Pantograph2026.4 - App Store

Pantograph gives you insights into your travels-and the whole transit system-like no app before it. Every active bus, train, ferry, and streetcar from over 130 supported agencies is visible on one map, empowering you with information only before seen by dispatchers. Plus, when you know your stop, see realtime departure estimates for every route arriving.

Pantograph is named after the part of an electric train that connects it to the overhead electrical wire-just likes it connects you vital information about the transit network.

Key features:
. Identify at a glance areas where vehicles across all routes are getting delayed.
. View statistics for all vehicles on the map, including how many are on-time, currently serving each route, and more.
. View current vehicle passenger load and capacity (supported agencies only).
. See route and stop schedules with realtime updates based on current conditions, and save favorite stops for later.
. Customize what data is displayed on vehicle icons.
. See an up-to-the-minute report on how many trips are being missed each day.
. Add widgets showing the status of a selection of routes.
. Learn exactly which bus, train, or ferry is serving each trip, as well as its model information-helping you get a more enjoyable ride.
. View the full set of trips each vehicle will be serving today, as well as each trip's full stop schedule.
. Browse the daily timetables for each route, plus use an advanced Block Timeline to see vehicle schedules.
. Explore the assignment history for every route and vehicle, helping you learn what routes get certain kinds of buses, track down the bus you left your headphones on, follow new additions to the fleet, and more.

With a Pantograph Pro subscription, you can also:
. Explore the full database of assignment history and schedules.
. See missed trips for the entire period available in Pantograph.
. Get push notifications when select vehicles are assigned to a new block.

Currently available for over 130 transit agencies:
. Greater Puget Sound (King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Pierce Transit, Intercity Transit, Everett Transit, Seattle Streetcar, Whatcom Transportation Authority, Skagit, Washington State Ferries, more)
. Eastern Washington (Spokane, Pullman, more)
. Vancouver, BC (TransLink)
. Montréal, QC (STM, exo)
. Portland, McMinnville, Eugene, and Corvallis, OR (TriMet, Yamhill County Transit, Cherriots, Lane Transit District, Corvallis Transit System, Benton Area Transit)
. Los Angeles and Southern California (LA Metro, Foothill Transit, Orange County, San Diego MTS, Torrance, more)
. The San Francisco Bay Area (SF Muni, AC Transit, SamTrans, VTA, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit, Tri Delta Transit, Wheels, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit, more)
. Central CA (FAX, Merced, GET Bus, StanRTA, more)
. Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD (WMATA, MTA Maryland, Arlington, Fairfax Connector, Virginia Railway Express, DASH, more)
. Boston, MA (MBTA)
. Providence, RI (RIPTA)
. Philadelphia, PA (SEPTA)
. Minneapolis, MN (Metro Transit, Met Council, Maple Grove, MVTA, more)
. Denver and Boulder, CO (RTD, Via, Bustang)
. Islands of O'ahu, Maui, and Kaua'i; Hawai'i
. ...with more on the way!

If you choose to purchase a Pantograph Pro subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase.

Terms of Use: https://pantographapp.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://pantographapp.com/privacy

Version History This version:
- New: Widgets can now use a saved preset filter to determine which vehicles to count for statistics.
- Fix: Tapping a widget will once again show those vehicles on the map.
- Fix: Preset filters can be tapped more reliably.

Previous version:
- Timetables are back! Find them in the new option under the route screen.
- Performance is significantly improved when a large number of vehicles is displayed.
- Fix: The stop departures screen now consistently displays vehicles on the map.
- Fix: A bug where vehicles could show unexpected data when first loading a region should be resolved.
- Fix: Selecting a vehicle no longer results in a subtle flattening of the map in mountainous areas.
- Change: List view icon is now a search icon, for discoverability.
- Change: Email link added to the Settings tab for contacting support.
- Change: When stop times on the map is enabled, stops will fallback to schedule time if no realtime estimate is available. 2026.4 Oct 3 - Timetables are back! Find them in the new option under the route screen.
- Performance is significantly improved when a large number of vehicles is displayed.
- Fix: The stop departures screen now consistently displays vehicles on the map.
- Fix: A bug where vehicles could show unexpected data when first loading a region should be resolved.
- Fix: Selecting a vehicle no longer results in a subtle flattening of the map in mountainous areas.
- Change: List view icon is now a search icon, for discoverability.
- Change: Email link added to the Settings tab for contacting support.
- Change: When stop times on the map is enabled, stops will fallback to schedule time if no realtime estimate is available. 2026.3 Sep 30 - Fix searching vehicles in the realtime list view.
- Fix migration of settings. If you updated to 2026.2 and previously had "show stop names when zoomed" enabled, you'll need to re-enable it in the Settings tab > Map Features > Show stop/name time on map ("Both only when zoomed close" is identical functionality as before, and new options are available!).

