Japan Transit Planner App Reviews

Doesnt give a good listing of time table..closest time..etc! And the calendar date is wrong..comes up with a holiday on a regular day!

I appreciate the look and function of many new updates in the latest version, however, I relied on the timetable function to a specific place for work every day. Now I can only view when the train departs, and I cant choose my destination, making it difficult for me to know if that train will stop there and when it will arrive. Please bring back the functionality of the timetable. I used to recommend this app to everyone but now it lacks such an important feature with the update. 5 stars if the feature is returned.

I wanted to know my departure and ARRIVAL to a destination. So please bring it back. Thanks

This is one of the best (if not the best) train route calculators currently offered. In the latest upgrade searching for station names has improved immensely. I like the addition of also listing the station name in Japanese characters, its very helpful. Another wonderful feature that sets this app apart is that it lists the platform number... when youre in a hurry this is extremely useful.

Ive been meaning to write a review for a while, but just always slipped my mind. Ive been using this app for almost 4 years now, but its the most useful and easy-to-understand app I own. Japans transit has always been complicated (for me) and I have gotten lost more times than I would like to admit. After getting this app, I feel so lost without it. Its so simple, and since I use it so much, it has paid for itself pretty much. I highly recommend this app to English speakers coming to Japan for an extended amount of time, or numerous times either for work or leisure). Thanks for reading!

The latest update addressed the issues i had with the app thanks!!!

The usage date of this app goes until March 31st. Thats ridiculous, totally useless now

Its doesnt work. Cant connect to the server.

Have to agree with previous rating. Website is better and free. This app has needs some serious work before its worth its price. Additionally, it only works in landscape mode?!? Horrible for one-handed use.

This is way too expensive for what it does. The Jorudan website, which is free, actually does more, in that you can pick a route based on an arrival time. With the app you can only select a departure time. [Edited to add: I see now that the app allows you to pick a route based on arrival time, first train, or last train. So 2.1 stars instead of 2] You can choose stopover stations, but not how long you want to stop over, so that feature is pretty useless. The app does have timetables, which is nice, except they only show departure times, not arrivals, so again not so useful. The routings are not linked to timetables, and vice versa. You cant select "train only", or "Shinkansen only", or ask for the next later routing, or any other such things I hoped would be on here since theyre charging so much for it. It does what it does fine, but the website is free and does more.

For those of you traveling to visit Japan and need a quick and easy way to navigate their wonderful and exceedingly useful public transit system, I highly recommend this app. Recently I went to visit Tokyo with friends who also used all other forms of Japans metro apps. What took them 5 minutes and affirmation from transit workers, took me less than ten seconds to navigate the system and knew all the proper transfers (all results include variable paths and arrival, departure, first and last train schedules which are updated according to rare changes). This is vital when moving throughout a bustling and jam packed rail system. I also have yet to find an interactive rail guide app that lets you start with a beginning and end point, know all 6 JR rails AND all other competing companies schedules, lets you know which platform to wait on, and to top it all off, this Jorudan is all in English! All you have to do is read the sign thats written in Romanji (English letters) at every station! I was able to go from Tokyo Dome to Shibuya, down to Harajuku, from Akihabara to Ginza and south to Shinagawa, all in one afternoon. No Japanese, absolutely no Japanese rail experience. And I look back at how absurdly inconsequential the price of this app was in relation to fluidity of my tour. Seriously, I cant overstate how many times I used this app while in Japan on tour.

Google maps is 1000x better and free. This app definitely does what it says it does, but it doesnt do much. It might possibly be worth it if it had a map option. Its hard to know exactly which station is where without a map, since there are several stations (or more) per city.

Great app, but it stops working for several days every year on January 1.

This is one of the best (if not the best) train route calculators currently offered. In the latest upgrade searching for station names has improved immensely. I like the addition of also listing the station name in Japanese characters, its very helpful. Another wonderful feature that sets this app apart is that it lists the platform number... when youre in a hurry this is extremely useful.

Terrific app and wonderful devs. No Japanese? No problem- you will be fine - for years Ive used this this totally in English. Perfectly easy to use and gets a little better every so often. I can go anywhere on a train without any help (except my trusted Jorudan). Tell everyone who visits or lives here to get it. Perfect 4 Tokyo Olympics!!!

This doesnt include my home station, Matsudo, even though its a commonly used station just outside of Tokyo prefecture. Kindve disappointed, especially after paying $2.99 for it. I wouldnt use this unless youre using really common stations in Tokyo.