HyperDia - Japan Rail Search 1.3.3

Reviews

4 ★, on 2020-09-14
This app really shows lots of info that is otherwise hard to find, for example compared to Google maps navigation. If you travel far with local trains in Japan, some will have extra fees along the way depending on how far you go, and this app actually shows that info. But the interface is a tiny bit confusing sometimes.

1 ★, on 2020-09-11
Pretty horrific result view. Just their website with a failed attempt at scaling it down. The keyboard overlaps the checkboxes in detail view and cannot be hidden. The date&time selector is a shitshow. I MUST enter the right hyphens (?) and spaces - why can't it autocorrect from its own database?! Why can't it display station names and train routes in Japanese to match up with signage in Japan? For JRP only filter Nozomi AND Mizuho AND Hayabusa? The Hayabusa has been available for JRP for years!

2 ★, on 2020-08-29
Very outdated and unattractive appearance and simply not as good as the in-browser site

3 ★, on 2018-10-05
For English speakers, this app is almost very good. It provides enough information to plan and price a trip, but unless you can read Japanese very well actually taking a trip with it will be difficult because, it doesn't provide platform numbers for where to catch your train. Which makes things difficult for people who aren't proficient in Japanese, especially if you're transferring at an unfamiliar station. Another useful feature would be English instructions for purchasing tickets for specific trips from the various kiosks and probably also one-man cars. In its current state, this is a good app, but still very much a work in progress.

3 ★, on 2019-09-11
This app used to work, yet for some reason lately, the website seems to work much better. I can understand why people would prefer the app, but if I want to find a train line from Namba in Osaka to anywhere else within Kansai starting at 10 AM, I will be shown a train trip starting between 5 and 6 AM

2 ★, on 2019-06-18
At the moment I can choose only two city: Tokyo and Kyoto. I don't understand which is the problem. If you surf to the Hyperdia's website, everything works. I will change my rating when this is will be updated.