Japan Travel Downloads & RevenueJapan Travel - Smart Transit · App Store & Google Play
Japan Travel - Smart Transit gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Japan Travel - Smart Transit by NAVITIME JAPAN CO.,LTD. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Japan Travel - Smart Transit update history & changes
Last change · 50 events since 30 Sep 2013Full timeline ↓📦iOSUpdated to version 12.3.2📦iOSUpdated to version 12.3.1📦AndroidUpdated to version 12.3.1✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: across🎉iOSIn-app event: Autumn Leaves📦AndroidNow updating weekly✏️iOSDescription updated✏️AndroidDescription updated📈AndroidEntered the top 100 in 2 charts📈AndroidCharting in a new country in 2 charts🔎iOSTop 10 for “train”📈iOSEntered the top 10📈iOSEntered the top 100🔎Android#1 for “japan”🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSIts developer released another app: Run Supporter by NAVITIME🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 50 events
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.3.2iOSVer12.3.2
- Improved and refined some of the translated text for natural phrasing. - 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.3.1iOSVer12.3.1
【What's New】
- Multi-pass selection, service status, article rankings and rain radar are now free.
- Line icons added to route results.
- Improved the Route tab search screen.
- Added "Search again from now" to route history.
- Minor bug fixes.
【How It Helps You】
- More travel features at no extra cost.
- See your lines and transfers at a glance.
- Search past routes again from now in one tap.
【Background】
- We made some features free so more travelers can try them.… more - 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.3.1AndroidVer12.3.1
【What's New】
- Multi-pass selection, service status, article rankings and rain radar are now free.
- Line icons added to route results.
- Improved the Route tab search screen.
- Added "Search again from now" to route history.
- Minor bug fixes.
【How It Helps You】
- More travel features at no extra cost.
- See your lines and transfers at a glance.
- Search past routes again from now in one tap.
【Background】
- We made some features free so more travelers can try them.… more - ✏️Japan Travel - Smart Transit added hidden keywords: acrossiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🎉Japan Travel - Smart Transit in-app event: Autumn LeavesiOSNEW SEASON · until 19 Nov
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit: now updating weeklyAndroid4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.3.0iOSVer12.3.0
【What's New】
- The Trip tab has been redesigned. Itineraries, bookings, collections, favorite itineraries, and favorite guides are now on one screen.
- New feature: automatically create an itinerary that visits up to 5 spots from your collections or favorites by the shortest route.
【How It Helps You】
- See everything you need for your trip at a glance.
- Just pick a start date and spots to create an itinerary, with no need to plan the visiting order or number of days.… more - ✏️Japan Travel - Smart Transit: description updatediOS· SA
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.3.0AndroidVer12.3.0
【What's New】
- The Trip tab has been redesigned. Itineraries, bookings, collections, favorite itineraries, and favorite guides are now on one screen.
- New feature: automatically create an itinerary that visits up to 5 spots from your collections or favorites by the shortest route.
【How It Helps You】
- See everything you need for your trip at a glance.
