# Bus+ (Bus, Train, Metro, Bike)

> Taiwan’s most intuitive app for bus, train, metro, bike—your travel companion!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hearsilent.busplus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hearsilent.busplus)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hearsilent.busplus`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Transo Ltd.
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 1,303,881
- **Rating:** 4.45 / 5 (38,420 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2016-08-14
- **Publisher country:** TW
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hearsilent.busplus)
- **Website:** [https://busplus.app/](https://busplus.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://bus-plus.tw/privacy\_policy](https://bus-plus.tw/privacy_policy)

## Description

### Bus+ Taiwan: Your all-in-one transit companion

Bus+ Taiwan combines buses, trains, metro lines, and Ubike information into a single, intuitive app. Get real-time arrivals, route planning, stop maps, and home-screen widgets, plus features like Arrival Notices and Get-off Reminders to never miss a stop. Group saved routes to save time and organize your trips efficiently.

It also supports TRA search/booking, public-bike information across Taiwan, and Google Maps integration for seamless planning, all designed to help you travel Taiwan with confidence and ease.

## Rankings

- #58,644 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `hearsilent.busplus.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Overall, users praise Bus+ for accurate schedules and helpful multi-modal planning, especially for travelers in Taiwan, with a polished UI. However, recurring concerns include data accuracy and completeness (missing nearby buses, timing mismatches, ETA issues), occasional route-planning failures where no route is found, and language-related problems in English mode (incomplete English support and search issues).

### Pros

- Accurate bus schedules and ETAs for buses and MRT, with reliable timing.
- Very useful for travelers/foreigners in Taiwan.
- Comprehensive multi-modal planning including bus, MRT, and fares.
- Polished UI and feature-rich experience.

### Cons

- Data accuracy/completeness issues: missing nearby buses, timing mismatches, ETA inaccuracies.
- Route planning sometimes fails to produce a route (no suitable route found).
- English language mode issues and incomplete English support (search and routing problems with English names).

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