We go in-depth into how we use the world’s most popular database to make our app speedier. tl;dr: we use SQLite to quickly and easily distribute massive databases to dozens of servers. Whiz operates worldwide, and we want to make sure that the app responds quickly wherever you are. That…

A new frontier for Whiz and how we get schedules Today, we’re launching in many new locations throughout the UK and Europe, including: ✓ Northern Ireland ✓ The Isle of Man ✓ Jersey ✓ Frankfurt, Germany ✓ Munich, Germany ✓ Leipzig, Germany All right, all well and good, but so what? Well, these locations have been on our ‘hit list’…

Whiz will no longer show personalized advertising. Since we started in 2013, we’ve continually evolved — the app has grown from a simple bus-tracker for three cities in the UK to a worldwide transit navigator spanning over 150 cities. …

It’s inconvenient when your favorite transit app goes away, but Whiz is here to stay, and we’d like to tell you you why you should travel with us. Public transport, your way. Whiz provides everything you’ve come to expect on your daily commute — live departure times, journey planning, service alerts and several features…

With the novel coronavirus sweeping the globe, many transport networks are doing everything they can to fight the virus — from increased station and vehicle cleaning to reducing services. If you need to travel to the supermarket or to work (and many do, including frontline emergency workers) we want to…