# Transit Watch for LA Metro

> Live GPS-based arrival times

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id536457299](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id536457299)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id536457299`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Barum Rho
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (996 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-16
- **First published:** 2012-07-03
- **Size:** 39 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/transit-watch-for-la-metro/id536457299)
- **Website:** [http://barumrho.com](http://barumrho.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://barumrho.com/privacy.html](http://barumrho.com/privacy.html)

## Description

LA Metro Watch Transit App is a real-time GPS-based transit companion for LA Metro riders. It shows live bus locations, predicted arrivals at stops, and helps you find nearby stops by zooming in and pinning favorites on the map.

All GPS locations and arrival-time predictions are provided by NextBus. The app is ad-supported and not affiliated with LA Metro. You can remove ads by purchasing.

## Rankings

- #55,817 — Overall

## Review summary

The app is praised for accurate timing and live bus mapping with easy pinning and notifications, covering LA routes. Yet many reviews report it no longer works, with data (times and routes) failing to display, and updates removing features like pins and routes. When functional, it’s reliable and fast; otherwise users face outages and seek alternatives.

### Pros

- Accurate arrival times (often to the minute when data is available).
- Real-time bus locations on a map with route visibility.
- Ability to pin favorite stops and receive notifications.
- Broad coverage of LA transit routes and fast-loading performance.
- Historically reliable and easy-to-use interface for years.

### Cons

- App currently stops functioning for many users, with arrival times and routes not displaying.
- Recent updates appear to reduce functionality by removing pins and most routes, making it much less useful.
- Times can be off by minutes or unreliable at times, leading to frustration.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id536457299)