BoardSpy sends pre-departure traffic and weather push alerts for your saved home-to-office route. Set your schedule once; get a lock-screen notification 30 minutes before you usually leave if the route is slower than normal.
What you get on mobile
- Push alerts on your lock screen before departure — no inbox refresh needed
- Traffic delay severity and route-specific weather (rain probability)
- One tap to open directions in Google Maps
- AI-sorted local deals from social feeds (optional)
- Hands-free voice assistant for restaurants and routes
- Free to start — iOS 16.4+ and Android 8+
Who this is for
Office workers and commuters who drive or ride a motorcycle to work and want to know before they leave whether to add 10–15 minutes. Especially useful in US cities with unpredictable bridge, tunnel, and highway backups — New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, and anywhere Google Maps has traffic data.
How this differs from navigation apps
Waze and Google Maps excel at turn-by-turn navigation during the drive. BoardSpy focuses on the 30 minutes before you leave. After Google removed the commute tab in 2024, many commuters wanted a dedicated alert — that is what BoardSpy mobile apps provide.
See also: route planner with weather · rain alert app for your route · best commute alert apps for iOS · BoardSpy vs MyCommute · how route alerts work
Prefer the web?
BoardSpy also runs in your browser with email alerts and an optional Chrome extension. Open the web app