Arrival for iOS

Real-time NYC subway arrivals on your iPhone.
Never miss your train.

Version 1.0.0 · iOS 17+

Also available for macOS

---

What it does

Arrival shows real-time subway arrivals for your saved stations – right on your iPhone and home screen widget.

• Next trains with live countdowns that update every 60 seconds
• Service alerts for your line (delays, planned work)
• "Leave now!" indicator based on your walking time to the station
• Home screen widgets – small and medium sizes with configurable stop picker

Data comes directly from the MTA's free GTFS-Realtime feeds – the same source that powers the countdown clocks in stations.

Features

• Every NYC subway line – 1/2/3, 4/5/6, 7, A/C/E, B/D/F/M, G, J/Z, L, N/Q/R/W, S
• All ~496 stations – searchable picker, filtered by line
• Up to 4 saved stops – track multiple stations and directions
• Home screen widgets – small (3 arrivals) and medium (3 arrivals + leave now badge) sizes
• Widget stop picker – choose which saved stop each widget displays
• Auto-refresh – arrival data refreshes every 60 seconds while the app is open
• Walking time – set how many minutes you are from each station; trains you can still catch are highlighted
• Service alerts – live delay and planned work notifications for your lines
• Native SwiftUI – lightweight, follows system dark/light mode

Setup

1. Open Arrival and tap Add Stop
2. Pick your subway line → direction → station
3. Set your walking time (optional)
4. Add a home screen widget: long-press home screen → "+" → search "Arrival"
5. Long-press the widget → Edit to pick which stop it displays

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/madebysan/arrival-ios.git
cd arrival-ios
open ArrivaliOS.xcodeproj

Build and run with Xcode 16+ targeting iOS 17+.

Tech Stack

• Swift + SwiftUI
• WidgetKit + AppIntents (configurable home screen widgets)
• Apple swift-protobuf for GTFS-RT parsing
• MTA GTFS-Realtime feeds (free, no API key)
• Swift Package Manager

Data Source

All train arrival data comes from the MTA's GTFS-Realtime feeds, which are free and require no API key. The app fetches data on-demand and refreshes every 60 seconds while visible.

Related

• Arrival for macOS – menu bar version

License

MIT

---

Made by santiagoalonso.com