Previous version:

A new era of Pantograph is here!

The iOS app has been restructured to take advantage of new backend tooling, rewritten from the ground up to be more resilient, more efficient, and take advantage of more data from agencies. Vehicle rosters for every agency have been refreshed and are easier to maintain going forward. And the beautiful new design fits right at home on the latest versions of iOS. 2026.2.1 Sep 15 A new era of Pantograph is here!

The iOS app has been restructured to take advantage of new backend tooling, rewritten from the ground up to be more resilient, more efficient, and take advantage of more data from agencies. Vehicle rosters for every agency have been refreshed and are easier to maintain going forward. And the beautiful new design fits right at home on the latest versions of iOS. 2026.2 Sep 13 Some behind-the-scenes changes to prepare for a big update coming soon! (Plus a fix for an unnecessary alert dialog.) 2026.1.1 Jul 24 Some behind-the-scenes changes to prepare for a big update coming soon! 2026.1 Jul 17 - Support for the latest iOS version, including dark and tintable versions of the default app icon.
- Misc performance improvements and bug fixes.

A new era of Pantograph is well underway, bringing a suite of enhancements, new features, and new agencies. Stay tuned... 2024.1 09/15/2024 • Find departures at a stop from the new stop map
• Add Montréal and Central CA
• Missed trips now include early-morning and late-night trips
• Move social links to Mastodon

Thanks for using Pantograph! Been focused on backend stuff lately, but I've got some fun features in the works! 2023.1 01/23/2023 - Stop Departures now shows unscheduled trips, including for the Boston T
- Added setting to hide cancelled trips in Stop Departures
- Support for iOS 16
- A handful of minor fixes and improvements 2022.3.1 09/12/2022 - Stop Departures now shows unscheduled trips, including for the Boston T
- Added setting to hide cancelled trips in Stop Departures
- Support for iOS 16
- A handful of minor fixes and improvements 2022.3 09/11/2022 - Now available for LA Metro and 25 other agencies in Southern California!
- Route Timetables, showing schedules in a classic format.
- Block Timelines, showing every trip on every block that services a route in an easy-to-read visual format.
- View a vehicle's speed on the info popup or with the new icon theme.
- Support for assignment history in Minneapolis and Hawai'i.
- VoiceOver accessibility improvements to some screens.
- Bug fixes and improvements (the app equivalent of "runtime adjustments and trip time modifications")

Thanks for using Pantograph! 2022.2 07/08/2022 Fixes issue that caused devices on iOS 14 to crash when opening certain views. Also improves Handoff and Deep Linking for some users, and enables Server Status for Minneapolis. Previous fixes for Widgets and stop departures performance. Major release notes:

Realtime arrivals estimates are here! Every schedule in the app will now show realtime arrival times for every available trip.

But that's not all... Pantograph now includes stop departure boards! Find your stop and see a list of upcoming departures—with realtime arrival predictions. Plus, you can save your favorite stops and rename them for quick access.

Oh, and check out the new icon! This update includes a beautiful new logo with an associated brand refresh (and new custom icons for Pro subscribers).

There's a bunch more in this update, including:
• Vehicle direction arrows
• Improved support for block numbers
• Server status screen (just in case!)
• More agencies in several regions, including some without realtime vehicle data
• More customization of the vehicle info popup.
• And a few other little surprises.

Thanks for using Pantograph! Looking forward to some new regions soon, with some other fun features along the way. Also check out the web version, which just got completely overhauled, at www.pantographapp.com 2022.1.3 01/27/2022 Fixes issue that prevented widgets from loading. Includes previous fix for a performance problem with stop departures that could arise in certain cases. Major release notes:

Realtime arrivals estimates are here! Every schedule in the app will now show realtime arrival times for every available trip.

But that's not all... Pantograph now includes stop departure boards! Find your stop and see a list of upcoming departures—with realtime arrival predictions. Plus, you can save your favorite stops and rename them for quick access.

