Next Train HK vs TW Transit Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Next Train HK
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HK Rail Assistant gives you real-time MTR arrival times, smart journey planning, and arrival alerts — all in one clean, fast app designed for daily Hong Kong commuters. REAL-TIME SCHEDULES See the next 3 trains at any MTR station, updated live. Open the app and your nearest station loads automatically based on your location — no searching required. SMART JOURNEY PLANNER Plan trips across all 10 MTR lines. Get multiple route options ranked by travel time, including interchange transfers and cross-station walking connections like East Tsim Sha Tsui ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui. ARRIVAL ALERTS Set an alert for your destination station and get a notification the moment you arrive — even when the app is running in the background. Never miss your stop again. FAVOURITE STATIONS Star your most-used stations for one-tap access. Your commute, your way. BILINGUAL Full English and Traditional Chinese support throughout — station names, directions, and every interface element. Switch languages in one tap. COVERS ALL MTR LINES Airport Express · Tung Chung · Tsuen Wan · Kwun Tong · Island · East Rail · Tuen Ma · Tseung Kwan O · South Island · Disneyland Resort
TW Transit Radar
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TW Transit Radar brings Taiwan’s rail map, upcoming trains and journey planning together for everyday commutes and trips around Taiwan. FOUR INTERFACE LANGUAGES Choose English, Japanese, Korean or Traditional Chinese, or follow your device language. Foreign-language interfaces pair official English station names with Chinese for easy comparison with signs. Search by English or Chinese name, or station code. FIND YOUR NEXT TRAIN • Tap a station on the map to see departures. • Metro and light rail departures are grouped by direction, with express and commuter services identified. Show 2, 4, 6 or 8 trains per direction. • Check first and last train information for metro and light rail. • Taipei Metro Red Line uses official departure schedules, including Guangci/Fengtian Temple and short-turn trains. • For Taiwan Railways and THSR, choose a query time, filter by destination, and view stops and travel times. Taiwan Railways uses its official clockwise/counterclockwise directions; THSR uses southbound/northbound. • Pin a Taiwan Railways or THSR train and follow your journey above the map. Taiwan Railways delays and positions appear when available; THSR progress is estimated from its timetable. PLAN YOUR JOURNEY Plan across networks with estimated waiting and arrival times and clear walking-transfer information. Adult single-journey fare references are available for selected networks, together with travel times and connecting lines. Save favorite stations, return to recently viewed stations, or allow location access to find the nearest station. SUPPORTED NETWORKS Taipei Metro, Taoyuan Airport MRT, New Taipei Metro Circular and Sanying lines, Danhai LRT, Ankeng LRT, Taichung MRT, Kaohsiung Metro, Kaohsiung LRT, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail. ABOUT THE DATA Metro and light rail departures first show timetables or headway estimates. Valid live arrival estimates from Taoyuan Airport MRT, Kaohsiung Metro and Kaohsiung LRT update automatically and appear in green. Live arrival estimates are not train positions. Taiwan Railways and THSR use public timetables and available operating data. Date-specific timetables, delays, positions and fares depend on each network’s data availability. Always follow operator announcements for actual service and fares. Transit data come from MOTC TDX and transport operators. Some station positions are from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Taiwan’s outline and office calendar are provided under the Open Government Data License. PRIVACY No account, ads or third-party analytics. With your permission, location is used only on your device to find nearby stations; your personal location is not uploaded. You can also decline location access and search manually.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TW Transit Radar at every 4 days against Next Train HK's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, 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.
Next Train HK ships an update every 2 weeks, TW Transit Radar every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next Train HK | TW Transit Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haoji Zhou | ChunChen Chen |
In-app purchases
Next Train HK
No in-app purchases
TW Transit Radar
No in-app purchases







