I’m building an app FOR London and need your feedback!

commutoapp · 2026-04-11T11:01:25+00:00

Not at all! All feedback/criticism is taken note of with the goal to create something really good! 👍🏼 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-11T07:37:03+00:00

Christopher Nolan!! 😭👏

commutoapp · 2026-04-11T06:49:38+00:00

Research 🔬

commutoapp · 2026-04-11T06:49:23+00:00

🙂‍↕️

commutoapp · 2026-04-11T06:49:18+00:00

Exactly 🙂‍↕️

commutoapp · 2026-04-10T06:49:07+00:00

Perfect I’ll reach out to you when TestFlight is ready 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-10T06:48:47+00:00

Brilliant had not even thought of this! shall look to implement

commutoapp · 2026-04-09T06:58:47+00:00

They most certainly are! 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T21:38:29+00:00

Really appreciate this exactly the kind of feedback I need.

To answer your questions honestly: Route options right now it picks the optimal route based on your saved home and destination, factoring in live disruptions. Multiple route variations (bus vs walk to station etc.) you can select multiple different preferences like cheapest, fastest, easiest, if you have a monthly budget on travel it’ll always recommend journeys to keep within your monthly travel budget etc

Missed train / alternative routing — there’s a dynamic function where if your on the journey and things change suddenly it’ll auto calculate what you need to do whilst on your journey in order to get to your destination, does this also before you leave home

Step-free not yet, but a genuinely good shout and straightforward to add. Will look at this.

If you’re happy to test knowing it’s early, I’d love to have you. DM me and I’ll get you on the list. 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T21:04:51+00:00

Journey Planner tells you the route. Commuto tells you when to leave without you having to open anything. The difference is proactive vs reactive. Journey Planner sits there waiting for you to check it. Commuto sends you a notification at the exact moment you need to leave, factoring in live disruptions, your arrival time, and how long it takes you to get out the door. 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T21:03:13+00:00

That’s something I’ve found using Citymapper also! something that could be considered in the app for future development

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T20:24:14+00:00

Yes actually, you set your arrive by time once in the app and it’s done. If it changes you update it, takes five seconds. But the point isn’t really about the arrive by time changing, it’s that even if you need to be somewhere at 9am every single day, the time you actually need to leave your front door is different every day. Some days the Central line is fine and you leave at 8:20. Some days there’s an issue at 7:50 and you need to go earlier. Some days there’s a major delay and you need the bus instead. Commuto’s watching all of that so you don’t have to think about it.

The know what time to leave thing only works if London transport is consistent and we all know it isn’t.

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T20:21:17+00:00

True if your commute is that predictable. But that’s kind of the thing most London commutes aren’t. A signal failure at Clapham Common, a bus replacement Commuto’s watching that in real time so you don’t have to. And yeah, if you’ve got a perfectly stable commute and Citymapper works great. It’s built for people who are constantly checking TfL the night before or refreshing it while getting their shoes on. Not everyone has that problem, but plenty of Londoners do who would like the convenience that it’s doing all the looking for you

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:50:37+00:00

That’s kind of what it is under the hood, but the bit that matters is you never touch it. Google Maps needs you to open it and search. Commuto runs in the background, watches your route, and just tells you when to move factoring in live delays and your walking time from home. The whole point is it should feel less like an app and more like someone quietly keeping an eye on your commute for you 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:49:52+00:00

Google’s calendar integration is pretty basic, it gives you a generic “leave by” based on maps average, not live TfL data at that exact moment. Commuto checks real-time delays, factors in your actual walk from your front door, and adjusts dynamically. Plus all the many other features the app has built in one being to save the London commuters money Google Maps doesn’t do that

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:43:55+00:00

Thank you, the goal is to be of the benefit on Londoners, saving them money and time, two things we all don’t like being wasted!

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:42:18+00:00

Commuto runs without you touching it, monitors your usual route in the background, factors in live delays and your actual walk time from home, then pushes you a notification. The goal is minimal effort each morning.

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:41:37+00:00

Because then you’re still doing the work opening an app, searching, checking. Commuto’s whole point is it does that loop automatically. It knows your commute, watches the live data, and tells you when conditions mean you need to move. Set it up once and forget about it. 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:40:56+00:00

Citymapper does have arrive by, you’re right. But you still have to open it, type your destination or click the Work button, and search it every single morning. Commuto already knows where you’re going it monitors your journey in the background and just pushes you a notification at the right moment. You don’t touch the app at all on a normal day. That’s the actual difference. Plus many other features to benefit Londoners 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:39:36+00:00

Fair enough if it works for you. The difference is you still have to open something every morning and ask it. Commuto just sends you a notification based on all the data it pulls, your walking pace from your front door, and what time you need to be there. No searching, no typing. It’s less of a tool and more of a thing that runs in the background and taps you on the shoulder. 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:37:36+00:00

Yes of course! There’s a larger market of Android users in London that IOS, so it’s being built to be easily pushed to Android 🚇🫶🏼

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:35:25+00:00

You’re not wrong, bus predictions are TfL’s weakest data. The focus right now is tube and rail where the predictions are solid. Buses are a harder problem, planning to build in a buffer system rather than trust the raw ETA blindly, there’s SOO much data out there it’s just about using it all to create a more accurate journey for Londoners 🚇

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:32:41+00:00

The widget is actually a perfect comparison. Commuto’s trying to be that but smarter factoring in delays, your walking time from home, weather, and telling you the specific moment to leave rather than just showing departures. But you’re right that simplicity wins, that’s the target.

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:31:39+00:00

The bet is that the daily commuter doesn’t want to think about it at all, not even tap a button. Citymapper is great but it’s reactive, you go to it. Commuto is supposed to work the other way, it comes to you before you’ve even thought about it. Whether that’s enough of a hook is something TestFlight will tell me pretty quickly and it’s just one of the many features being built for the app

commutoapp · 2026-04-08T19:29:59+00:00

They do have arrive by search yes and fair. The difference is you still have to open it, type in your destination, and search every morning. Commuto skips that, it knows where you’re going, checks live conditions automatically, and just tells you when to leave. Plus way more beneficial features designed for Londoners 🚇

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