NOTE: 0 stars for this app. Forced to pick 1 star or it wont let me post a review.
Am not one to review apps, but have used this for a month now and can definitively say its not worth downloading, even if its free.
1. Theres no info/service here that adds or builds on existing free transport apps.
2. It doesnt aggregate data from public apps like SBS such that it can be a one stop shop - gothere gives you enough info on bus stops/bus numbers/MRT stations, but you have to use another 1 or 2 apps to look for bus arrival times, for example. Supports point #1.
Given the app uses publicly available data (per point #1), hasnt add much value to the data besides present the data in a different but not value added visual (point #2), I wouldve expected that the $3.99 I paid for the app to at least go into some way of verifying walking directions, which brings me to point #3:
3. The most glaring issue with the app is walking directions and times. It assumes the pedestrian is either equipped with a jet pack or can teleport from one point to another, regardless of the presence of buildings, stairs, or othe physical barriers to walking that normal humans cannot penetrate. This has happened to me many times. And if the app had offered something close to the actual directions, I might plan my time differently, or optimise how I want to use different forms of transport. For example, the app said that from the moment I exit the Downtown train at Promenade station, itll take me 1 minute to walk to the bus stop Opp Millenia Tower. The map image shows that the bus stop is right outside where I get off. It took me 10 minutes at least to exit the station, much less find the bus stop (which was not where it was shown). Another example, to walk from the bus stop Tg Katong South to one of the condos at Amber Gardens, the image and timing given assumes you jay walk across a highway entry road, jumping a tall barrier along the way, and walk right through the building walls. I thought it was an anomaly at first, but the walking directions / time estimates have systematically been inaccurate by a wide margin for me to conclude that there was no effort or attempt whatsoever to address this issue.
This isnt a $0.99 app, folks. And Ive gotten a lot of value from many a $0.99 app. This is a $3.99 app. I wasnt expecting just basic data aggregation, I was expecting taking the data to another level, possibly eliminating the need for me to access other FREE apps for basic info, and perhaps a pleasant surprise or two. This app is should be free, or someone shouldve at least paid me to test the app for a fee before launching it. In the meantime, very disappointed.
WalkingMummy about gothere.sg, v1.11