- Just pick a start date and spots to create an itinerary, with no need to plan the visiting order or number of days.… more - ✏️Japan Travel - Smart Transit: description updatediOS· 5 countries
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- ✏️Japan Travel - Smart Transit: description updatediOS· US, IN
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.2.7iOSVer12.2.7
- Point release - 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.2.7AndroidVer12.2.7
- Point release - ✏️Japan Travel - Smart Transit: description updatedAndroid· US
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Maps & Navigation · MX · Top Free · Maps & Navigation · SE
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidMexico · Sweden
- ✏️Japan Travel - Smart Transit added hidden keywords: trainiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Japan Travel - Smart Transit reached Top 10 for “train”iOS#5 in Japan search · popularity 83
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidSpain · Taiwan
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Maps & Navigation · TW · Top Grossing · Maps & Navigation · US
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100 in 6 chartsAndroidTop Free · Maps & Navigation · NL · Top Grossing · Maps & Navigation · NL · Top Free · Maps & Navigation · TH · Top Grossing · Maps & Navigation · TH · +2 more
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidNetherlands · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- ✏️Japan Travel - Smart Transit added hidden keywords: planneriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Japan Travel - Smart Transit added hidden keywords: transportiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.2.6iOSVer12.2.6
- Point release - 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · IN
- ✏️Japan Travel - Smart Transit added hidden keywords: delayiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · US
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Maps & Navigation · FR
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Maps & Navigation · CA · Top Free · Maps & Navigation · IT
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.2.5iOSVer12.2.5
- Point release - 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit updated to version 12.2.5AndroidVer12.2.5
- Point release - 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Maps & Navigation · GB
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · ID
- 🔎Japan Travel - Smart Transit reached #1 for “japan”Android#1 in Japan search · popularity 36
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Navigation · CN
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Maps & Navigation · ID
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · Navigation · BR · Top Grossing · Navigation · JP
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit charting in a new countryiOSJapan
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · RU
- 📈Japan Travel - Smart Transit entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · Navigation · CA · Top Free · Navigation · RU
- 🆕Japan Travel - Smart Transit first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidCanada
- 🆕Japan Travel - Smart Transit first spotted by AppInsideriOS#83 in Top Grossing · Navigation · France
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit version 12.2.4iOSNo release notes
- 📦Japan Travel - Smart Transit version 12.2.4AndroidVer12.2.4
- The route history screen has been updated. You can now save driving route history as well. - 🆕Japan Travel - Smart Transit: its developer released another app: Run Supporter by NAVITIMEiOS
- 🆕Japan Travel - Smart Transit: its developer released another app: バスどこ by NAVITIMEiOS
- 🆕Japan Travel - Smart Transit released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Japan Travel - Smart Transit released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
17k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#9
App Store · 
Navigation Grossing
Navigation GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
40
▲ +31% vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
Japan Travel - Smart Transit at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-10. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free navigation and travel planning app by NAVITIME JAPAN CO.,LTD. designed for tourists in Japan, offering route search across all public transport modes, offline maps, and curated itineraries. The app is currently ranking #2 in Navigation Grossing in South Korea and #13 in Navigation Free in South Korea, indicating strong monetization performance alongside high organic adoption in that specific market.
Similar apps: Google Maps, Japan Travel by JTB, Navitime Transit
App Store
App details
App ID
686373726
Publisher
NAVITIME JAPAN CO.,LTD.
Publisher country
Japan
On the store since
Oct 2013
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.5+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
4+
Languages
13
EN FR DE ID IT KO PT RU ZH ES TH ZH …
Size
342 MB
Also listed in
Travel
App privacy Measured
Japan Travel - Smart Transit’s App Store privacy label declares 3 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 6 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
3
Linked to you
6
Not linked to you
2
Tracks you via
LLocationIIdentifiersUUsage Data
Linked to your identity
Not linked to you
UUsage Data+1 more
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.navitime.inbound.walk
Publisher
NAVITIME JAPAN CO., LTD.
Publisher country
Japan
Content rating
Everyone
Japan Travel - Smart Transit downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Japan Travel - Smart Transit's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How Japan Travel - Smart Transit makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 30 days ticket | |
| 2 | 90days Ticket | |
| 3 | 7 days ticket | |
| 4 | 1 year ticket subscription | |
| 5 | 30 days ticket with 3-day eSIM | |
| 6 | 365 days ticket with 3-day eSIM | |
| 7 | 90 days ticket with 3-day eSIM | |
| 8 | 7 days ticket with 3-day eSIM |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #9 Navigation Grossing | 15 of 30 countries | #68 | – |
| Google Play | #29 Maps & Navigation Free | 21 of 23 countries | #178 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
16
▲ +36% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 89% of Navigation apps
Growing fastest in 
United States ▲ +117%
New ratings by country (6)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4.2 | 32% | ▲ +117% |
 Australia | 3 | 23% | ▼ -44% |
| South Korea | 2 | 15% | ▲ +133% |
 Germany | 1.5 | 11% | – |
 Japan | 1.5 | 11% | – |
 Indonesia | 1 | 8% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
24
▲ +31% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.2★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
54/100
faster than 48% of Maps and navigation apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 2.6k |
| Google Play | 4.8 ★ | 14k 333 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 17k |
What users say about Japan Travel - Smart Transit
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report severe functional failures including blank screens, login errors, and inaccurate navigation data. Many complain about aggressive monetization, hidden ticket markups, and ads appearing even in paid premium versions.
