Tokyo Metro app for iPhone and iPad
4.1 (
8901 ratings )
Travel
Navigation
Developer:
Presselite
0.99 USD
Current version:
3.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 06 Mar 2009
App size: 2.37 Mb
Tokyo Metro is the original and No. 1 selling application for getting around Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Metro is recommended by the Financial Times and the Los Angeles Times.
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DESCRIPTION
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Tokyo Metro for iPhone and iPod Touch is a comprehensive guide to traveling through Tokyo, Japan.
✓ Latest map of Tokyo Metro. Landscape and portrait modes are available.
✓ Precise location of each station on the map (with a red circle). This application is fully compatible with Google Maps, each station is represented by a red pin, a popup shows you the distance, and its updated live (thanks to GPS) as you walk in the streets of Tokyo.
✓ The journey planner tool allows you to find automatically the best route to get to your destination in Tokyo Metro. Interactive map to choose your stations for the route. To get better Route results, please switch into Best Route in the settings. The journey planner does not require a network connection to operate, it works perfectly while in the subway.
✓ A bookmark manager allows you to save your stations and routes.
✓ The application locates the nearest metro stations from your position in Tokyo. You can also provide an address in Tokyo, the application indicates the stations closest to that address.
✓ You can add new Point of Interest (POI) databases to Tokyo Metro application via in-app purchase. These options allow you to activate American Style Restaurants POI, Japanese Style Restaurants POI, Coffee, Pastry & Ice Cream POI, Leisure POI and Convenience Stores POI in Tokyo. You will be able to locate all nearby POI on Google Maps.
✓ This application is available in English, French, Spanish, Deutsch and Japanese.
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AUGMENTED REALITY
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Tokyo Metro Your New Eye. This is a unique augmented reality functionality (only available to iOS4 users with an iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4) that enables you to see the nearest stations and POI with iPhones camera live view. Elements located at a distance less than 1km (0,621miles) only will be displayed.
- iPhone vertical position: 360-degree view of all stations nearby your location, updated in real time as you walk in the streets.
- iPhone horizontal position: List of all nearest stations. When a station is selected, a red arrow (compass) is displayed to show the direction and the distance to that point.
Thank you for taking the time to report any bugs or to request an enhancement to Tokyo Metro Application. Feedback is very important to us. We will do our best to answer queries. Email us at [email protected]
Pros and cons of Tokyo Metro app for iPhone and iPad
Tokyo Metro app good for
I bought 2 Tokyo subway apps for my trip to Japan, and this is the one I use all the time.
Its good because you can input which station you are at and tell it what station you want to go to, and it will tell you exactly how to get there.
One thing I missed, however (and the London Tube app has it - great app for London, btw) is station-by-station listing of steps in your route. This app tells you where to make switches, but it is hard to follow along what stations you should be passing (theres a map, but a list would be much easier to see and follow). This is a needed feature because it helps you to be sure you a) get on the subway going the right way, and b) know that youre going the right way as you pass stations and c) know how soon youre going to have to get off.
Another great addition would be the ability to view station names in Japanese characters. If you still need help, the Romanized Japanese cannot be read by most Japanese, so they cannot help you.
But overall, this is a lifesaver. Very good!
I came to depend on this during a recent trip to tokyo.
Easy to use, clean interface.
This app has been used daily in the 2.5 months Ive been in Tokyo. The fact that it works offline has been a huge time saver when searching routes and station maps. I give it 4 stars because no app is perfect but I highly recommend it.
Add a feature on routes that says how much a journey will cost!
Definitely worth checking out, especially at this price. The developers have already made improvements since launch.
This is the best app to use to get around Tokyo. It can help you find your way around anywhere in Tokyo. The route feature is fantastic.
Some bad moments
Lots of stations dont show up. Incomplete app. Somers stations are on the map but arent part of the route finding feature !!! Give me my money back!!!
Cash collector app... you need to pay extra $0.90 for each different point of interest you want to add
... if all possible Lines would be available. I have to use either the Yokosuka- or the Shonan-Shinjuku-Line and both are missing. So i can not use it to guide me home. The Interface with all its functions is nice, but all thr missing lines really need to be included to make it a HIT with 5 stars. Until now only 2 stars with high potential...
Do yourself a favor and don’t buy this app. I was in a hurry, bought it and it’s useless. It hangs when using the locating feature, the UI is from iOS 4 or somewhat and so on.
This is not really a Tokyo guide, it is a guide to lines that operate, or cross, within the Yamanote ring (I think this app falsely describes its service). You will be lost if you are beyond that, which doesnt make sense, since Tokyo doesnt exist only within the Yamamote. No zooming map in search mode - annoying. If you are a tourist hoping to use this app, a warning! You will come home to a MONSTER cell phone bill for roaming charges. Do not use out of airplane mode if you are a tourist.
This application is of little value outside of the few that travel exclusively on Tokyo subways without using the interconnected train lines of Tokyo.
