MICHI vs Monkey Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MICHI
This app provides real-time traffic information for expressways, including road closures, accidents, and traffic jams. It offers automatic voice guidance in multiple languages based on your current direction and connected routes. Requires an internet connection and GPS usage.
- Real-time traffic information
- Road closure alerts
- Accident notifications
- Traffic jam warnings
- Automatic voice guidance
- Multi-language support (JP, EN, CN, KR)
- GPS location tracking
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"MICHI-RADI" is an application that guides traffic information (Road Closure, Accident, Traffic jam, Required time) on the expressway by automatic voice (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean) according to the current direction of travel and connected routes. The service provision line is a highway managed by NEXCO Central Nippon. *The use of mobile phones by driving drivers is prohibited by the Road Traffic Law. Please check while the vehicle is stopped. *An internet connection is required to use this app. *This application uses GPS location information from your smartphone to accurately determine your location on the highway. To enable this service in the background (when the device is sleeping, when other apps are used together, etc.), please set the use of location information to "Always Allow" and make it possible to obtain accurate location information. Even with the above settings, if you close this application, no communication charges will be incurred because the GPS location information will not be used. *Information provision fee is free. However, communication charges will be borne by the customer. *Display, operation, and functions may be restricted depending on the model of the Internet connection terminal used. *Depending on the model of the Internet connection terminal that uses this app, the information generated from the location information acquired by the GPS function or the functions of this app provided using the information may not be available. *The information provided by this app may not be acquired or errors may occur depending on the customer's usage environment, GPS satellite radio wave conditions, and radio wave base station conditions. *Usage environment iPhone with iOS 12 or later
Monkey Train
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Monkey Train is a timetable app for trains between Nagano and Yudanaka Station, a rail gateway to Snow Monkey Park (Jigokudani Yaen Koen). Choose your boarding and destination stations to see the countdown to your next departure, estimated arrival time, and terminal station at a glance. FEATURES • Switch between trains for Yudanaka and Nagano • See a second-by-second countdown to the next departure • Choose your boarding and destination stations • Browse all trains by time of day • View express, special-service, and non-operating trains • See when a transfer is required at Shinshu-Nakano • Open train details to check times for every station • Handle different arrival and departure times at Suzaka and Shinshu-Nakano IMPORTANT • Timetable data is based on the March 13, 2021 revision. • Actual operations, special services, cancellations, and future timetable revisions may not be reflected. Please check official Nagano Electric Railway information before traveling. This app is not an official app of Nagano Electric Railway.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MICHI at none against Monkey Train's shown. MICHI also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Monkey Train's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MICHI ships an update every 10 months, Monkey Train every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MICHI | Monkey Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEXCO中日本サービス | Masaharu Yoshioka |
In-app purchases
MICHI
No in-app purchases
Monkey Train
No in-app purchases





