Set up a route
Origin, destination, the window you'd leave in (say weekdays 4:30–7 pm), and what "clear" means: within 15% of free-flow time, or under a fixed number of minutes.
RouteDispatchLeave work when traffic actually clears.
Not when the clock says so. RouteDispatch watches your commute during a window you choose, pings your phone the moment travel time drops under your threshold, opens navigation with one tap, and records how long the drive really took.
Invite only. Ask Roy for a signup code. Works on iPhone (iOS 16.4+), Android and desktop as an installable web app, no app store needed.
How it works
It watches the traffic
During the window it checks live travel time every few minutes and keeps every reading, so you build up a picture of what your commute really looks like.
One push when it clears
Exactly one notification per window. Tap it, choose Go, and your maps app opens with directions. Or dismiss it and nothing else happens today.
The trip gets recorded
Tell it when you arrived, let the reminder ask, or have an iPhone Shortcut record it automatically when you reach home. Predicted vs. actual, every time.
What you get
Today vs. typical
Each route shows today's traffic curve against the last two weeks, with your threshold drawn on it, so you can see whether waiting is worth it.
Watches
Survey a trip across a time range for a few weeks and get a dashboard ranking the best and worst departure slot for every weekday.
Quiet by design
One alert per window, none at all once you've already left, and an optional "window ended" note if it never cleared. No badges, no streaks.
Your maps app
Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. The app hands off to whichever you pick and stays out of the way while you drive.
Hands-free arrival
An iOS Shortcuts "Arrive" automation can close the trip the moment you get home. Set it up once from Settings.
Real traffic data
Travel times come from Google's Routes API, the same data behind Google Maps, including the free-flow baseline the threshold is measured against.
Questions
How do I get an account?
Registration needs a signup code. It's a personal project running on my own server, so ask me for one. Once you're in, everything is free.
Do I need to install anything?
No. On iPhone, open the site in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen, and open it from there so notifications work. On Android and desktop, Chrome offers to install it. It's a web app, so there's nothing in an app store.
Where does my data go?
Addresses and travel-time readings live in a database on my server. Travel times are looked up from Google's Routes API, which sees the origin and destination of each check. Nothing is sold or shared, and you can delete a route and all its history at any time.
Does it drain my battery or track my location?
No. The server does all the watching. Your phone only receives a notification, and location is never read by the app. The optional arrival Shortcut uses iOS's own geofence.
What does "clear" mean?
Either relative, when the live travel time is within a multiple of the free-flow time (1.15 means at most 15% slower than an empty road), or absolute, when it's under a number of minutes you set. You can also require two consecutive clear readings to avoid a false alarm.
Ready to stop guessing?
Open the app, add your commute, and let it tell you when to leave.