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A newiOS app shout out Waytherwants to avail you considerably plan your route trip by giving you veridical - time route conditions and weather prognosis along your route . make by indie developer Axel Le Pennec , Wayther gives you weather condition forecasts along your path up to 10 days in advance .
Le Pennec , who has been build iOS apps since 2013 , told TechCrunch that he came up with the idea for Wayther after adding a conditions forecasts boast for his digital boating log script app , Skipper .
“ In addition to having the ability to record a gravy holder trip-up in Skipper , I also wanted to add a new feature that would permit exploiter to plan a future misstep and check the conditions along the route , ” Le Pennec said . “ I pull in that it was a nice feature for the app , but maybe it was also an idea for another app that could be used by more users like truck driver or travelers . ”
Le Pennec then decided to make Wayther .
Wayther let you pluck different routes and conform your departure or arrival times to obtain the pure windowpane for a secure and play trip . The idea behind the app is to get disembarrass of the penury to typewrite multiple locations into a weather condition app when planning a road trip and trying to determine when potentially bad weather condition might hit .
you’re able to identify severe weather alarm , poor visibility and Nox labour conditions . Plus , you could project out your trip during scenic metre like sunrise or sundown .
Once you enter your starting point and destination into the app , it will give you three routes from which to pick out . Wayther then gives you elaborate weather forecasts at different stage along your route . The app ’s synergistic function will show you a trip-up overview and detailed timeline .
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The app work in all countries where Apple Weather is available and supports both metrical and regal units . Wayther is n’t just aimed at car trip , as it can also be used for motorcycles , RV , trucks , buses and bikes too .
Le Pennec told TechCrunch that this is just the first version of the app , and that he has a raft of features plan , such as the power to lend stops , view route account , salve favorites and see lively updates while driving . Le Pennec is also wait on authorization from Apple to build a CarPlay app , and is also work to add better OS integration with widgets , Live Activity and Siri shortcuts .
In addition , Le Pennec need to make the app available in more linguistic process , starting with French , German , Spanish and Italian .
Wayther offers a free test that gives three trip for innocent . After the trial period , you could choose from $ 1.99 weekly , $ 2.99 monthly or $ 14.99 yearly plans .
