Zervaas Enterprises has unleashed their TransitTimes Canberra app into iTunes:
Travelling in and around Canberra? Whether you are a daily commuter or a weekend visitor, TransitTimes Canberra is for you!
It allows you to:
– Find directions and transfers between two locations
– Manage your favorite trips
– Save your favorite routes and stops
– Save upcoming trip itinerary to your calendar (iOS 4.0+ required)
– View all timetable data offlineFeatures:
– Coverage for all ACTION buses in Canberra
– No Internet connection required
– Includes up-to-date official service alert informationThe timetable data used is the official feed from the ACTION
c_c said :
I guess the main thing this app has going for it versus using Google’s transit info is that it doesn’t require an internet connection. Although I’m assuming that the ‘Includes up-to-date official service alert information’ feature would need a connection…otherwise it’d be fairly not up to date. On the other hand, the current ‘service alert information’ is lacking at best, so it’s not a big loss.
So I guess if you’ve got a Wi-Fi only iPad or iPod Touch, it might be useful. For everyone else, I guess they’re hoping that ignorance of free alternatives, and/or a prettier interface will be enough to make them some money.
Marquis-boy said :
I had a similar experience. I havent caught a bus in 20 years and needed to the other day. It was as simple as going to the Action website on my Iphone, typing in where I was and where i wanted to go, it took me to google maps, showed me the route and then gave me exact instructions on what to do. Walk 300m to bus stop, catch 313 etc. Worked perfrectly.
*confused* I just used Google Transit for free via the Maps app on my Android phone.
https://www.action.act.gov.au/googletransit/default.html
Action’s page mentions both ios and Android. Assuming Google maps is a free service on iphone, why pay for this app?
Jim Jones said :
Thats very true. Theres a lot of evidence now that developers are souring on Android because of fragmentation.
Having to cope with multiple builds, on multiple devices with different specs and with multiple manufacturer overlays.
People make a big deal about choice and how Apple is a walled garden. Well, a walled garden never held RIM back in its heyday and we can see the method to such “madness” now that Android has matured.
Windows phone too is suffering from this. Microsoft has refused t confirm current handsets can update to WP8. Which certainly makes Apple’s planned obsoleteness look generous by comparison.
Deref said :
iOS apps are sold from a single market place – Android apps have a feckload of separate providers.
iOS apps outsell Android apps fairly significantly.
All in all, it’s a *lot* easier to create and distribute an iOS app than an android app.
Odd, considering that Android significantly outsells iOS AFAIK. You’d think they’d go with the more popular OS first.
(My phone runs neither iOS nor Android.)
iOS is a single development environment. Android covers a lot of variation. And the money tends to be with the iOS users.
(And I’m an android user)
davo101 said :
Touché, but at least we do have a train going out of canberra XD
Zeital said :
Yes, I was having the same thought as I travelled to work this morning by–train.
i had a look at the icon and all i can think is why did we get the one with the boat?