Comparison

TransitGo+ vs 鐵路通

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

Head to head
About

TransitGo+

Features
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"TransitGo+" is Taiwan's most complete transit companion. MRT, TRA, HSR, buses, YouBike, flight connections, and 6,500 live traffic cameras — all together in one clean app, so every commute and trip flows smoothly. CORE FEATURES Metro • Full Taiwan MRT map: Taipei, New Taipei (Danhai), Taoyuan, Taichung, Kaohsiung & light rail systems • Tap stations on the map to plan routes; fares, travel time, and exits at a glance • Live arrival board with car-by-car crowding indicators so you can pick the least packed carriage Train (TRA / HSR) • Unified rail search: TRA and HSR side by side, grouped by train type with fares and durations • Live delay status with a calming breathing progress bar • Past departures stay visible (dimmed) for reference • Arrival alarms — set reminders so you never miss your stop Bus • Live route ETAs with the full route map and per-stop arrival times • Nearby bus stops on a map so you can see every line stopping near you YouBike • Nearby stations with live regular / e-bike counts • Connections next to metro and train stations at a glance Flights • Same-day departures from Taoyuan, Songshan, Taichung, and Kaohsiung • Filter by destination region (Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Domestic) • "Catch the flight" helper: latest train time from Taipei based on your flight TPASS Monthly Pass Simulator • Enter your commute pattern and instantly see whether TPASS pays off • Accounts for weekends, holidays, and your single-trip fare HIGHLIGHTS • Always-fresh data from TDX so timetables and delays stay current • Chinese / English bilingual interface • Lightweight and fast, designed for Taiwan commuters and travelers • Clean, fluid, and friendly to the eyes Data sources: TDX Transport Data eXchange, MRT operators' open data, YouBike Open Data, Central Weather Administration

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鐵路通

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鐵路通 — 快速查香港鐵路實時到站 打開就見到下一班車幾時到,唔使登入、唔使揀完又揀。 實時到站 • 涵蓋港鐵重鐵各綫及機場快綫:荃灣綫、觀塘綫、港島綫、將軍澳綫、東涌綫、東鐵綫、南港島綫、屯馬綫、機場快綫 • 預設每 30 秒自動更新,刷新頻率可以自己調 • 東鐵綫包括羅湖、落馬洲 輕鐵都有實時 • 68 個輕鐵站,按屯門、天水圍、元朗分區 • 逐個月台顯示班次、目的地、到站時間 • 仲會顯示係短列定長列 — 等下一班定擠上去,一眼決定 車費 • 全綫站對站查詢 • 八達通成人、學生、長者及殘疾人士,單程票成人,喜悅計劃60 • 冇網都查得到 頭尾班車 • 九條綫嘅首班車、尾班車時間,離線可用 轉綫規劃 • 揀起點終點,自動計最少轉綫嘅路線 • 主要轉綫站有落車位置提示,話你知邊卡近轉綫通道 無障礙 • 升降機/電梯故障即時提示 • 可以開啟背景巡查:你收藏嘅車站一有升降機故障,就會收到通知 長者模式 • 大字介面,預設開啟 • 粵語/普通話語音報站:「往荃灣列車,一分鐘後到達」 其他 • 收藏常用車站,一次過睇晒所有到站時間 • 開咗定位就自動顯示最近車站(唔開一樣用得,只係唔顯示呢一項) • 預計人流擠迫程度(按時段推算,非實時數據) • 中英雙語 • 遊客模式:十大景點一撳規劃路線、機場快綫班次 本應用程式為非官方應用,與香港鐵路有限公司(港鐵公司)並無任何關聯,亦未獲其認可或授權。「港鐵」、「MTR」等為港鐵公司之商標。 實時到站、輕鐵班次及升降機故障資料來源為香港政府「資料一線通」data.gov.hk 公開數據;車費及頭尾班車時間為隨應用程式附帶之離線資料。所有資料僅供參考,請以車站告示及官方公佈為準。

Screenshots

TransitGo+4 screens
鐵路通4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TransitGo+ at none against 鐵路通's shown. 鐵路通's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TransitGo+ ships an update every 2 weeks, 鐵路通 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TransitGo+ versus 鐵路通: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransitGo+鐵路通
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTu Heng-Huifung ka wa

In-app purchases

None

TransitGo+

No in-app purchases

None

鐵路通

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TransitGo+ free?
TransitGo+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 鐵路通 free?
鐵路通 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TransitGo+ or 鐵路通 have ads?
鐵路通 shows ads; TransitGo+ does not.
Which is updated more often, TransitGo+ or 鐵路通?
TransitGo+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and 鐵路通 monthly. Most recently, TransitGo+ was updated on October 2, 2026 and 鐵路通 on October 12, 2026.

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