Mostly negative (19% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Useful: “Can’t recommend it enough!”
- Ease of use: “This is very user friendly when it comes to train transportation”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I was cheated out of my money”
- Ads: “easy use but too much advertisement！”
- Crashes & bugs: “It’s been broken for a couple weeks now”
- Useful: “Not as useful as expected”
About Japan Travel - Smart Transit
Japan Travel by NAVITIME is a Japan transit and trip-planning app that helps international visitors navigate Japan stress-free — by train, shinkansen, bus, taxi, ferry and on foot. Pass-aware route search (incl. the JR Pass), 100% bus route coverage including rural areas, travel guides, itineraries that auto-calculate travel times, and shinkansen ticket booking — all in one app, trusted for over 10 years.
Key Features
[Route Search]
Find the best route anywhere in Japan in seconds — shinkansen, JR, subways, local trains, buses, taxis, ferries and flights. Choose from 50+ rail and unlimited-ride passes such as the Japan Rail Pass, JR TOKYO Wide Pass and Tokyo Subway Ticket, and see which legs your pass covers, which cost extra, and what you actually pay. See which car to board and which platform, whether to board a bus at the front or rear and pay when boarding or getting off, a 6-level crowding forecast per leg, and less crowded trains just before or after. Searches factor in real-time train and shinkansen delays and show detours around them. You can also set a slower walking speed for large luggage, or search for routes with fewer stairs, staying dry in the rain, or step-free access.
Hold your IC card (Suica, PASMO and more) to your phone to check its balance, and find luggage storage along your route.
[AI Camera Guide "Check & Ride"]
Not sure the train or bus in front of you is the right one? Photograph the platform departure board or bus destination sign. AI reads the Japanese display instantly and tells you whether it matches the route you searched — no Japanese language skills needed.
[Travel Guides & Itineraries]
Articles on Tokyo, shinkansen tips, Japan wifi, food and culture by international writers living in Japan — save every spot mentioned with one tap. Pick an itinerary from NAVITIME or other app users, or build your own day-by-day plan by placing spots on the map. Whenever you add or reorder spots, transport, travel and waiting times update automatically, with a running total cost. Invite companions to edit with you. Available in 13 languages, with map labels in 5.
[Local Support & Booking]
Where or when trains don't run, book a taxi from the map or route details. Check the fare estimate and license plate, and send your driver a preset message — no Japanese needed. Pay in the app and see the amount in your home currency. Get earthquake, tsunami, weather and volcano alerts with shelter search, and buy shinkansen tickets and the NAVITIME eSIM in-app. Hotels, passes and activities are bookable too.
[Who It's For]
- First-time visitors and solo travelers unsure about Japanese station signs and transfers
- Pass holders wanting full value from their rail pass
- Travelers with heavy luggage, avoiding stairs, or using a wheelchair
- Anyone planning a multi-city or rural trip by train, bus and subway
[What You Get]
- One photo of a departure board confirms you're on the right train — no Japanese reading needed
- 100% bus route coverage
Key Features
[Route Search]
Find the best route anywhere in Japan in seconds — shinkansen, JR, subways, local trains, buses, taxis, ferries and flights. Choose from 50+ rail and unlimited-ride passes such as the Japan Rail Pass, JR TOKYO Wide Pass and Tokyo Subway Ticket, and see which legs your pass covers, which cost extra, and what you actually pay. See which car to board and which platform, whether to board a bus at the front or rear and pay when boarding or getting off, a 6-level crowding forecast per leg, and less crowded trains just before or after. Searches factor in real-time train and shinkansen delays and show detours around them. You can also set a slower walking speed for large luggage, or search for routes with fewer stairs, staying dry in the rain, or step-free access.
