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Tianjin Metro Subway Map 天津地铁 vs TripNote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Tianjin Metro Subway Map 天津地铁

Navigate the Tianjin subway system with an offline map. Displays station names in both English and Chinese, offering pan and zoom capabilities for easy exploration. Perfect for travelers needing a reliable transit guide.

Highlights
  • Offline Tianjin metro map
  • English and Chinese station names
  • Pan and zoom capabilities
  • Clear, easy-to-read fonts
  • Small app size
Features
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Tianjin's metro, drawn as a map you'll want to keep. Whale's Tianjin Metro puts the whole Tianjin Metro — 13 lines and 237 stations, everything open in 2026 — on a paper-and-ink map made for this app, with every station named in English, Chinese and pinyin. Works offline. Free. THE MAP Cream paper, ink lettering, a touch of vermilion: a map that reads like the city instead of a diagram. Every line in its official colour, with its number repeated along the line so you never lose track of which one you're on. Interchanges carry badges for every line that stops there, each terminus is named, and the rivers, lakes and shoreline are drawn in. The Tianjin Eye, the Five Great Avenues, Ancient Culture Street, the Italian Style Town and Binjiang Road are marked where they really are. It's drawn as vectors, so pinch in as far as you like — it stays crisp. FIND A STATION • Type any station in English, Chinese or pinyin — "Yingkoudao", "营口道" or the first few letters all work • The whale flies you there and points at it • Your recent stations are remembered PLAN A ROUTE • Tap a station, then another: the fewest-stops route is drawn bold with everything else dimmed • Transfers and a journey-time estimate on the card — Tianjin Station to Gulou, for example • Share the route as text to a friend, or to your notes READ THE SIGNS • Every station card shows the Chinese name, pinyin with tone marks, and English • Tap the speaker to hear the name spoken aloud • Highlight a single line to trace it from end to end MADE FOR TRAVEL • Fully offline: no roaming, no VPN, no account, nothing to download after install • Day or night: the paper map, or ink on slate — your choice in About • iPhone and iPad • Free, supported by one small banner WHAT'S ON THE MAP Line 2 to Binhai Airport, Line 9 out to TEDA and Binhai, Lines 10 and 11, both open sections of Line 4, the Jinjing line and Line Z4 in Binhai New Area. 32 interchange stations, all with badges. GOOD TO KNOW Is it up to date? Yes — 13 lines and 237 stations as of 2026, including this year's openings. Station positions come from OpenStreetMap; the design and layout are ours. Learning Chinese? Every station card links to HSK Hero, our recognition game for the 5,000 HSK words — the same studio, the same care. Going to other cities? Whale's Metro Maps cover Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi'an and Zhengzhou. The More Cities tab links to each. Who makes it? Handtechnics, a small independent studio that has been making Chinese travel and learning apps since 2012. Download it before you land. 一路平安!

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เคยไหมที่ย้อนกลับไปดูรูปถ่ายจากทริปที่เคยไปเที่ยวเมื่อหลายปีก่อน แต่ก็จำไม่ค่อยได้แล้วว่ามันคือที่ไหน อาหารที่กินอยู่ที่ร้านไหน ค่าใช้จ่ายของแต่ละที่เป็นเงินเท่าไหร่ จะดีไหมถ้ามีแอปที่ช่วยบันทึกประสบการณ์การท่องเที่ยวเก็บไว้ ไม่ให้เป็นเพียงความทรงจำ - ถ่ายรูปเก็บไว้ในแอปได้ เขียนข้อความประกอบรูปภาพได้ - บันทึกประสบการณ์เป็นข้อความได้ - เช็คอินสถานที่ที่ไปเที่ยว ไปกิน ไปพักได้ - บันทึกค่าใช้จ่ายของแต่ละที่ รองรับทุกสกุลเงินทั่วโลก - และเร็วๆ นี้ จะสามารถ Export ทริปของคุณ ให้เป็นกระทู้บน Pantip ได้ด้วย

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Tianjin Metro Subway Map 天津地铁4 screens
TripNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tianjin Metro Subway Map 天津地铁 at 3 against TripNote's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tianjin Metro Subway Map 天津地铁 versus TripNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTianjin Metro Subway Map 天津地铁TripNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB68 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHandtechnicsInternet Marketing Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Tianjin Metro Subway Map 天津地铁

No in-app purchases

None

TripNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tianjin Metro Subway Map 天津地铁 free?
Tianjin Metro Subway Map 天津地铁 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TripNote free?
TripNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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