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A compass that shows landmarks, sunrise/sunset + golden hour
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A compass that shows landmarks, sunrise/sunset + golden hour
128 followers
Miss when apps were simple and fun? This one's for you! Here's a playful way to discover what's ahead, whatever direction you point your phone in. This compass app shows you places of interest (famous, unusual or local) in your line of sight. It also includes the location and time of sunset and sunrise as well as the current sun position. See the world in a new way. And have some fun. Whether you're in on a trip or just standing in your backyard.
Good luck with your launch, guys, this app is very interesting!
I love travelling and exploring, so I think I'd love it.
I'm curious: are you planning to also add restaurants and places where you can eat?
It would be extremely helpful when you're wandering in a new city, start getting hungry, and just want to know the closest available place.
(If you're wondering, yes, I'm a bit of a foodie too :D)
@pamela_arienti we do actually have restaurant data but we figured that it probably wouldn't be very helpful without reviews, but let me know if you still think it would be useful?
@johannes_berding Ah ok, I didn't know it!
Reviews are certainly important, but maybe some people also like the idea of exploring and seeing for themselves how the restaurant is, instead of relying solely on reviews.
This is so fun! I'm heading to Amsterdam for a holiday this weekend so keen to test the sunset feature
@sienawigley Thank you for trying it out! In the filters you also have the option to let the app show you the time / position of the sun at golden hour which might be relevant if you're interested in photography as well.
@johannes_berding oh nice, thanks for letting me know - i've just turned that on in filters!
Such great fun to build as a side project! We've got the following features in mind for the future, feel free to let us know which ones interest you most.
Keep your own points of interest, with a homescreen widget to quickly add new ones (like parked my car here, saw this place driving by and save it for future research)
A new compass face with a map - sort of a gta-style inspired minimap
a list overview for all sights & attractions, sortable by distance and direction
this is so cool! Was going to try it out, but realised the app is currently unavailable in my region :(
@mustassim where are you based?
@johannes_berding India..
@mustassim At the moment we don't have very good sights & attraction data for a lot of Asian countries, unfortunately including India :( but we're working on it.
@johannes_berding I can understand, plus I reckon it might be harder to map local attractions and sites for countries like India. Wish you guys all the best!
Just installed it. Absolutely love the idea!
@sneas thanks! have fun and let me know if you have some feedback!
I love it and the idea is so unique!