Question 1

What does MiniZürich actually do?

Accepted Answer

It gathers what matters around your home in the city of Zürich: when your Züri-Sack, cardboard, paper and organic are collected, where to recycle, which shops are open and until when, the nearest toilets, parks and fountains, the next departures from your stop, tax deadlines and the coming holidays and traditions. Set your address once and it's all there, on a map of your street.

Question 2

Which addresses does it cover?

Accepted Answer

Every address in the city of Zürich, about 56,700 of them. The search runs on your iPhone, even offline. Addresses in the surrounding municipalities aren't included.

Question 3

Are the trams on the map live?

Accepted Answer

They run to the timetable. Zürich doesn't publish live vehicle positions, so the app places each tram, bus and train where the timetable says it should be. Tap a departure to load its live delay, and that vehicle moves to match.

Question 4

Does it know when shops close?

Accepted Answer

For about 900 shops and markets, from OpenStreetMap. Each one shows whether it's open now and until when, and the app can remind you an hour before your shop closes. Hours can change, so check before you go.

Question 5

What does it know about taxes?

Accepted Answer

The City of Zürich's deadlines for private persons: the tax return (31 March, extendable online), the direct federal tax and the state and city tax. It reminds you a week before and asks after the deadline whether you filed or extended. Your own letters have the final word.

Question 6

Does it need my location?

Accepted Answer

No. Your home is the address you type. If you allow location, you'll see yourself on the map, which helps find the nearest shop or tram when you're out. The app doesn't store or send your position.

Question 7

Can it show my way to work?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Add your work address and you'll see your next connections there, with live times.

Question 8

When do reminders arrive?

Accepted Answer

At 19:00 the evening before each collection at your address: Züri-Sack, cardboard, paper and organic. Turn them on in the Recycling tab. Each notification has a Put it out button.

Question 9

Where do the collection dates come from?

Accepted Answer

From ERZ's official collection calendar, published by the city of Zürich as open data. If a date looks wrong for your street, please report it through Support.

Question 10

Does it need an internet connection?

Accepted Answer

Only for the map, the weather and live times. Addresses, collection days, recycling points, shops and places, and the timetable are built in and work offline; the map loads from Mapbox, the weather from Apple Weather, and live departures and delays need a connection.

Question 11

Are there widgets?

Accepted Answer

Four, for the Home Screen and Lock Screen: Highlights, Collection, Mobile recycling point and Coming up. The larger ones also list what comes next.

Question 12

Is it made by the city?

Accepted Answer

No. MiniZürich is an independent app by Marco Lüthi, built on open data. It isn't affiliated with Stadt Zürich, ERZ, VBZ or ZVV.

Question 13

What language is it in?

Accepted Answer

English. Streets, stops and places keep their Zürich names, so they match the signs.

Your street,sorted.Yourstreet,sorted.

Never miss Karton day.

Open now, round the corner.

Your next tram, to the minute.

Home in seconds.

Real sun, real weather.

From tax day to the Böögg.

Kept on your iPhone.

Good to know.

KnowyourKreis.

Home in seconds.

Real sun, real weather.

Good to know.

01What does MiniZürich actually do?

02Which addresses does it cover?

03Are the trams on the map live?

04Does it know when shops close?

05What does it know about taxes?

06Does it need my location?

07Can it show my way to work?

08When do reminders arrive?

09Where do the collection dates come from?

10Does it need an internet connection?

11Are there widgets?

12Is it made by the city?

13What language is it in?

KnowyourKreis.