# HK Pulse: Ask Hong Kong — Open data answers on a map

> Open data answers on a map (iPhone/iPad app by Zachary Lo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hk-pulse-ask-hong-kong/id6828676488 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Zachary Lo](https://appshunter.io/developer/905197936)
- Category: Navigation, Travel
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 21 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-03
- Data updated: 2026-11-09

## What is HK Pulse?

Ask Hong Kong anything, in your own words, and see the answer on a map.

HK Pulse reads the Hong Kong government's open data for you. Type or say a question — “public toilets near Mong Kok”, “will it rain tomorrow?”, “A&E waiting times”, “unemployment rate” — and it finds the right dataset, reads it and answers: a sentence with the key fact first, every place pinned on the map, charts and tables when the answer is figures, and a link to the department that published it.

ASK
• Thousands of datasets from DATA.GOV.HK and the Common Spatial Data Infrastructure, searched in English or Chinese
• Live feeds first: weather and warnings, air quality (AQHI), A&E waits ranked by travel plus wait, car park vacancies, traffic incidents, next MTR trains and the airport's flight board
• Every answer shows where it came from, with the dataset and the day it was last updated
• Save the questions you ask often for one-tap answers

GO
• Plan trips by MTR, bus, minibus, tram and ferry, with walking guidance including stairs, escalators and lifts
• Live arrivals at any stop, falling back to the timetable when operators are down
• Driving and cycling routes, timed on Hong Kong's live road speeds
• Save Home, Office and your own frequent places, and see your commute at a glance

WORKS WITHOUT SIGNAL
• Public transport routes, stops, timetables and fares are built in
• Download the city map, aerial photos, walking, driving and cycling directions, hiking trails and cycle tracks
• The last readings of each feed are kept, so the app still opens on something useful underground or on a hike

MAP LAYERS
• Official Lands Department maps and aerial photos, 3D buildings, weather stations, rain, AQHI, traffic speeds, cameras, hospitals, car parks, EV chargers, hiking trails and more

Built for phones first, in English and 繁體中文. No account, no ads, no tracking.

Data © the Hong Kong SAR Government departments and public bodies that publish it. Street routing © OpenStreetMap contributors. HK Pulse is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Hong Kong SAR Government.

## Is HK Pulse safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess HK Pulse.

## Is HK Pulse legit?

HK Pulse: Ask Hong Kong appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for HK Pulse is 68 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-11-05

Support push notifications

### 1.0 — 2026-11-03

No release notes.

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