Apple Acquires Transit App HopStop

Good news iOS transit users, Apple has acquired transit and navigation service HopStop as part of its continuing bid to improve its mapping software.

The deal was first reported by Bloomberg and confirmed to Mashable by Apple. The company declined to share details of the acquisition or its purchase price.

Also on Friday, Apple confirmed it acquired location data startup Locationary for an undisclosed sum.

The HopStop purchase could significantly improve the navigational offerings inside Apple Maps. Since launching last year, Apple Maps has relied on third-party transit apps — including HopStop — to provide users with schedules and routes to subways and buses. This is in contrast to Google Maps, which builds transit offerings into its core program.