# Triptastic

> Public transport timetables, maps, and real-time tracking for Australia, NZ, and North America. (iPhone/iPad app by AppJourney Pty Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/triptastic/id601936596 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [AppJourney Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/500551669)
- Category: Navigation, Travel
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 60 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-04-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/triptastic/id601936596/reviews.md

## What is Triptastic?

Triptastic provides beautiful timetables, maps and real-time tracking for public transport in Australia, New Zealand and North America.

"The best public transport app just got better... Triptastic is the Tweetbot of the genre. Nothing is as fast, clever, or intuitive." - Reckoner.com.au 

• Real-time due out information and live vehicle location tracking in Sydney, Melbourne, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Toronto, Portland, Brisbane, Adelaide and Christchurch*
• Transit coverage in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, regional Queensland), United States (San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Diego, Seattle, Miami, Tampa, Denver, Honolulu, Sacramento), Canada (Toronto) and New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch)
• Explore detailed, dynamic real-time maps of transit routes, stops and service frequencies
• No need to configure the app, tap on a stop to see where you can go and when the next service arrives
• Integrated search engine to find any suburb, route, stop or business
• Directions search integrated with iOS Maps
• Where available, detailed real-time vehicle information including air conditioning and accessibility information
• Service interruption information for Sydney Trains services and stations automatically shown as relevant
• No active Internet connection required to provide directions and timetable information - real-time updates are streamed on-demand as an Internet connection is available
• Share your journey over iMessage, email or social media - let your mates track your train live with a few taps

Making public transit work for you can be tricky. Make it easy, convenient and fun with Triptastic.

Need more info? Visit triptasticapp.com for more detail or tweet @triptasticapp if you've got questions.

* Real-time information is available for routes and areas where the relevant transit agency have fitted their fleet with real-time transponders and publish live data. Visit triptasticapp.com/coverage for a detailed list of real-time and scheduled transit data coverage. Real-time data in Melbourne is currently in beta.

## Key features

- Real-time due out information
- Live vehicle location tracking
- Detailed, dynamic real-time maps
- Integrated search engine
- Directions search with iOS Maps
- Offline timetable and directions
- Share journey information

## Recent user reviews (10 of 60)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/triptastic/id601936596/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Live train locations !

*2026-05-24*

Love the train location updates on the Sydney, Australia rail network. 
Hate than the share trip goes 404
I use it a lot.

Update: I jumped to the modernized “next there” app by the same dev. Much better. 
Sharing links works !

Thanks devs for leaving Triptastic on the App Store legacy customer support is just as important as acqisition. I suggest you fix the 404 and the broken zendesk link. Would be ok to link to the new “next there” app with a discount code.

### 1/5 — Unusable

*2023-08-24*

Update Aug 23, no longer opens mostly, if it does it crashes

**Developer response:** Hi Tommo, sorry about that. We've fixed the issue causing this.

### 1/5 — Infrequent updates

*2023-08-24, version 2.2.0*

Infrequent updates, periodic database issues, and now, crashes on opening.

### 3/5 — Triptastic Sydney bus not showing real time

*2021-05-10, version 2.1.0*

Currently (5/2021) the app is not showing Sydney buses in real time.

### 1/5 — Route: 61

*2020-03-31*

The app is some times not working 
Yesterday I tried to use route 61 but it wasn’t working can you please update it for me please? 
Regards ( iPhone 7 )

An also route 32  is stopped working 
Sed sali

### 3/5 — UX issues limit it greatly

*2019-04-01*

The life bus tracking is great. However there are several issues in usability I can no longer put up with. Eg showing 20 of the same trip in a list or constantly resizing the map view.

### 1/5 — Rubbish for Surry Hills buses

*2018-05-21, version 2.0.14*

All of the buses I need to track (that pass through the Surry Hills area) don’t show up in the live tracking...which is the only reason why I purchased this app. If I wanted scheduled information I wouldn’t have paid for this app 🙁 probably won’t recommend this to others.

### 3/5 — App keeps crashing

*2018-04-23*

Great app overall but it has only started constantly crashing. Makes it a bit annoying when you need to know when the next bus is coming and you're in an unknown area with no timetable information around

**Developer response:** Sorry! We spotted this issue affecting some cities and fixed it from the server side in under 24 hours.

### 1/5 — Downloading issues

*2017-12-05, version 2.0.14*

Now Map continually downloads every time I open the App. Was a a great app that I’d recommended to my extended family as getting to where we live was much easier when able to coordinate on triptastic. Now churning up 150mb of data per day makes it pretty useless and developers haven’t been able to replicate.

### 3/5 — It doesn’t work now

*2017-11-13, version 2.0.14*

It was not bad, but now it doesn’t work! I’ve paid for it and have nothing now... It was not always reliable, but still useful.

## Frequently asked questions about Triptastic

### What does Triptastic do?

Triptastic provides comprehensive real-time information for public transport. This includes timetables, live vehicle tracking, and detailed route maps for various cities in Australia, New Zealand, and North America. It aims to make using public transit easier and more convenient.

### What are the key features of Triptastic?

Key features include real-time arrival information, live vehicle location tracking, dynamic route maps, an integrated search engine for stops and businesses, and directions integrated with iOS Maps. It also offers offline access to timetables and directions, and the ability to share your journey.

### Is Triptastic free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description.

### What regions does Triptastic cover?

Triptastic covers transit in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, regional Queensland), the United States (San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Diego, Seattle, Miami, Tampa, Denver, Honolulu, Sacramento), Canada (Toronto), and New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch). Real-time information availability depends on transit agencies.

### Can I use Triptastic without an internet connection?

You do not need an active internet connection to access directions and timetable information. Real-time updates are streamed on-demand when an internet connection is available, but core journey planning and schedule data can be accessed offline.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.0 — 2021-10-29

• Added support for dark mode
• Improved compatibility with latest iOS versions

### 2.1.0 — 2018-06-18

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• Updated for iOS 11 and iPhone X
• Fixed issues with real-time vehicle tracking and inconsistent trip planning
• Increased the number of vehicles visible on the map

### 2.0.14 — 2016-11-14

Fixed issue with ghost vehicles appearing on map

### 2.0.13 — 2016-06-21

Improved compatibility with iOS 10

### 2.0.12 — 2015-11-07

* Added side by side multitasking support on iPad
* Customers in Canberra can now see bus numbers
* Improvements to vehicle clustering on the map
* Fixed repeated destination text being shown for train services
* Stability improvements

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All apps by AppJourney Pty Ltd: https://appshunter.io/developer/500551669

## Related topics

[public transport nz](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/public-transport-nz)

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