Hold your IC card (Suica, PASMO and more) to your phone to check its balance, and find luggage storage along your route.
[AI Camera Guide "Check & Ride"]
Not sure the train or bus in front of you is the right one? Photograph the platform departure board or bus destination sign. AI reads the Japanese display instantly and tells you whether it matches the route you searched — no Japanese language skills needed.
[Travel Guides & Itineraries]
Articles on Tokyo, shinkansen tips, Japan wifi, food and culture by international writers living in Japan — save every spot mentioned with one tap. Pick an itinerary from NAVITIME or other app users, or build your own day-by-day plan by placing spots on the map. Whenever you add or reorder spots, transport, travel and waiting times update automatically, with a running total cost. Invite companions to edit with you. Available in 13 languages, with map labels in 5.
[Local Support & Booking]
Where or when trains don't run, book a taxi from the map or route details. Check the fare estimate and license plate, and send your driver a preset message — no Japanese needed. Pay in the app and see the amount in your home currency. Get earthquake, tsunami, weather and volcano alerts with shelter search, and buy shinkansen tickets and the NAVITIME eSIM in-app. Hotels, passes and activities are bookable too.
[Who It's For]
- First-time visitors and solo travelers unsure about Japanese station signs and transfers
- Pass holders wanting full value from their rail pass
- Travelers with heavy luggage, avoiding stairs, or using a wheelchair
- Anyone planning a multi-city or rural trip by train, bus and subway
[What You Get]
- One photo of a departure board confirms you're on the right train — no Japanese reading needed
- 100% bus route coverage
Japan Travel - Smart Transit App Store
Japan Travel - Smart Transit gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Japan Travel - Smart Transit is #9 in Navigation Grossing in South Korea and charting in 15 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNAVITIME JAPAN CO.,LTD.
CategoryNavigation
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (2.6k)
Version12.3.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)1M+ worldwide
Rating
4.7 ★
2.6k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#9
Navigation GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
16
▲ +36% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Japan Travel - Smart Transit at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-10. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free navigation and travel planning app by NAVITIME JAPAN CO.,LTD. designed for tourists in Japan, offering route search across all public transport modes, offline maps, and curated itineraries. The app is currently ranking #2 in Navigation Grossing in South Korea and #13 in Navigation Free in South Korea, indicating strong monetization performance alongside high organic adoption in that specific market.
Similar apps: Google Maps, Japan Travel by JTB, Navitime Transit
Japan Travel - Smart Transit on the App Store
App details
App ID
686373726
Publisher
NAVITIME JAPAN CO.,LTD.
Publisher country
Japan
On the store since
Oct 2013
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.5+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
4+
Languages
13
EN FR DE ID IT KO PT RU ZH ES TH ZH …
Size
342 MB
Also listed in
Travel
App privacy Measured
Japan Travel - Smart Transit’s App Store privacy label declares 3 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 6 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
3
Linked to you
6
Not linked to you
2
Tracks you via
LLocationIIdentifiersUUsage Data
Linked to your identity
Not linked to you
UUsage Data+1 more
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Japan Travel - Smart Transit downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Japan Travel - Smart Transit's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How Japan Travel - Smart Transit makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 30 days ticket | |
| 2 | 90days Ticket | |
| 3 | 7 days ticket | |
| 4 | 1 year ticket subscription | |
| 5 | 30 days ticket with 3-day eSIM | |
| 6 | 365 days ticket with 3-day eSIM | |
| 7 | 90 days ticket with 3-day eSIM | |
| 8 | 7 days ticket with 3-day eSIM |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | NavigationGrossing | #9 |
| South Korea | NavigationFree | #14 |
 India | NavigationGrossing | #12 |
| United States | NavigationFree | #68 |
 China | NavigationGrossing | #58 |
| Australia | NavigationFree | #21 |
