Show HN: I made an iPhone app to show a real-time map of NYC Subway service

[_blahblahblah]

I previously made a web version of The Weekendest, but when I was laid off from my last job, I decided to take the free time I had to pick up Swift UI, and made a native iOS version of it.

The main draw of the app is that the map is dynamically generated based on the current subway routing, so when you open the app on weekends or overnight, you'll see lines correspond to where the trains are actually running, which is a very unique NYC problem.

Let me know what you think!

[badbart14]

Love this! I've used The Weekendest for a bit now on the web so I'm excited I can download this and delete the home screen link on my phone :). Very much recommend to anyone that frequents the NYC subways

[alsetmusic]

Wow, first of its kind? How does that happen? With so many people riding the NYC subway, I’d have expected this role to have been filled multiple times. Great job!

[_blahblahblah]

Thanks! The data that drives this wasn’t available until 2018. Since this is a uniquely NYC problem, 3rd party apps by companies based elsewhere don’t recognize that this a problem that needs to be addressed. MTA eventually released their own version a year after I did, and there’s at least one other 3rd party app that I know.

[rekttrader]

You good human did a very nice thing. I really wish more developers would support older iOS versions though, my daily driver is a rooted one.

[_blahblahblah]

It’s my first time developing on Swift, but I have found that it can get pretty messy trying to accommodate older OS versions when trying to take advantage of features from a newer version. I may try to support iOS 16.2, but that’s probably the lowest I’d go without it being too difficult to manage.

[omarvelous]

Needed!

[baseddoge9000]

Love this app