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The Société de transport de Montréal is killing off its mobile application, saying the work is better left to third-party developers.

Staring Feb. 1, the STM app, which works for Apple and Android devices, will no longer be supported, the transit corporation said on its website. The app can be used for trip planning and to find out bus and métro schedules.

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It cost $25,000 to produce the initial version of the app in 2010, and it has been downloaded a total of 250,000 times. However, the user interface is difficult to navigate, especially compared with other applications developed by third parties, among them Transit, Moovit and Google Maps, which also has STM timetables. The STM is also referring people to the Chrono App, developed by the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain.

It seems users may not be all that disappointed with the discontinuation of the application. On Apple’s app store, the STM routinely receives unfavourable ratings and reviews.