Oh, and check out the new icon! This update includes a beautiful new logo with an associated brand refresh (and new custom icons for Pro subscribers).

There's a bunch more in this update, including:
• Vehicle direction arrows
• Improved support for block numbers
• Server status screen (just in case!)
• More agencies in several regions, including some without realtime vehicle data
• More customization of the vehicle info popup.
• And a few other little surprises.

Thanks for using Pantograph! Looking forward to some new regions soon, with some other fun features along the way. Also check out the web version, which just got completely overhauled, at www.pantographapp.com 2022.1.2 01/25/2022 Fixes a performance problem with stop departures that could arise in certain cases. From previous version:

Realtime arrivals estimates are here! Every schedule in the app will now show realtime arrival times for every available trip.

But that's not all... Pantograph now includes stop departure boards! Find your stop and see a list of upcoming departures—with realtime arrival predictions. Plus, you can save your favorite stops and rename them for quick access.

Oh, and check out the new icon! This update includes a beautiful new logo with an associated brand refresh (and new custom icons for Pro subscribers).

There's a bunch more in this update, including:
• Vehicle direction arrows
• Improved support for block numbers
• Server status screen (just in case!)
• More agencies in several regions, including some without realtime vehicle data
• More customization of the vehicle info popup.
• And a few other little surprises.

Thanks for using Pantograph! Looking forward to some new regions soon, with some other fun features along the way. Also check out the web version, which just got completely overhauled, at www.pantographapp.com 2022.1.1 01/23/2022 Realtime arrivals estimates are here! Every schedule in the app will now show realtime arrival times for every available trip.

But that's not all... Pantograph now includes stop departure boards! Find your stop and see a list of upcoming departures—with realtime arrival predictions. Plus, you can save your favorite stops and rename them for quick access.

Oh, and check out the new icon! This update includes a beautiful new logo with an associated brand refresh (and new custom icons for Pro subscribers).

There's a bunch more in this update, including:
• Vehicle direction arrows
• Improved support for block numbers
• Server status screen (just in case!)
• More agencies in several regions, including some without realtime vehicle data
• More customization of the vehicle info popup.
• And a few other little surprises.

Thanks for using Pantograph! Looking forward to some new regions soon, with some other fun features along the way. Also check out the web version, which just got completely overhauled, at www.pantographapp.com 2022.1 01/19/2022 – All-new popup for showing information about a selected coach. All the same information, but more compact and easier to use, with quick access to the selected vehicle's schedule.
– New option in Settings to display block IDs in more places through the app. This is useful for agencies like TriMet and VTA (San Jose), who provide "real" block IDs in their feeds.
– Now available on the Hawaiian islands of O'ahu, Maui, and Kaua'i!
– Full support for the latest version of iOS.
– Support for multiple windows on iPadOS.
– Improvements to search in some places through the app.
– Various bug fixes, performance improvements, and minor adjustments, as always.

Thanks for using Pantograph! 2021.6 09/20/2021 - This is the last version that will support iOS 13. Please update to iOS 14 or later if you haven't already.
- Fixed a bug that would scroll the current vehicle list view to the top frequently.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the showing of certain trip schedules (mostly WSF).
- Fixed a bug that caused the share interface to appear strangely on iPads.
- Action bar expand/collapse arrow is now easier to tap. 2021.5 07/03/2021 - New share button for sharing of vehicle status images and links to a route, vehicle, or series.
- Now available in New England (MBTA and RIPTA), Denver, and Minneapolis!
- Improved visibility of regions.
- Headsigns in list view will now use a vehicle's current headsign (instead of the one for the trip) if one has been set.
- Timepoints in scheduled view will now appear in bold.
- Added ability to tap a vehicle in list view from Statistics to open it on the map.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.

Thank you for using Pantograph!
-Kona 2021.4 06/22/2021 - New: Stop names and scheduled arrival times will now appear on the map when a vehicle is selected.
- New: The action bar has been revamped! Collapse it when you need more space, and customize with more/fewer buttons (requires Pro).
- New region: Now available in Philadelphia! For all your SEPTA needs.
- New: Vehicles with flair (e.g. King County Metro's BLM coaches) can now be searched by keywords.
- Fixed: The list view for current vehicles should behave a little nicer now.
- Fixed: Sometimes system alerts wouldn't show in statistics, these are now more reliable.
- Fixed: The status bar should be more visible in satellite/hybrid modes.
- A number of other fixes and improvements under the hood, which should yield a nicer experience overall.

