Metro Time Helper: Taipei MRT
Leave-By Planner & Timetables
$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Made for the Taipei MRT in Taiwan, in 50 languages: say when you need to arrive and see the latest time to enter the station. Plus Xiaobitan and Xinbeitou timetables.
Built for the Taipei MRT in Taiwan: tell Metro Time Helper when you need to be there, and it tells you the latest time to walk into the station.
Its standout feature is 50 languages, so it works just as well for locals in Taiwan on the daily commute as for travelers from around the world riding the Taipei MRT for the first time, each in a language they know. Use it on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
Most transit apps answer one question: when will I arrive? Metro Time Helper answers the one you actually have before a meeting, a dinner reservation or the last train of the night: when do I need to leave? It works backward from your arrival time, transfers included, so you stop guessing.
Three modes in one app
Switch anytime with the glass button in the top left corner.
Everyday MRT
Choose your starting station, your destination and the time you need to arrive. You get the latest time to enter the station, a step-by-step timeline for every leg and transfer, first and last train warnings, and a reminder when it is time to go. Would rather leave right now? Switch to Leave now and see when you will get there. Tap any station on the built-in zoomable MRT map to set it as your start or destination, and your route is drawn right on the map. Pick Standard estimates (half a headway of waiting) or Cautious estimates (a full headway), and adjust your station entry buffer.
Xiaobitan branch
Qizhang to Xiaobitan on the official fixed timetable: a countdown to the next train, full timetables for today, weekdays and weekends, departure reminders 1 to 30 minutes ahead, and the official timetable PDF. Trains on this branch run only about every 12 to 16 minutes, and most route apps overlook it. Everyday trip planning also uses the same official timetable whenever your route touches this branch. Meihe City (美河市) in Xindian sits right next to Xiaobitan Station, so with a departure reminder set, residents do not have to wait around on the platform.
Beitou to Xinbeitou branch
The short line to the Xinbeitou hot spring area, with the same countdown, full timetables, reminders and official PDF.
Widget and Live Activities
One smart Metro Time widget follows the app's current mode, has a button to switch modes and shows when it last updated. Once you set Remind me, a Live Activity counts down to your time to leave or your next departure on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island (iPhone only).
Apple Watch
A standalone Watch app with all three modes, station selection, countdowns and watch face complications.
Lines covered
Wenhu, Tamsui-Xinyi (including the Xinbeitou branch), Songshan-Xindian (including the Xiaobitan branch), Zhonghe-Xinlu, Bannan, phase one of the Circular line, and the New Taipei Metro Sanying line (Dingpu to Yingge, with transfers to the Bannan line at Dingpu). Airport MRT and light rail are not included. The official Taipei MRT network map is also in the app, as a zoomable vector map in Chinese or English (needs a connection).
Feels at home on iPhone and iPad
A polished native Liquid Glass design, 50 languages you can switch inside the app, and color themes to make it yours.
Private by design
No sign-up, no personal data collection, no ads and no third-party analytics. Everything is calculated on your device and notifications are scheduled locally.
Buy once, everything included
Every feature is available from the very first launch. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, and nothing renews automatically.
Good to know
Times are estimates based on official published headways and travel times between stations. They are not live train arrivals.
Metro Time Helper is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. It uses publicly available official data such as timetables, travel times and headways.
Questions or feedback: hourstag.app@gmail.com
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Now a paid download: once you buy the app, every feature is available right away, with no trial period or in-app unlock.
The developer, Guan Feng Lai, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Guan Feng Lai
- Size
- 13.9 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 43 more
- English, Arabic, Bengali, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Oriya, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
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