# FindTransit TW — TRA THSR MRT Bus Live Times

> TRA THSR MRT Bus Live Times (iPhone/iPad app by Youci Huang.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/findtransit-tw/id6797186649 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Youci Huang](https://appshunter.io/developer/1797438794)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), Vietnamese
- Released: 2026-08-27
- Data updated: 2026-10-10

## What is FindTransit TW?

FindTransit TW is a transit app for Taiwan: TRA, THSR, MRT, light rail, buses, coaches, the Alishan Forest Railway, YouBike, and freeway conditions, all in one place. Plan routes, pin your countdown to the lock screen, then review how punctual each ride was.

【NETWORK MAP】
- TRA, THSR, Taipei Metro, Taoyuan Airport MRT, Taichung MRT, Kaohsiung MRT, Danhai/Ankeng and Kaohsiung Light Rail, and Alishan Forest Railway on one map
- Live train positions, operator-reported vs. app-estimated
- Toggle layers for bus stops, coaches, and YouBike stations
- Tap a station for its live board
- Clear MRT map marks transfer stations and line colors

【TRIP PLANNING】
- Enter start/end points to combine TRA/THSR/MRT/bus/coach/walking
- Walking, scooter, or car for the first/last mile
- Set departure or arrival time, include or exclude transit modes
- Boarding time, transfers, walking distance, wait time, arrival on one timeline
- Tap Start for live tracking with alerts before your stop, transfer, or arrival

【QUICK RAIL AND BUS SEARCH】
- Pick two stations for every TRA/THSR/MRT departure that day, with transfer combos and fares
- Bus route quick search with a dedicated number pad

【TRA LIVE BOARD】
- Departure/arrival boards: next train, direction, type, platform
- On-time/delay status, scheduled vs. estimated times per station
- Tap a train for its stop list, position, and arrival estimates
- Supports overnight trains and both directions of the round-island route

【THSR LIVE BOARD】
- Southbound/northbound departures and stops, express vs. local
- Reserved seat availability, Standard and Business class
- Non-reserved car info, fares, and travel time

【MRT LIVE BOARD】
- Arrival countdowns for Taipei Metro, Taoyuan Airport MRT, Taichung MRT, Kaohsiung MRT, and light rail
- Taipei Metro car crowding
- First and last train times

【BUS AND INTERCITY COACH】
- Routes, stops, and arrival estimates for buses and coaches
- Coach route maps and schedules
- Nearby stops and connecting routes

【YOUBIKE LIVE BOARD】
- YouBike, YouBike E-bike, and Moovo stations on the map
- Real-time available bikes and empty docks
- Check before you walk over

【FREEWAY CONDITIONS】
- Real-time speed by segment to spot congestion
- Tap a segment for per-detector speeds
- Long-press for live CCTV footage
- Speed camera alerts by current speed, elevated/surface roads separated

【LIVE MODE: LIVE ACTIVITIES AND DYNAMIC ISLAND】
- Track a station, departure, or trip with a lock screen countdown
- Works with Dynamic Island too
- Alerts before your stop, boarding, or transfer, with coordinated reminders
- Optional voice guidance for arrival and transfer reminders

【SIRI AND SHORTCUTS】
- Use Chinese or English Siri shortcuts to look up stations and departures
- Ask for nearby bus stops or YouBike stations
- Build your own commute shortcuts

【FAVORITES AND WIDGETS】
- Save stations, routes, and YouBike stations for a personal board
- Home screen widgets show your next departure

【TRIP HISTORY】
- Trips, rides, and drives with stats and a heatmap
- Compare planned vs. actual path, station by station
- Positions estimated when GPS drops underground
- Stays on your device only

【MORE】
- TRA, THSR, MRT service and disruption alerts
- Dark Mode and Dynamic Type
- iPad two-column layout with keyboard shortcuts

【SUBSCRIPTION】
Core search and trip planning are free. Premium is an optional auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) removing ads, extending Live Mode, and unlocking personalization. See the in-app purchase screen for pricing; manage or cancel in Apple ID subscriptions. A rewarded video also unlocks ad-free access for the day.

【DATA SOURCES】
Data comes mainly from Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation TDX platform and operators. Live data, positions, and estimates may lag due to source or network conditions — follow official operator announcements. FindTransit TW does not sell tickets.

Terms: https://huangyouci.com/terms
Privacy: https://huangyouci.com/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro User | $1.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 26.10.6 — 2026-10-05

Trip planning
- Fixed an issue where, when a delayed train is overtaken by a later one, planning could pick the later departure and arrive later.

Follow and Live Activities
- Tapping a station's Live Activity or Dynamic Island now opens that station's live board.
- Public bike follow now shows a chart: regular bikes, e-bikes, returns and total docks at a glance.
- Widgets, reminder notifications and journey Live Activities now open the right page directly.

