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London Tube Hot

Philip Roy Written by Philip Roy     September 26, 2010    
 
London Tube
London Tube
London Tube
London Tube
London Tube
London Tube
User rating
 
 4.3 (1)

Software

Version 3.4
Cost $1.29 NZD
Suitable For iPod Touch • iPad • iPhone 3G • iPhone 3GS • iPhone 4
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Purchase via this iTunes link
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London Tube is a comprehensive guide to travelling through London. This application includes official subway maps. London Tube map is licensed from Transport for London (TfL).

  • Latest official map of London Tube with zones (2010). Landscape and portrait modes. Maps of all London Tube lines.
  • 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 it's updated live (thanks to GPS) as you walk in the streets of London!
  • The journey planner tool allows you to find automatically the best route to get to your destination in London Tube. 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 Tube stations from your position in London. You can also provide an address in London, the application indicates the stations closest to that address.
  • London Tube Your New Eye. This unique augmented reality functionality enables you to see the nearest stations and POI with iPhone's camera live view. Elements located at a distance less than 1km (0,621miles) only will be displayed.
  • London Tube Service updates (Live travel news) are available.
  • London Tube has added the push notification support that allows you to be notified in background, even if you have closed the application. This new feature allows you to receive Tube alerts in real time, when a disrupted line is detected, a notification is automatically sent to your iPhone or iPod Touch. A numbered badge to London Tube application icon shows the current number of disrupted lines.
  • London Bus is available for the first time in the same application via in-app purchase. This option allows you to switch between the underground and bus systems at any time using the same application. This add-on includes the official (Central) London Buses map from TfL with the key bus routes, locates the nearest bus stations, and also offers a journey planner tool.
  • London Tube is available in English, French, Spanish, Deutsch and Japanese.

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Overall rating: 
 
 4.3
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 5.0   (1)
Help/Support Material:
 
 3.0   (1)
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Value for Money:
 
 5.0   (1)
 
 
Overall rating: 
 
 4.3
Ease of Use:
 
 5.0
Help/Support Material:
 
 3.0
Graphics and Sound:
 
 4.0
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 5.0
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Philip Roy Reviewed by Philip Roy
September 26, 2010
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You know you are getting old when you dig out your old, treasured "London A to Z" out of the bookcase for travel to the UK...and can't read the Tube station names on the back...so buying this app was the best thing I ever did.

Not that I used many of the features of the app. This thing has features galore that I confess I didn't use...including the superb augmented reality feature, but this was due to the fact that I wasn't using 3G data on my phone. The "Boris Bikes" as they are known (bikes you can hire from racks all around London) are now also part of this app, so it's great to see that they are bringing in new features all the time. I also didn't pull live train or station reports in with the data disabled, so what I used was inbuilt from the get-go.

I found I used the main map and the route planner the most. In virtually all situations it was perfect, although at the end of my time in London, I need to meet my lovely niece in Shepherd's Bush. Travelling from St John's Wood to there, it told me to go North and then change to an overland train, when in fact going South and then West on the Central Line was much easier....but either trip would have been about the same.

Given the incredibly cheap price of this app, I have no doubt that many tourists and Londoners must be making use of it. I was very, very pleased and know I'll never live without it when travelling in London again.