# LA Metro and Bus - Transit

> Real-time LA Metro bus & rail arrivals, trip planner, system map, and favorites.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.funforfones.android.lametro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.funforfones.android.lametro)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.funforfones.android.lametro`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dixon Mobility, LLC
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 705,280
- **Rating:** 3.11 / 5 (6,803 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.63
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-23
- **First published:** 2012-11-24
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funforfones.android.lametro)
- **Website:** [http://dixonmobility.com](http://dixonmobility.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/406928](https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/406928)

## Description

LA Metro and Bus is your essential Chrome extension for real-time bus and Metro rail predictions in Los Angeles County. It offers live schedule updates for every Metro bus stop and rail station, with automatic refresh powered directly by Metro data. Users can locate nearby bus stops based on their location, save favorite stops and stations for easy access, and utilize the LA Transit Trip Planner for efficient route planning. The extension also includes downloadable Metro Rail maps, an optional ad-free upgrade, personalized start pages, and spoken text-to-speech for route predictions. Designed for both smartphones and tablets, this free tool ensures the best LA Metro Bus experience available on the market. All data is sourced reliably from Metro to keep you informed on your daily transit needs.

## Rankings

- #83,265 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.funforfones.android.lametro.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users often praise quick, accurate transit info and overall usefulness, but this is overwhelmed by ads, scams, and stability issues. The top negatives are intrusive ads and scam-like prompts with charges, frequent crashes or launch failures across devices, and incomplete data for certain stops. Improving ad experience, data reliability, and app stability would significantly boost trust and usefulness.

### Pros

- Quick results and fast access to transit times.
- Very accurate and reliable transit information.
- Generally helpful for planning trips and useful overall.
- Some users find the app outstanding and works well after getting used to it.

### Cons

- Intrusive and excessive ads interrupting the experience and making it hard to access schedules.
- Scammy ads prompting account activation and leading to unauthorized charges/credit card issues.
- Frequent crashes or failure to launch on multiple devices (incl. Pixel 8/9) and after updates.
- Incomplete or inconsistent transit data (times not shown for some stops/lines, limited direction info).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.funforfones.android.lametro)