Thanks for using Pantograph! Lots more in the works coming up. Also check out my new budgeting app, Ahoy Finance, available on the App Store now! 2021.3 04/18/2021 Service alerts are now available! For agencies that publish service alerts, you are now able to see notices about what's going on with the system, such as stop closures, reroutes, delays, and more.
Other changes:
- Improvements to vehicle and route search algorithm for better results.
- Fixes for a few minor bugs.
- Preparation for new agencies coming soon. 2021.2 03/07/2021 Thanks for using Pantograph! This release brings the following new features and changes:
- Now available in Spokane, WA and Washington, DC!
- Position updates are pushed from the server right to your device as soon as they're available, minimizing latency and keeping the map up-to-date.
- When a vehicle is selected, all scheduled stops on its current trip will be marked on the map, in addition to its path.
- Added a setting to keep the screen awake while the app is open.
- Globally hide/show select agencies throughout the app to make sure you only see what affects you.
- Improved search in the route and vehicle list views.
- Better labeling and support for vehicles on deadheads or serving extra (i.e. unescheduled) trips.
- Support for "named" trips, such as specific train numbers or King County Metro's Local/Express designation.
- The vehicle occupancy indicator is now much clearer and appears in vehicle list views. Additionally, the Statistics tab will show the median occupancy load for a route.
- New icon themes highlighting vehicle occupancy and anomalies.
- The usual round of tidying things up here and there. 2021.1 01/18/2021 For the final major release of 2020, design improvements take center stage: The route and vehicle assignment history screens have been rebuilt from the ground up to be easier to use, more accessibility friendly, and make it even easier to access more information. Check it out!

Other improvements include:
- Option to customize the data displayed on train icons.
- Access to filtering from Statistics, either by tapping the icon in the nav bar or long-pressing any item on the screen.
- Improved display of route lines when using satellite or hybrid map types, including the option to customize the line color.
- Across-the-board layout improvements on smaller devices.
- Increased support for iOS 14-style menus.
- Minor design tweaks and bug fixes.

Thanks for using Pantograph! 2020.8 12/18/2020 Fixes a bug that prevented some Pro subscribers from accessing Pro content. Sorry for the interruption!
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Every year, TransLink of Vancouver, BC sends out a specially decorated bus full of holiday cheer—and this year, it's nine times the fun! This update features a special preset filter to easily track down all nine buses named Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and—of course—Rudolph. You'll also find they stand out on the map. (Filtering requires a Pro subscription)

A few minor things have also changed, including a handful of bug fixes, and a change to the way in-app purchases work. If you notice anything off, use the in-app contact to drop me a note.

Lots more coming soon. Happy holidays! -Kona 2020.7.1 12/02/2020 Every year, TransLink of Vancouver, BC sends out a specially decorated bus full of holiday cheer—and this year, it's nine times the fun! This update features a special preset filter to easily track down all nine buses named Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and—of course—Rudolph. You'll also find they stand out on the map. (Filtering requires a Pro subscription)

A few minor things have also changed, including a handful of bug fixes, and a change to the way in-app purchases work. If you notice anything off, use the in-app contact to drop me a note.

Lots more coming soon. Happy holidays! -Kona 2020.7 12/01/2020 Hello, iOS 14! This update is jam packed with new features, new designs, a new region, and new newness. Let's jump in:
• Now available in the San Fransisco Bay Area! Explore all of Pantograph's features for 13 agencies across the bay.
• All-new Missed Trips feature allows easy exploration of what trips get missed each day, with hourly/route breakdowns.
• All-new Timetables tab enables browsing of the full schedule for each route on a given day.
• Support for iOS 14 widgets.
• Statistics view now features a pie chart for an easy glance at overall schedule status.
• Block and trip schedule views have been redesigned to provide details like layover time, trip duration, stop numbers, and more.
• Other views have been redesigned to look nicer, be easier to use, and provide more information.
• New list view option allows browsing the current vehicles in a list, sorted by coach ID or route.
• "Late" coaches are now orange, reserving red for "very late."

These are just the highlights—some minor modifications are sprinkled all through the app, and there's a ton more on the way. This version also begins the migration to SwiftUI—most of the new UI is written in it—which will continue with future releases.

Thanks for using Pantograph, and extra thanks to the Pro subscribers who continue to make this possible! 2020.6 10/20/2020