| China | NavigationFree | #97 |
 United Kingdom | NavigationFree | #60 |
| Australia | NavigationGrossing | #36 |
 Russia | NavigationGrossing | #28 |
| Japan | NavigationFree | #124 |
| Germany | NavigationFree | #70 |
| France | NavigationGrossing | #61 |
| India | NavigationFree | #66 |
| Indonesia | NavigationFree | #37 |
| France | NavigationFree | #84 |
 Italy | NavigationFree | #53 |
 Canada | NavigationFree | #70 |
| Russia | NavigationFree | #55 |
| Italy | NavigationGrossing | #72 |
| Indonesia | NavigationGrossing | #54 |
 United Arab Emirates | NavigationFree | #87 |
 Saudi Arabia | NavigationFree | #161 |
Apps near Japan Travel - Smart Transit on the chart
Navigation Grossing, around #9.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
2.6k ratings
Measured
Ratings
2.6k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
16
▲ +36% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 89% of Navigation apps
Growing fastest in United States ▲ +117%
New ratings by country (6)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4.2 | 32% | ▲ +117% |
| Australia | 3 | 23% | ▼ -44% |
| South Korea | 2 | 15% | ▲ +133% |
| Germany | 1.5 | 11% | – |
| Japan | 1.5 | 11% | – |
| Indonesia | 1 | 8% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Japan Travel - Smart Transit
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report severe functional failures including blank screens, login errors, and inaccurate navigation data. Many complain about aggressive monetization, hidden ticket markups, and ads appearing even in paid premium versions.
Mostly negative (19% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Useful: “Can’t recommend it enough!”
- Ease of use: “This is very user friendly when it comes to train transportation”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I was cheated out of my money”
- Ads: “easy use but too much advertisement！”
- Crashes & bugs: “It’s been broken for a couple weeks now”
- Useful: “Not as useful as expected”
About Japan Travel - Smart Transit
Japan Travel by NAVITIME is a Japan transit and trip-planning app that helps international visitors navigate Japan stress-free — by train, shinkansen, bus, taxi, ferry and on foot. Pass-aware route search (incl. the JR Pass), 100% bus route coverage including rural areas, travel guides, itineraries that auto-calculate travel times, and shinkansen ticket booking — all in one app, trusted for over 10 years.
Key Features
[Route Search]
Find the best route anywhere in Japan in seconds — shinkansen, JR, subways, local trains, buses, taxis, ferries and flights. Choose from 50+ rail and unlimited-ride passes such as the Japan Rail Pass, JR TOKYO Wide Pass and Tokyo Subway Ticket, and see which legs your pass covers, which cost extra, and what you actually pay. See which car to board and which platform, whether to board a bus at the front or rear and pay when boarding or getting off, a 6-level crowding forecast per leg, and less crowded trains just before or after. Searches factor in real-time train and shinkansen delays and show detours around them. You can also set a slower walking speed for large luggage, or search for routes with fewer stairs, staying dry in the rain, or step-free access.
Hold your IC card (Suica, PASMO and more) to your phone to check its balance, and find luggage storage along your route.
[AI Camera Guide "Check & Ride"]
Not sure the train or bus in front of you is the right one? Photograph the platform departure board or bus destination sign. AI reads the Japanese display instantly and tells you whether it matches the route you searched — no Japanese language skills needed.
[Travel Guides & Itineraries]
Articles on Tokyo, shinkansen tips, Japan wifi, food and culture by international writers living in Japan — save every spot mentioned with one tap. Pick an itinerary from NAVITIME or other app users, or build your own day-by-day plan by placing spots on the map. Whenever you add or reorder spots, transport, travel and waiting times update automatically, with a running total cost. Invite companions to edit with you. Available in 13 languages, with map labels in 5.
[Local Support & Booking]
Where or when trains don't run, book a taxi from the map or route details. Check the fare estimate and license plate, and send your driver a preset message — no Japanese needed. Pay in the app and see the amount in your home currency. Get earthquake, tsunami, weather and volcano alerts with shelter search, and buy shinkansen tickets and the NAVITIME eSIM in-app. Hotels, passes and activities are bookable too.
