Comparison

TW Transit Radar vs 公車雷達

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

Head to head
About

TW Transit Radar

Features
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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.

About

公車雷達

Features
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BusRadar puts Taiwan's real-time bus information in your hand. ■ Real-time arrivals Enter a bus route number to instantly see arrival times at every stop and the live position of each vehicle. ■ Favorite route groups Organize the routes you ride (Work, Home, and more) so your home screen shows everything at a glance — no need to search each time. ■ Nearby stops See the bus stops around you based on your location, and view them right on the map. ■ Map layers Toggle buses, YouBike public bikes (available bikes/docks), and metro stations on the map to plan transfers with ease. ■ Bus news Receive local bus announcements and service updates by city. ■ More Dark mode and a bilingual (English / 中文) interface. No sign-up required — just open and go. Data sources: Taiwan's TDX transport service and the Central Weather Administration. Arrival times and YouBike counts are real-time or estimated and are for reference only — please rely on on-site information.

Screenshots

TW Transit Radar2 screens
公車雷達4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TW Transit Radar at every 4 days against 公車雷達's every 2 weeks. TW Transit Radar also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TW Transit Radar ships an update every 4 days, 公車雷達 every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TW Transit Radar versus 公車雷達: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTW Transit Radar公車雷達
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChunChen ChenCheng Chin Li

In-app purchases

None

TW Transit Radar

No in-app purchases

None

公車雷達

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TW Transit Radar free?
TW Transit Radar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 公車雷達 free?
公車雷達 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TW Transit Radar or 公車雷達 have ads?
Neither TW Transit Radar nor 公車雷達 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TW Transit Radar or 公車雷達?
TW Transit Radar ships an update every 4 days, and 公車雷達 every 2 weeks. Most recently, TW Transit Radar was updated on October 31, 2026 and 公車雷達 on October 31, 2026.

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