Yeogiya

Keep watching.
We’ll call your stop.

While you watch videos on the subway, Yeogiya shows each station you stop at in large text over the video and vibrates. Your stop is announced one station early.

Android screen with a large ‘Destination · Apgujeong’ banner over a full-screen video

Don’t miss your stop

Works with earphones in, with the phone on silent, and with a video playing full screen.

‘Get off at the next stop’ banner over a video

A heads-up one stop early

Leaving the station before yours: ‘Get off at the next stop’. Arriving: ‘Get off now’. It keeps vibrating until you get off.

Small current-station label over a video

Current station, small and always on top

On Android a small label shows this stop and the next without covering your video. Drag it wherever you like.

iPhone Dynamic Island expanded with ‘Get off now’

Dynamic Island on iPhone

While you use other apps, the Live Activity expands in the Dynamic Island; iPhones without it get a card at the top of the screen. It’s on the Lock Screen too.

Transfer route screen

Transfers worked out

Pick a station on another line and Yeogiya shows the line and direction to transfer to, plus the fastest car to board, and alerts you at the transfer station.

Stops-left screen

Stops left at a glance

Underground there is no GPS, so the phone’s motion sensor counts each stop the train makes.

Alert settings screen

As many alerts as you want

Every station, or from 2 or 1 stops before yours. Voice announcements can be turned on or off.

How it works

Set it up once; next time just tap a recent trip. Covers 47 urban and metropolitan rail lines in Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju and Daejeon — about 1,300 stations.

  1. Confirm your station
    Open the app just before or after entering the station and it picks the nearest one using your location.
  2. Choose where to get off
    Search for a station; Yeogiya works out the stops left and any transfers.
  3. Start and watch
    Switch to your video app. When the train stops, Yeogiya tells you on top of the screen.

In 6 languages

Screens, alerts and voice announcements follow your phone’s language: Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and French. Handy while travelling in Korea.

한국어English日本語简体中文EspañolFrançais

FAQ

How does it know the station underground, without GPS?

The phone’s accelerometer detects the train departing and stopping, and Yeogiya counts the stops. Location fixes that appear briefly inside stations are used to correct it. Signal holds or sudden stops can confuse it, so there is a ‘Fix current station’ button on screen and in the notification.

Does iPhone show a big banner over videos?

iOS doesn’t allow drawing over other apps, so Yeogiya uses a Live Activity. iPhones with a Dynamic Island expand it; others show a card at the top of the screen. On your first ride, tap Allow when the Lock Screen asks to allow Live Activities. When it’s time to get off, a Time Sensitive notification is also sent so it gets through Focus modes.

Which languages are supported?

Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and French, following your phone’s language. Route data covers subway systems in South Korea only.

Where is my location sent?

Nowhere. Location and sensor data are processed only on your phone. When the app opens, it sends only basic info such as device type and app version to count users. See the Privacy Policy.

Does it use a lot of battery?

While you ride it keeps using the motion sensor and location, so it does use battery. Tap ‘End’ after you get off. When you’re not riding it uses neither.

Is it free?

Yes. No ads and no in-app purchases.