[Who It's For]
- First-time visitors and solo travelers unsure about Japanese station signs and transfers
- Pass holders wanting full value from their rail pass
- Travelers with heavy luggage, avoiding stairs, or using a wheelchair
- Anyone planning a multi-city or rural trip by train, bus and subway
[What You Get]
- One photo of a departure board confirms you're on the right train — no Japanese reading needed
- 100% bus route coverage
Key Features
[Route Search]
Find the best route anywhere in Japan in seconds — shinkansen, JR, subways, local trains, buses, taxis, ferries and flights. Choose from 50+ rail and unlimited-ride passes such as the Japan Rail Pass, JR TOKYO Wide Pass and Tokyo Subway Ticket, and see which legs your pass covers, which cost extra, and what you actually pay. See which car to board and which platform, whether to board a bus at the front or rear and pay when boarding or getting off, a 6-level crowding forecast per leg, and less crowded trains just before or after. Searches factor in real-time train and shinkansen delays and show detours around them. You can also set a slower walking speed for large luggage, or search for routes with fewer stairs, staying dry in the rain, or step-free access.
Hold your IC card (Suica, PASMO and more) to your phone to check its balance, and find luggage storage along your route.
[AI Camera Guide "Check & Ride"]
Not sure the train or bus in front of you is the right one? Photograph the platform departure board or bus destination sign. AI reads the Japanese display instantly and tells you whether it matches the route you searched — no Japanese language skills needed.
[Travel Guides & Itineraries]
Articles on Tokyo, shinkansen tips, Japan wifi, food and culture by international writers living in Japan — save every spot mentioned with one tap. Pick an itinerary from NAVITIME or other app users, or build your own day-by-day plan by placing spots on the map. Whenever you add or reorder spots, transport, travel and waiting times update automatically, with a running total cost. Invite companions to edit with you. Available in 13 languages, with map labels in 5.
[Local Support & Booking]
Where or when trains don't run, book a taxi from the map or route details. Check the fare estimate and license plate, and send your driver a preset message — no Japanese needed. Pay in the app and see the amount in your home currency. Get earthquake, tsunami, weather and volcano alerts with shelter search, and buy shinkansen tickets and the NAVITIME eSIM in-app. Hotels, passes and activities are bookable too.
[Who It's For]
- First-time visitors and solo travelers unsure about Japanese station signs and transfers
- Pass holders wanting full value from their rail pass
- Travelers with heavy luggage, avoiding stairs, or using a wheelchair
- Anyone planning a multi-city or rural trip by train, bus and subway
[What You Get]
- One photo of a departure board confirms you're on the right train — no Japanese reading needed
- 100% bus route coverage
Latest updates
12.3.2
Ver12.3.2
- Improved and refined some of the translated text for natural phrasing.
12.3.1
Ver12.3.1
【What's New】
- Multi-pass selection, service status, article rankings and rain radar are now free.
- Line icons added to route results.
- Improved the Route tab search screen.
- Added "Search again from now" to route history.
- Minor bug fixes.
【How It Helps You】
- More travel features at no extra cost.
- See your lines and transfers at a glance.
- Search past routes again from now in one tap.
【Background】
- We made some features free so more travelers can try them.
12.3.0
Ver12.3.0
【What's New】
- The Trip tab has been redesigned. Itineraries, bookings, collections, favorite itineraries, and favorite guides are now on one screen.
- New feature: automatically create an itinerary that visits up to 5 spots from your collections or favorites by the shortest route.
【How It Helps You】
- See everything you need for your trip at a glance.
- Just pick a start date and spots to create an itinerary, with no need to plan the visiting order or number of days.
Store changes
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Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen Android
Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen is #29 in Maps & Navigation Free on Google Play in South Korea and charting in 21 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNAVITIME JAPAN CO., LTD.
CategoryMaps & Navigation
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.8 (14k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.8 ★
14k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#29
Maps & Navigation FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
24
▲ +31% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.navitime.inbound.walk
Publisher
NAVITIME JAPAN CO., LTD.