### 26.10.4 — 2026-10-03

Network map
- At shared bus and coach stops, tapping any stop highlights them together, with stop names and route tags no longer overlapping.
- Coach stops on both sides of a road now each show their own marker.
- Bus route lines join up more smoothly, with fewer gaps and duplicate lines.
- Live bus positions update, and bus taps respond, more smoothly.
- Returning from a detail page keeps the map position and zoom.

Home and bus stops
- Live arrival chips on Home wrap to the next line when space runs out.
- The bus stop mini map now fits stop names and route tags in view.
- The pinned function row now matches the Settings row type size and layout.

Other
- Metro line names keep their Japanese and Korean names.
- Network map now shows overnight TRA trains that cross midnight.
- TRA trip follow estimates position from the timetable when no live report is available.
- Highway trip follow resumes the same record after switching tabs; the record title no longer repeats the average speed.

### 26.10.1 — 2026-10-01

Trip planning
- Found routes appear first, with more added as planning continues.
- Choose departure or arrival time, transit modes, and walking, scooter or car access to stations.
- Plan ahead with available official bus and coach timetables; live data refines candidate routes.
- Improved Kaohsiung Metro travel-time estimates and alighting reminders.

Trip Log
- Journeys, train rides and road trips share one page with statistics and a heatmap.
- Sections show boarding and alighting stops; operator summaries include time and distance.
- Compare planned routes and GPS tracks: grey solid lines for estimates, red for recorded locations.
- Improved recording during delays and stop-time evidence.

Bus and bike maps
- Bus stops show serving routes; stop details include platform locations on both sides and destinations.
- Route labels appear when zoomed in and are hidden on individual route maps to reduce repetition.
- Routes with available schedules show departures, stop times or service intervals.
- Quick-search for public bikes opens with bike stations and live availability enabled.
- Timetables group departures by origin in a tidy time grid. Tap a departure with complete stop-time data to see its stops.

Guidance and reminders
- Notifications and spoken guidance can work together. Train and route identifiers are spoken digit by digit.
- Approaching buses can trigger a notification, a Live Activity alert and spoken guidance.
- Bike station pages automatically start a Live Activity by default.

Road traffic and iPad
- Expand a road section to see detector speeds; long-press for freeway CCTV.
- Speed-camera warnings adapt to speed, with improved elevated-road handling.
- More iPad detail pages use two columns, with matching loading skeletons.
- Tap the current tab again to return to its home page. Improved planning-menu layering.

Also
- Added Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Indonesian, for seven interface languages.
- Annual subscriptions and a three-day introductory trial for eligible first-time subscribers.
- Fixes for Kaohsiung LRT train details and favourites, TRA facilities, Sanying Line positions and Siri.

### 26.9.24 — 2026-09-24

[Siri Integration for Quick Transit Inquiries]
Say "Check transit" followed by what you're looking for to hear results instantly without opening the app:
・Stations: "Check transit Tainan Station," "Check transit TRA Tainan," "Check transit Yunlin HSR Station"
・Train numbers: "Check transit TRA train 1025," "Check transit HSR train 117"
・Nearby: "Check transit nearby bus stops," "Check transit nearby train stations," "Check transit nearby bike stations," "Check transit nearby HSR stations"
・Favorites: "Check transit my saved places," "Check transit my favorites"
・Route planning: "Check transit plan a trip," then tell Siri your starting point and destination
*For stations sharing the same name between TRA and THSR, saying the station name alone defaults to TRA. To look up High-Speed Rail, please say "Tainan HSR Station" or "HSR Tainan Station."

[Trip Planning]
・Refined bus route recommendations.
・Added booking shortcuts for TRA and THSR directly within trip planning.

[On-the-Go Alerts]
・Receive proactive notifications for in-progress journeys in case of train delays, tight transfers, or intercity bus schedule changes.

[Other Improvements]
・Added a "Default Tab" setting in preferences to launch the app directly into Favorites, Network Map, or Search.
・Real-time arrival boards now display the timestamp of the last successful update when a refresh fails.
・General bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 26.9.15 — 2026-09-15

[Siri AI Support]
Ask Siri, FindTransit station names or train numbers directly—such as "FindTransit Banqiao station" or "FindTransit train 108" to get information right from Siri.

[Bike Share Enhancements]

* Added real-time bike availability and return docks to the system map. Layers include Rail, Bus, Bike, and Highway; Pro users can enable multiple layers simultaneously.
* Bike station details now feature total dock counts and bar indicators, making empty or out-of-service docks visible at a glance.

[Deep System Integration]
Search TRA, THSR, Alishan Forest Railway, and Metro stations directly in Spotlight, then tap to jump straight to station departure boards.

[Experience Improvements]

* Added nearby train recommendations to the Home and Search tabs; pinned directions for bus Live Activities.
* Refined TRA train types and terminal statuses, improved Metro transit line topology diagrams, and added a 0 km/h idle indicator for highway Live Activities.
* Fixed an issue where the search bar would not expand in the Search tab, with improved background location accuracy and data recovery.

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