consistency

Bug Fixes

o Font size on Departureboard
o Hidden text on Provide Metrics page
o Repairs to train metrics reports
Tech and Infra

Upgrades and investigations for tech platform
o Enhancements to B2B platform / XML
o Upgrade to push notification infrastructure
o Fix handling of train schedule imports
o Renew iOS Distribution Certificate

6.0.4

Feb 6, 2021

Maintenance release for aesthetics and consistent end-user experience.

6.0.3

Jan 29, 2021

Vastly improved response time
Bug fixes
Infrastructure upgrades/updates

All release notes can be found at https://clevercommute.com/release-notes

5.0.3

Aug 18, 2020

View all release notes at https://www.clevercommute.com/release-notes

In this version:

Bug Fixes
- Unsubscribe link not working properly
- 6 and 22 hour snooze feature does not default to proper start time
- Metro North MyTrains Selector shows (#)
- Fix RSS feeds rendering issue

Tech / Infrastructure
- Resolve timezone issue for app log
- Update Web SSL certificate valid until June 2020
- UIWebView API Deprecation
- iOS – Missing Push Notification Entitlement
- Implement remote hosted database backups
- Update e-mail inbox structure
- Improve monitoring/alerts for back-end servers
- Ensure proper function of ads on free version
- Upgrade push notification library
- Update overall app wrapper/handler
- Fix LIRR GTFS memory size issue
- Upgrade the Firebase Crashlytics SDK
- Upsize back-end server
- Fix GTFS duplicate validation
- Fix Comms & Config (toggles)
- Upgrade plugin for push notifications
- Fix MyTrains and Commuter Forecast add/remove/render

4.1.3

Apr 10, 2020

Bug fixes, useability and infrastructure as follows

(1) Enhanced "News Your Need"
o Acknowledge an announcement after reading it
o Decrement the counter on the "Recent Alerts" page
o Also improved the way images are rendered there.
(2) Overhauled "MyTrains" for Metro North
(3) Upgraded the plumbing for sending e-mails and text messages
(4) Upgraded the operating system we use to code the back-end
(5) Fixed duplicate push notifications

4.1.2

Mar 11, 2020

o Fixed bug affecting new subscribers
o Overhauled outbound e-mail processing
o Performance improvements
o Updated “News You Need.” Add “Dismiss” feature.
o Make password requirements easier to understand at signup
o Other back-end bug fixes

4.1.1

Dec 3, 2019

See all changes at https://clevercommute.com/release-notes

Enhancements and New Features in v4.1.1
o New! Service Status watcher – our bots find and share early warnings that your providers don’t

o New! Get a heads up about your commute before it starts
o Participate page – Removed ads
o Recent Alerts – Port Authority alerts are now richer and faster
o Recent Alerts- PATH alerts are now richer and faster
o News You Need – Updated to reflect MTA monthly ticket sales dates
o Premium – Overhauled the back-end process to better-handle subscriptions
o Train Geolocation (NJT) – Streamlined and clarified the display

Bug fixes
o News You Need – Added the ability to show icons/graphics
o MyTrains – users now have full ability to modify their selections

4.0.9

Sep 19, 2019

Enahncements
o Improve handling of Recent Alerts from transit providers
o Enahnced archive routine
o UI fixes and consistency changes

Bug Fix – iOS badge reset

See all release notes at https://www.clevercommute.com/release-notes/

4.0.7

Sep 6, 2019

o Infrastructure upgrades (UI, e-mail)
o Back-end: Timeliness of GTFS data
o Fortify integrity of train history

4.0

May 30, 2019

No changes to features. This is a modernization of the underlying technology. It's faster and more stable than ever.

