New in TubeBoard 1.2

Your next train.
And the stops ahead.

Live London Underground, Elizabeth line and Overground departures in one clear board. Follow supported trains, compare departures and keep your station close.

Free live boards on iPhone and iPad. Follow a Train, extra layouts and Apple Watch widgets are included with Premium.

TubeBoard showing Central line departures at Leyton, grouped by eastbound and westbound platforms

LeytonLive board · Simple mode

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The live board

Your station. Your platform. Your next train.

Choose a service and station. TubeBoard arranges the next trains by platform and direction, with destinations and countdowns kept in a single, readable view.

Every second
Countdowns tick locally between refreshes, with clear Due and Here states.
Every platform
Keep By platform, compare Next departures within each direction, or group services By destination. The extra layouts are included with Premium.
Your level of detail
Simple mode stays glanceable. Detailed mode adds train IDs and reported locations when available. Both modes are free.
TubeBoard line picker showing all six named London Overground lines

Find your stop

Pick a line. Search a station. Open the board.

TubeBoard starts with the station you care about. Choose the right service at an interchange, use Nearby Station when you are already there, or return to one of your recent stops. A new five-step introduction helps you get started.

  • Searchable line and station lists
  • Clear service choices at interchange stations
  • Nearby matching stays on your device
  • Your three most recent stations stay close

Read it your way

Read your station your way.

Keep the free By platform view, compare Premium Next departures within each direction, or group services By destination. Simple and Detailed modes remain separate free choices.

Boards refresh automatically about once a minute. Pull down to request the latest predictions. Countdown animation respects your Reduce Motion setting.

TubeBoard By destination layout at Leyton, showing destinations, platforms and countdowns

Follow a Train

Your train and the route ahead.

Open a supported departure with Premium to see its route and available live progress. Route context remains useful during live-data gaps, with no invented train position or countdown.

Route
Useful station context
Progress
Reliable live data where available
Share
A train link, with no personal location
TubeBoard Follow a Train showing route context, a train marker and available countdowns

New in version 1.2

More of London. A clearer route ahead.

London Overground joins the free live board. Premium adds Follow a Train, flexible station layouts and new Apple Watch widgets.

Coming in 1.2.3 · awaiting App Store approval

Made for iPhone Duo

Optimised views bring Stations, your live board and Premium Follow a Train together. Direct side controls keep station and board actions within reach.

Live information comes first. Clearly labelled Scheduled departures fill supported gaps, while incoming terminal arrivals stay separate. This update also improves Live Activity and widget freshness.

TubeBoard on iPhone Duo with Stations, the Leyton departure board and Premium Follow a Train visible together

Follow your train

See a supported train’s route and follow its progress when reliable live information is available. Route context remains visible during live-data gaps. Share a link to the train without sharing your location or saved stations. Included with Premium.

More of London, on your board

Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette and Liberty join the Underground and Elizabeth line. Open a named London Overground line in the same familiar departure-board view. Basic departures are free.

Choose the view that helps you

Read departures By platform, compare Next departures within each direction, or group services By destination. The extra layouts are included with Premium.

TubeBoard Next departures at Leyton, ordered within each direction with platform labels

Clearer service information

The redesigned Premium disruption widget adapts to its size and distinguishes fresh, partial, stale and offline information. Check the update state before relying on a prediction.

Station and platform widgets

Premium widgets use one of your saved stations and one of its available platforms, with cached and offline states kept explicit.

The iPhone widget gallery previewing a Favourite Tube Board widget for Leyton eastbound platform 2

Service changes at a glance

The Premium disruption widget shows service information and its update state. Opt-in disruption alerts retain selected-line, severity, resumed-service and quiet-hour controls for the supported lines you choose.

The native iPhone WidgetKit gallery showing TubeBoard line status and freshness

Beyond the app

The next train stays where you can see it.

Lock Screen

Start a Live Activity and keep the active board visible while you move through the station.

Dynamic Island

See the next countdown in the compact view and open the expanded board on supported iPhones.

StandBy

Use the same Live Activity when iPhone is charging on its side.