Publisher country
Japan
Content rating
Everyone
Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 30 days ticket | |
| 2 | 90days Ticket | |
| 3 | 7 days ticket | |
| 4 | 1 year ticket subscription | |
| 5 | 30 days ticket with 3-day eSIM | |
| 6 | 365 days ticket with 3-day eSIM | |
| 7 | 90 days ticket with 3-day eSIM | |
| 8 | 7 days ticket with 3-day eSIM |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Maps & NavigationFree | #29 |
| Japan | Maps & NavigationFree | #67 |
| United States | Maps & NavigationFree | #178 |
| Australia | Maps & NavigationFree | #46 |
 Taiwan | Maps & NavigationFree | #36 |
| United Kingdom | Maps & NavigationFree | #152 |
| India | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #93 |
| Germany | Maps & NavigationFree | #171 |
| Canada | Maps & NavigationFree | #113 |
| Italy | Maps & NavigationFree | #96 |
 Mexico | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #95 |
| Indonesia | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #85 |
| Saudi Arabia | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #88 |
| France | Maps & NavigationFree | #176 |
| Russia | Maps & NavigationFree | #141 |
 Netherlands | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #91 |
| United Arab Emirates | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #93 |
 Turkey | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #93 |
 Spain | Maps & NavigationFree | #147 |
 Thailand | Maps & NavigationFree | #68 |
| Netherlands | Maps & NavigationFree | #97 |
| Thailand | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #86 |
| Indonesia | Maps & NavigationFree | #168 |
 Vietnam | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #85 |
Apps near Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen on the chart
Maps & Navigation Free, around #29.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
14k ratings
Measured
Ratings
14k
Measured
Written reviews
333
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
24
▲ +31% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.2★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
54/100
faster than 48% of Maps and navigation apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed (48% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “I highly recommend Premium”
- Ease of use: “Very convenient app for traveling within Japan”
- Price & subscription: “I highly recommend Premium”
- Features & content: “It does give many detailed route options that also included Japan rail passes”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Prices listed are incorrect”
- Ads: “More ads than a cheap game”
- Login & account: “cannot login via any method”
- Features & content: “this app is no longer showing JR limited express train options accurately”
About Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen
Japan Travel by NAVITIME is a Japan transit and trip-planning app that helps international visitors navigate Japan stress-free — by train, shinkansen, bus, taxi, ferry and on foot. Pass-aware route search (incl. the JR Pass), 100% bus route coverage including rural areas, travel guides, itineraries that auto-calculate travel times, and shinkansen ticket booking — all in one app, trusted for over 10 years.
Key Features
[Route Search]
Find the best route anywhere in Japan in seconds — shinkansen, JR, subways, local trains, buses, taxis, ferries and flights. Choose from 50+ rail and unlimited-ride passes such as the Japan Rail Pass, JR TOKYO Wide Pass and Tokyo Subway Ticket, and see which legs your pass covers, which cost extra, and what you actually pay. See which car to board and which platform, whether to board a bus at the front or rear and pay when boarding or getting off, a 6-level crowding forecast per leg, and less crowded trains just before or after. Searches factor in real-time train and shinkansen delays and show detours around them. You can also set a slower walking speed for large luggage, or search for routes with fewer stairs, staying dry in the rain, or step-free access.
Hold your IC card (Suica, PASMO and more) to your phone to check its balance, and find luggage storage along your route.
[AI Camera Guide "Check & Ride"]
Not sure the train or bus in front of you is the right one? Photograph the platform departure board or bus destination sign. AI reads the Japanese display instantly and tells you whether it matches the route you searched — no Japanese language skills needed.
[Travel Guides & Itineraries]
Articles on Tokyo, shinkansen tips, Japan wifi, food and culture by international writers living in Japan — save every spot mentioned with one tap. Pick an itinerary from NAVITIME or other app users, or build your own day-by-day plan by placing spots on the map. Whenever you add or reorder spots, transport, travel and waiting times update automatically, with a running total cost. Invite companions to edit with you. Available in 13 languages, with map labels in 5.
