# Train Stop Alarm — Wakes you before your station > Wakes you before your station (iPhone/iPad app by Tomonori Sano.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/train-stop-alarm/id6799618854 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Tomonori Sano](https://appshunter.io/developer/6799618856) - Category: Navigation, Travel - Price: $1.99 - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB - Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) - Released: 2026-09-18 - Data updated: 2026-10-10 ## What is Train Stop Alarm? Missed your station because you fell asleep on the train? Got lost in a book, a game, or your phone and rode right past your stop? Train Stop Alarm wakes you with continuous vibration and a full-screen alert as you approach your destination station. No speaker sound — perfect for quiet train cars in Japan. Ideal for travelers in Japan: set your stop, then relax — even on unfamiliar lines, with transfers, and in subways. ■ Easy 3-step setup 1. Search for your destination station by name (English OK) 2. Check the alert radius on the map (300 m – 2 km from the station) 3. Tap "Set Alarm & Board" — then sleep, read, or enjoy the ride ■ Features ・Works with railways in Japan only — station search covers all of Japan ・Continuous vibration + full-screen alarm near your station ・Silent by design — never plays sound from the speaker ・Transfers: alerts at both the transfer station and your destination. Choose the transfer station when there are several routes ・Toei Subway, Tokyo Metro & Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line: identifies the train you are on from timetables and alerts you right after leaving the previous station — precise even underground ・Other lines: arrival-time prediction and GPS estimation keep the alarm working in tunnels ・Live Activity: remaining distance on the Lock Screen & Dynamic Island ・Apple Watch: wrist taps and stop from your wrist ・Optional alarm sound through earphones only (stops the moment they disconnect; never through the speaker) ・Save frequent stations with their own alert distance and start with one tap ・Station search shows prefecture and line names to tell same-name stations apart ・Choose the app language: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Korean ・Works while the screen is locked or you're using other apps ・Your location never leaves your device ■ Notes ・Don't swipe the app away while an alarm is waiting (background is fine) ・On lines without timetable support, underground accuracy may be lower than above ground — choose a larger alert distance if in doubt ・Location tracking uses battery; keep an eye on it on long rides ・Train timetables and positions: data from the Public Transportation Open Data Center (Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Association for Open Data of Public Transportation) ## Is Train Stop Alarm safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Train Stop Alarm. ## Is Train Stop Alarm legit? Train Stop Alarm has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Train Stop Alarm is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.6 — 2026-10-07 ・Now supports the Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line: the app identifies your train from timetables for precise alerts, even underground ・Better alarm timing on subways and transfers - Fixed early alerts during a long stop at the previous station or while walking through a transfer station - Improved detection of your boarding station, so alarms set underground or on a moving train follow the right line - Improved identification of the train you are on ・Minor improvements and fixes ### 1.5 — 2026-09-10 ・Transfers: get alerted at both the transfer station and your destination - Choose the transfer station when there are several routes ・On Toei Subway and Tokyo Metro, the app now identifies your train from timetables and alerts you right after leaving the previous station — even underground ・New search results screen with a map of the alert radius ・Settings screen with in-app language selection (Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Korean) ・Search stations in English ・Much better alarm timing in subways ### 1.3 — 2026-08-28 ・ロック画面・Dynamic Islandに「あと何km」を常時表示(ライブアクティビティ対応) - 進捗バーと到着予測も一目で確認でき、その場でお知らせの解除もできます ・登録した駅をタップで設定を変更できるようになりました - 駅ごとにお知らせの距離(300m〜2km)を保存できます ・イヤホン接続時のアラーム音を改善:ロック中・他のアプリ使用中でも イヤホンから確実に鳴るようになりました(スピーカーからは鳴りません) ・地下鉄での精度をさらに改善しました ・そのほか細かな改善と修正 ### 1.2 — 2026-08-26 ・ロック中や他のアプリを使っている間も、全画面アラームとバイブでお知らせするようになりました(iOS 26以降) ・地下鉄での精度を改善:走行中に通過した駅を検知して、残り距離と到着予測を自動で補正します ・到着予測の計算を改善しました ・アラーム距離の初期値を300mに変更し、選んだ距離を記憶するようにしました ・駅をセットした時点でアラームが有効になるようになりました(乗車の検知待ちを廃止) ・そのほか細かな改善と修正 ### 1.1 — 2026-08-15 ・地下鉄・地下区間に対応しました - 到着時刻を自動予測し、GPSが届かない区間でも時刻の保険アラームが動きます - 地下走行中は最後の位置と速度から残距離を推定してお知らせします ・トップ画面を改善:登録した駅のスイッチをONにするだけでお知らせ開始、OFFで停止できます ・駅検索を改善:全国の同名駅を都道府県・路線名付きで表示し、選び分けやすくなりました ・そのほか細かな改善と修正 ## Apps similar to Train Stop Alarm | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [YAT: Commute Alarm](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yat-commute-alarm/id6759444249) | — | Free | Navigation | | [寝過ごし・乗り過ごし防止GPS駅アラーム｜えきぴた](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gps/id6759558545) | — | Free | Navigation | | [Don't Miss the Stop: GPS Alarm](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dont-miss-the-stop-gps-alarm/id1457031900) | 4.3 (6) | Free | Navigation | | [DENGENCAFE-充電・WiFiスポットが地図から探せる](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dengencafe-wifi/id782308388) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Navigation | | [引越しやること手続き管理　らくらくMOVING](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moving/id1597858051) | — | Free | Navigation | | [KYOTO Transit Planner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kyoto-transit-planner/id629358027) | 1.8 (5) | Free | Navigation | ## More apps by Tomonori Sano - [暗記フラッシュ - 資格・過去問・単語帳](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6800691971) All apps by Tomonori Sano: https://appshunter.io/developer/6799618856 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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