Widgets

Configure each Premium Home Screen or Lock Screen widget for a saved station and one of its real platforms. It shows scheduled snapshots and makes cached or offline data clear.

Apple Watch

Premium brings synced favourites, on-device Nearby matching and grouped departures to the companion Watch app. Choose a favourite and platform for the new widget in the Smart Stack or on a compatible watch face.

Apple Vision Pro

The native app supports placeable board and map windows, with spatial widgets. Check the App Store for the available platform version.

Every user gets three complimentary Live Activity sessions. Premium makes Live Activities unlimited and unlocks widgets.

TubeBoard Premium

More of the board, wherever you need it.

Follow trains, choose useful board layouts and keep your favourite departures on more screens. The essential live board stays free.

Follow a Train and public train-link sharing

Next departures and By destination station layouts

Unlimited favourite stations

Unlimited Live Activities, Dynamic Island and StandBy

Saved-station, disruption and Apple Watch widgets

Time to Leave for every favourite

Foreground Apple Maps catchability guidance

Platform headers coloured by line

Opt-in disruption alerts for selected supported lines

Apple Watch companion app

Family Sharing on yearly and lifetime plans

Already have Premium? Your existing monthly, yearly or Lifetime purchase includes the new Premium features. Restore Purchases is available when needed.

  1. Monthly Premium

    Flexible, month by month

    £1.99per month

  2. Yearly Premium

    Includes a 7-day free trial · Family Sharing

    £9.99per year

  3. Lifetime Premium

    One purchase · Family Sharing

    £31.99one-off

UK launch pricing. Purchases and subscriptions are handled securely by Apple in the app. Subscriptions renew until cancelled.

What is included
FeatureFreePremium
Live departures and station searchIncludedIncluded
London Overground departuresIncludedIncluded
Automatic refresh and both board modesIncludedIncluded
Favourite stationsOneUnlimited
Live ActivitiesThree sessionsUnlimited
Follow a TrainNot includedIncluded
Next departures and By destination layoutsNot includedIncluded
WidgetsNot includedIncluded
Time to LeaveNot includedIncluded
Apple Maps catchability guidanceNot includedIncluded
Selected-line disruption alertsNot includedIncluded
Apple Watch app and widgetsNot includedIncluded
Line-colour platform headersNot includedIncluded

Independent and private

Useful information, with very little asked of you.

TubeBoard needs no account and contains no advertising, analytics or cross-app tracking. Favourite stations, recent stations, display choices and Nearby Station matching stay on your device.

Live Activities and opt-in disruption alerts use the routing and service information needed to deliver them. Shared train links contain public train context, not your location or saved stations. The Privacy Policy explains each optional service and its controls.

Questions

A few useful answers.

Is TubeBoard an official TfL app?

No. TubeBoard is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Transport for London.

Does TubeBoard use live data?

Yes. It uses TfL Open Data for live arrival predictions and line status information where available. Predictions can change during disruption or when source data is delayed.

What can I use for free?

The live board, including London Overground departures, station search, automatic refresh, Simple and Detailed modes, five successful Nearby Station activations, Recents, one favourite and three Live Activity sessions are free.

What does Premium add?

Premium unlocks Follow a Train, Next departures and By destination layouts, unlimited favourites, Nearby and Live Activities, station/disruption widgets, Time to Leave and catchability guidance, selected-line disruption alerts, the Apple Watch app and widgets, and colour-by-line boards. Existing purchases include the new Premium features.

Why can a route be visible without a train marker?

Route context and live train information are separate. When TfL does not provide a reliable match, TubeBoard keeps the useful route and pauses unavailable live details. It does not invent a position or countdown.

Does sharing a train share my location?

No. The short-lived link carries public train context, not your precise location or saved stations. A compatible app opens the shared context; the web fallback explains the next step. Browser live tracking is not available.

Does it plan journeys?

No. TubeBoard is designed for the moment when you already know your station and want the next departures quickly.

Where can I download it?

Download TubeBoard from the App Store on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 18.6 or iPadOS 18.6 or later. Premium also includes the companion app for Apple Watch; the native Apple Vision Pro app requires visionOS 26.0 or later.

Live departures, ready when you are.

TubeBoard is available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

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