Metrodroid
Metrodroid is a free, open-source maps and navigation app for Android. Metrodroid can read information from some public transport NFC smartcards. It has 664 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About Metrodroid
Metrodroid can read information from some public transport NFC smartcards. It was formerly known as Farebot M. This is a fork of Eric Butler's Farebot project, with support for additional cards and bug fixes. Supported cards: * Bilhete Único - São Paulo, Brazil (1) (2) (5) * Clipper - San Francisco, CA, USA * EZ-Link - Singapore (3) * Go card - Brisbane and South East Queensland, Australia (0) (1) (2) * Manly Fast Ferry - Sydney (and surrounds), NSW, Australia (0) (1) (2) * Matkakortti, HSL - Finland * Myki - Melbourne (and surrounds), VIC, Australia (0) (4) * MyWay - Australian Capital Territory, Australia (0) (1) (2) (5) * NETS Flashpay - Singapore * Octopus - Hong Kong (0) * Opal -…
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Metrodroid from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
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Is Metrodroid free and open source?
Yes. Metrodroid's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Metrodroid?
You can install Metrodroid from F-Droid (package au.id.micolous.farebot) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v3.1.0).
Is Metrodroid still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Apr 9, 2021. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.