# TfL Platforms — Live Tube and bus arrivals

> Live Tube and bus arrivals (iPhone/iPad app by Constantinos Neophytou.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tfl-platforms/id6744295084 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Constantinos Neophytou](https://appshunter.io/developer/1806812499)
- Category: Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 11 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-30

## What is TfL Platforms?

TfL Platforms shows live arrivals at Tube, DLR, Elizabeth line and London Overground platforms and at London bus stops. Save the platforms and stops you use, and open one to see its board of the next trains or buses. It has no ads and needs no account. Trams and National Rail are not covered.

Free for everyone:

• Trains and buses: see live arrivals at any Tube, DLR, Elizabeth line or London Overground platform, and for any route at any London bus stop.
• Maps to find stations and stops: pick a station or a bus stop from a map of the ones around you.
• Shared platforms: where lines share a platform, the board lists every line's trains.
• Scheduled buses: after the live buses, the board lists the next ones from the timetable.
• Line status: the board shows the service status of the lines at your platform.
• Open nearest platform: if you switch this on, opening the app near a saved platform or stop shows its board.

With TfL Platforms Plus:

• Widgets: Home Screen widgets show a saved platform's or stop's arrivals.
• Live Activities: the next trains or buses appear on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
• Live line map: see every train on a Tube line and spot gaps in the service.
• Live bus map: see the next buses on their way to your stop.

TfL Platforms Plus is a monthly or yearly subscription. New subscribers get a two-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends, or at purchase if you have had the trial before. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings.

If you got TfL Platforms while it was a paid app, you have Plus for life at no cost. You do not need to do anything.

TfL Platforms uses Transport for London's open data. It is not an official TfL product, and TfL does not endorse it. Arrival times are TfL's live predictions: they change as trains and buses move, and are not guaranteed. Train and bus positions on the maps are estimates.

Location is optional. The app uses it to centre the maps and find your nearest saved platform. It never sends your location anywhere.

Privacy policy: https://tflplatforms.co.uk/#privacy-policy
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus Yearly | $14.99 | per year |
| Plus Monthly | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time |


## Is TfL Platforms safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess TfL Platforms.

## Is TfL Platforms legit?

TfL Platforms appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for TfL Platforms is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.3 — 2026-10-29

TfL Platforms now makes use of the bigger screen on iPad and iPhone Duo, and covers the London Overground. On a Duo or an iPad, your saved platforms sit beside the arrival board, and with Plus the live map opens next to the board. On iPhone Duo, the board and the map each keep to their own side of the fold, whether you hold it open like a book or stand it like a laptop. Save a platform on the Liberty, Lioness, Mildmay, Suffragette, Weaver or Windrush line to see its trains on the board, or follow it in a widget or a Live Activity with Plus. Overground platform names do not say which way the trains go, so the app shows where each platform's trains are heading when you add one.

Station names are shorter. You now see "Stratford" instead of "Stratford (London) Rail Station".

When a Live Activity stops getting updates, it dims its times and says when it was last updated. Tap it for the latest times.

The board now says that its times are TfL's live predictions.

The app no longer downloads the full station list every time it starts, which saves mobile data.

### 2.2.2 — 2026-10-27

TfL Platforms now makes use of the bigger screen on iPad and iPhone Duo, and covers the London Overground. On a Duo or an iPad, your saved platforms sit beside the arrival board, and with Plus the live map opens next to the board. On iPhone Duo, the board and the map each keep to their own side of the fold, whether you hold it open like a book or stand it like a laptop. Save a platform on the Liberty, Lioness, Mildmay, Suffragette, Weaver or Windrush line to see its trains on the board, or follow it in a widget or a Live Activity with Plus. Overground platform names do not say which way the trains go, so the app shows where each platform's trains are heading when you add one.

Station names are shorter. You now see "Stratford" instead of "Stratford (London) Rail Station".

When a Live Activity stops getting updates, it dims its times and says when it was last updated. Tap it for the latest times.

The board now says that its times are TfL's live predictions.

The app no longer downloads the full station list every time it starts, which saves mobile data.

### 2.2.1 — 2026-10-24

TfL Platforms now makes use of the bigger screen on iPad and iPhone Duo, and covers the London Overground. On a Duo or an iPad, your saved platforms sit beside the arrival board, and with Plus the live map opens next to the board. On iPhone Duo, the board and the map each keep to their own side of the fold, whether you hold it open like a book or stand it like a laptop. Save a platform on the Liberty, Lioness, Mildmay, Suffragette, Weaver or Windrush line to see its trains on the board, or follow it in a widget or a Live Activity with Plus. Overground platform names do not say which way the trains go, so the app shows where each platform's trains are heading when you add one.

Station names are shorter. You now see "Stratford" instead of "Stratford (London) Rail Station".

When a Live Activity stops getting updates, it dims its times and says when it was last updated. Tap it for the latest times.

The board now says that its times are TfL's live predictions.

The app no longer downloads the full station list every time it starts, which saves mobile data.

### 2.2.0 — 2026-10-24

TfL Platforms now makes use of the bigger screen on iPad and iPhone Duo, and covers the London Overground. On a Duo or an iPad, your saved platforms sit beside the arrival board, and with Plus the live map opens next to the board. On iPhone Duo, the board and the map each keep to their own side of the fold, whether you hold it open like a book or stand it like a laptop. Save a platform on the Liberty, Lioness, Mildmay, Suffragette, Weaver or Windrush line to see its trains on the board, or follow it in a widget or a Live Activity with Plus. Overground platform names do not say which way the trains go, so the app shows where each platform's trains are heading when you add one.

Station names are shorter. You now see "Stratford" instead of "Stratford (London) Rail Station".

When a Live Activity stops getting updates, it dims its times and says when it was last updated. Tap it for the latest times.

The board now says that its times are TfL's live predictions.

The app no longer downloads the full station list every time it starts, which saves mobile data.

### 2.1.0 — 2026-10-21

TfL Platforms now makes use of the bigger screen on iPad and iPhone Duo. Your saved platforms sit beside the arrival board, and with Plus the live map opens next to the board. On iPhone Duo, the board and the map each keep to their own side of the fold, whether you hold it open like a book or stand it like a laptop. When the Duo is closed, the buttons sit on the side rail.

Under a live line or bus map, tap the summary to fold it away and give the map more room.

Fixed:
• The Edit button on your saved platforms shows the delete and reorder controls again.
• A bus route that TfL describes in several parts no longer draws a straight line across the map.

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