3.4.3

May 1, 2019

- Improvements/Consistency to “recent Alerts”
- Improve off-line behavior
- Back-end changes for stability and performance
- Improve granularity/suitability of Metro North official alerts
- Improve automation of “News you need”
- Fixed bugs on Track Predictor pie charts

3.3.6

Feb 13, 2019

We re-introduced the “Conductor Message” (it's now called "News You Need"

Other Fixes and Improvements
- Prevent duplicate entries in Recent Alerts
- Recent Alerts is now more consistent
- Fixed – Persist the user’s preference: “Show/Hide Message box”
- Enhance snooze to better-handle year roll-over
- Consistent/better handling of long alerts from transit providers
- Upgrade to emoji support
- Remove banner ads from “Participate” page

3.3.5

Dec 15, 2018

- Enriched/modernized emoji support
- Introduced scrolling marquee on "Recent Alerts" page
- Enhance/Clarify Track prediction/voting page
- Fortify back-end processing to ensure messages from transit providers are included
- Improve monitoring and reporting for in-app purchases

See all release notes at http://clevercommute.com/release-notes

3.3.0

Nov 9, 2018

As always, see clevercommute.com/release-notes for details

Bug Fixes in this version
- Cleaned up formatting of special characters in push notifications
- Defaulting vaules at signup for continent and country
- Fixed quicklink to snooze
- Resolved duplicate push notifications on certain devices
- Auto-refresh of Departureboard and click-through to Station Stops
- Eliminated duplicate pushes for track number
- MyTrains – Ensure all in-scope NJT values show
- Keyboard no longer blocks entry field when creating a new alert via Participate

Enhancements
- Add the train details to e-mail for Premium users
- Streamlined UX on Recent Alerts page (put both toggles next to each other)
- Ongoing improvements to off-line capabilities
- Fortified and enhanced subscription initiation / processing
- Improved Metrics reporting
- Useability improvements for Admin console and system diagnostics

3.2.5

Sep 13, 2018

More improvements in the way the app works when there is no cell/wifi connection.

Full release notes are available at clevercommute.com/release-notes

3.2.3

Aug 8, 2018

See clevercommute.com/release-notes for details
- Improved Stabiity of MNR Departureboard
- Several enhancements to push notifications
- Fixes to overall GTFS load process
- Ongoing data consistency between providers and sources
- Improvements to offline capabilities
- Several upgrades to Google interfaces (Maps, Push, Analytics)

3.2.2

Jun 15, 2018

- Several back-end upgrades (web server, app language, app database)
- Enhanced offline caching
- Fixed issue with LIRR train picklist and departure board for some trains

3.2.1

May 18, 2018

- New Resources option: Social
- Remember the user’s preference on Departureboard (which routes, Show Departed Trains)
- Add a quicklink to Snooze
- Move the quicklink for Participate
- Give users control over bot-based messages
- Improve consistency and aesthetics of UI
- Improve social sharing from Recent Alerts

See all details at https://clevercommute.com/release-notes

3.1.7

Apr 17, 2018

Bug Fixes
- Formatting of punctuation / special characters in Recent Alerts
- Track Prediction fixes to ensure timeliness
- Fixed a few issues with date widget on Snooze feature
- Fixed a few issue for setting / changing Routes in Settings
- Upgrade process of sending push notifications to Android users

New Features and Enhancements
- First iteration of off-line capabilities have been added. More to come.
- Added PABT feed for Lakeland Bus Route 78
- Improved processing and output for NJT when trains are DELAYED/CANCELLED/STANDBY
- UI improvements to accomodate Apple iPhone X
Infrastructure
- Modernized ad-serving platform
- Enhanced routines to monitor and refresh GTFS data

Full details at https://clevercommute.com/release-notes

3.1.5

Feb 11, 2018

Bug fix. Riders on all routes can now properly select their route, origin and destination at sign-up.

3.1.1

Feb 6, 2018

Generally bug fixes. Generally minor ones at that.
This is a maintenance release following the new 3.x version.
See https://clevercommute.com/release-notes for the full list.

3.1.0

Jan 25, 2018

Technical update to the user interface.
A few bug fixes.
See clevercommute.com/release-notes for details.

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