# SubwayMate: Seoul Metro — Seoul metro for travelers

> Seoul metro for travelers (iPhone/iPad app by Yeachan Hwang.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subwaymate-seoul-metro/id6800693983 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yeachan Hwang](https://appshunter.io/developer/6795154461)
- Category: Navigation, Travel
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 35 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-08-26
- Data updated: 2026-09-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subwaymate-seoul-metro/id6800693983/reviews.md

## What is SubwayMate?

SubwayMate is a calm, multilingual companion for navigating the Seoul capital-region subway. Plan a trip, compare route options, and follow clear line and transfer guidance in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese (Taiwan).

PLAN YOUR RIDE
• Search stations and choose an origin, destination, and optional stopover.
• Compare routes and see clearly labeled scheduled or estimated timing.
• Open route details for transfers, direction cues, and official timetable information where available.
• View outdoor weather around a destination station from the Korea Meteorological Administration; it is not weather inside the station.
• When available, see a station-area guide with today's nearby events and food recommendations. Results may be cached for up to 24 hours.

USEFUL AT THE STATION
• Optionally use the rear camera to read platform direction signs. Recognition runs on your device; images and video are not saved or uploaded.
• Share an account-free station experience rating. Individual ratings are not public; only station-level averages and accepted rating counts are shown after the minimum sample threshold.

PRIVACY BY DEFAULT
No account or social login is required. Optional location is used on-device to find a nearby station or calibrate a journey and is not sent to SubwayMate's server. The app includes clearly labeled non-personalized native ads. See the privacy policy in the app or at https://metro.pc2.kr/privacy.

Transit, timetable, and feature availability vary by source, station, operator, and service configuration.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.4 — 2026-09-08

Improved camera access and platform-direction checks. Route arrival times are easier to read, with clearer departure date and time controls. Timetables automatically use the selected date's weekday, weekend or public-holiday schedule. Improved usability throughout the app. Added optional usage analytics to help improve SubwayMate; you can change your choice in Settings at any time.

### 1.1.3 — 2026-09-07

Open the camera from the top-left of the map, with a first-use tutorial. Read your current station name/number and confirm it, with optional GPS assistance or manual selection. Compare direction-sign text with your selected route. Also includes clearer interchange markers and line names, and improved restaurant pins and AI guide access.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-09-05

• Improved station-sign text recognition and left/right placement in the camera view.
• Clarified that camera results help compare sign text with your route, with a reminder to check direction arrows yourself.
• Improved stability when starting or ending a trip and managing exit alerts.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-09-02

• Open 찐로맛's traveler-friendly local food guide from a selected station.
• When available, nearby traveler restaurant picks can appear on the subway map.
• The short-lived referral link contains no account, device, station, or location information.
• Improved cross-app handoff reliability while keeping existing subway features available if recommendations are unavailable.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-31

• See outdoor weather around your destination station from the Korea Meteorological Administration.
• When available, see today's nearby events and food recommendations in a station-area guide; results may be cached for up to 24 hours.
• View account-free station ratings. Only station-level averages and rating counts are public.
• Use the optional camera to read platform direction signs on your device.
• Improved map display, route handling, and performance.

## More apps by Yeachan Hwang

- [WhenDidI: Simple Life Log](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whendidi-simple-life-log/id6795154459)
- [Jjinlomat: Local Food Maps](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jjinlomat-local-food-maps/id6796543182)

All apps by Yeachan Hwang: https://appshunter.io/developer/6795154461

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-19.*