Public transport is obviously a popular category for local iPhone developers. Although the field is already crowded with entries, a new app called SG Transport has just made an appearance.
SG Transport is billed as a bus guide cum MRT guide. In reality, it is an above average bus guide but its MRT component needs work.
As a bus guide, SG Transport allows you to search by bus service or road name. What's nice about it is that you can see all the arrival times of all the services at a particular bus stop. This is something that other bus guides don't offer. Unfortunately, this feature does not work well and I am often presented with the message "Internet Error. Do you want to use SMS?"
A feature I liked is the favourites. You can store your most commonly used bus stops in a favourites menu so that you can easily check bus arrivals at the bus stops you actually use most of the time. Of course, this feature would be better if the arrival times aspect worked more often.
This app has in-app maps so you don't have to leave the app to go to Google Maps to see where a particular bus stop is. Unfortunately, the app leaves you guessing where exactly the bus stop is on the map.
The MRT aspect of SG Transport is somewhat lacking. It consists largely of a map of the system. Tapping on "Journey Time" does not actually tell you how long it takes to get from one station to another. You just have to work it out yourself by looking at a low res gif representing the different stops on each line. In this respect, MobiGuide (see review) is actually better.
SG Transport is free so give it a whirl. However, if the app fails to improve how it handles bus arrival times, try the web app Next Bus. It's never failed me yet.
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