[Local Support & Booking]
Where or when trains don't run, book a taxi from the map or route details. Check the fare estimate and license plate, and send your driver a preset message — no Japanese needed. Pay in the app and see the amount in your home currency. Get earthquake, tsunami, weather and volcano alerts with shelter search, and buy shinkansen tickets and the NAVITIME eSIM in-app. Hotels, passes and activities are bookable too.
[Who It's For]
- First-time visitors and solo travelers unsure about Japanese station signs and transfers
- Pass holders wanting full value from their rail pass
- Travelers with heavy luggage, avoiding stairs, or using a wheelchair
- Anyone planning a multi-city or rural trip by train, bus and subway
[What You Get]
- One photo of a departure board confirms you're on the right train — no Japanese reading needed
- 100% bus route coverage
Key Features
[Route Search]
Find the best route anywhere in Japan in seconds — shinkansen, JR, subways, local trains, buses, taxis, ferries and flights. Choose from 50+ rail and unlimited-ride passes such as the Japan Rail Pass, JR TOKYO Wide Pass and Tokyo Subway Ticket, and see which legs your pass covers, which cost extra, and what you actually pay. See which car to board and which platform, whether to board a bus at the front or rear and pay when boarding or getting off, a 6-level crowding forecast per leg, and less crowded trains just before or after. Searches factor in real-time train and shinkansen delays and show detours around them. You can also set a slower walking speed for large luggage, or search for routes with fewer stairs, staying dry in the rain, or step-free access.
Hold your IC card (Suica, PASMO and more) to your phone to check its balance, and find luggage storage along your route.
[AI Camera Guide "Check & Ride"]
Not sure the train or bus in front of you is the right one? Photograph the platform departure board or bus destination sign. AI reads the Japanese display instantly and tells you whether it matches the route you searched — no Japanese language skills needed.
[Travel Guides & Itineraries]
Articles on Tokyo, shinkansen tips, Japan wifi, food and culture by international writers living in Japan — save every spot mentioned with one tap. Pick an itinerary from NAVITIME or other app users, or build your own day-by-day plan by placing spots on the map. Whenever you add or reorder spots, transport, travel and waiting times update automatically, with a running total cost. Invite companions to edit with you. Available in 13 languages, with map labels in 5.
[Local Support & Booking]
Where or when trains don't run, book a taxi from the map or route details. Check the fare estimate and license plate, and send your driver a preset message — no Japanese needed. Pay in the app and see the amount in your home currency. Get earthquake, tsunami, weather and volcano alerts with shelter search, and buy shinkansen tickets and the NAVITIME eSIM in-app. Hotels, passes and activities are bookable too.
[Who It's For]
- First-time visitors and solo travelers unsure about Japanese station signs and transfers
- Pass holders wanting full value from their rail pass
- Travelers with heavy luggage, avoiding stairs, or using a wheelchair
- Anyone planning a multi-city or rural trip by train, bus and subway
[What You Get]
- One photo of a departure board confirms you're on the right train — no Japanese reading needed
- 100% bus route coverage
What's new in 12.3.1
Ver12.3.1
【What's New】
- Multi-pass selection, service status, article rankings and rain radar are now free.
- Line icons added to route results.
- Improved the Route tab search screen.
- Added "Search again from now" to route history.
- Minor bug fixes.
【How It Helps You】
- More travel features at no extra cost.
- See your lines and transfers at a glance.
- Search past routes again from now in one tap.
【Background】
- We made some features free so more travelers can try them.
【What's New】
- Multi-pass selection, service status, article rankings and rain radar are now free.
- Line icons added to route results.
- Improved the Route tab search screen.
- Added "Search again from now" to route history.
- Minor bug fixes.
【How It Helps You】
- More travel features at no extra cost.
- See your lines and transfers at a glance.
- Search past routes again from now in one tap.
【Background】
- We made some features free so more travelers can try them.
Store changes
What Japan Travel–Trip & Shinkansen changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Description updated