# TripView

> TripView displays Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane public transport timetables.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.grofsoft.tripview](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.grofsoft.tripview)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.grofsoft.tripview`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TripView Pty Ltd
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 483,036
- **Rating:** 4.76 / 5 (21,318 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.5.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-13
- **First published:** 2011-02-02
- **Publisher country:** AU
- **Size:** 5.99 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grofsoft.tripview)
- **Website:** [https://tripview.com.au](https://tripview.com.au/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://tripview.com.au/support/privacy](https://tripview.com.au/support/privacy)

## Description

TripView is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to provide comprehensive access to public transport timetables for Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. It enables users to view next services quickly through a summary view and access full timetables easily, all stored locally for offline use.

Key features include interactive maps for trip planning, alarms for arrivals and departures, multi-modal trip editing, and real-time delay and vehicle location updates when available. TripView simplifies travel planning by offering detailed and customizable transport information directly in your browser.

## Rankings

- #102,046 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.grofsoft.tripview.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise TripView for accurate live updates, clarity, and reliability, especially for Sydney transport. It is widely viewed as a useful, well-designed app with long-standing reliability and value for money. However, recurring issues include crashes on startup or on specific devices, intermittent tracking of buses (location not always shown), and occasional data inaccuracies due to upstream rail data. Overall, the app is highly valued, but stability and data quality improvements are commonly requested.

### Pros

- Very accurate live updates and reliable information
- Clear, readable interface and well-designed UI
- Extremely useful for Sydney public transport; long-standing trusted tool
- Consistently reliable across many years; helpful in daily commuting
- Positive about paying for the full version / good value

### Cons

- App crashes or won't open on certain devices (e.g., Pixel 10 Fold; load screen crash)
- Live bus tracking sometimes fails to show current location or is unreliable
- Occasional data inaccuracies or information corrupted by rail service data

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.grofsoft.tripview)