London · Comparison
TfL Go alternative: live departures without opening an app
TfL Go is TfL's official app — good maps, line status, and journey planning straight from the source, and it's the right place for engineering works detail. Vidona takes the one interaction you repeat every day — checking your next departure — and moves it out of an app entirely: onto your Lock Screen, into Spotlight, onto the Action Button.
| TfL Go | Vidona | |
|---|---|---|
| Built by | Transport for London | Skadi Oy, on TfL Open Data |
| Opens to | Map & journey search | Live board for the stops around you |
| Widgets | Limited | Home Screen + Lock Screen live countdowns |
| Spotlight & Siri | — | Favourite stops in Spotlight; Siri & Action Button |
| Beyond London | London only | Also Helsinki, Berlin, Rome |
| Data source | TfL | The same TfL live data |
Comparison reflects each app's publicly described features as of 2026-07-21; both change over time — check their listings for current details.
Frequently asked
Is Vidona using official TfL data?
Yes — live arrival predictions and network data come from TfL Open Data / the TfL Unified API, the same source the official app uses.
When is TfL Go the better choice?
For journey planning, detailed line-status explanations and step-free access maps. Vidona doesn't do those — it does the daily glance, faster.
Do I need an account for Vidona?
No account, ever. Favourites live on your device and your own iCloud; there is no Vidona user database.
See also
Your stop, before you ask.
Vidona shows live departures for the stops around you the moment it opens — then keeps them on your Lock Screen, in Spotlight, and a sentence to Siri away.
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