Theme · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Travel, maps and outdoors
Trip planners, place discovery maps, GPS tracking, interactive globes, sky trackers, weather and car ownership apps.
New projects this week
97
Last 12 weeks
897
Share of all new projects
3.5%
Last 4 weeks vs 8 before
-5%
Share of new projects, per week
Groups in this theme
| Group | This week | 12 wks | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Map-based place discovery apps | 20 | 196 | -11% |
| GPS trip and ride tracking | 18 | 140 | +16% |
| Interactive world maps and globes | 18 | 110 | +12% |
| Travel and trip planners | 13 | 186 | ▼ -22% |
| Car ownership and maintenance apps | 11 | 123 | ▼ -22% |
| Sky, space and flight trackers | 10 | 67 | +19% |
| Consumer weather apps | 7 | 75 | +6% |
Stack
Share of the 237 projects in this theme that stated their stack, last 12 weeks.
- Vercel 17%
- Cloudflare 11%
- Supabase 8%
- React 8%
- SwiftUI 8%
- GitHub Pages 7%
- Python 7%
- Next.js 7%
AI tools
Same projects.
- Claude (chat or unspecified) 14%
- Claude Code 6%
- ChatGPT 5%
- Codex 3%
- Gemini API 3%
Most discussed this week
- DriveTone — Plays simulated engine sounds with RPM, shifting and engine braking in an EV, driven by phone GPS and IMU data.“I got bored of my EV sounding like a fridge, so I built this.”
- LeaveFriday — Weekly searches nonstop weekend flights from California airports to 24 destinations and pairs each with hotels, scoring each trip.“Friday: leave the office. Saturday: feet in the sand. Sunday: home. I built a site that finds the best way there and back.”
- I built an app with no server,… — Tracks bike rides with GPS, showing speed, distance, and an odometer that reminds when the chain needs oiling, with all data kept on the phone.“I built an app with no server, no ads, no purchases and no account. Here's what that cost me.”
- skiinfoapp — Combines ski resort slope maps, run steepness details and weather forecasts in one free website.“I love skiing, so I made a free site with slope maps”
- Travinera — Answers whether a destination suits a specific traveling group by combining offline place data, visa rules and city profiles.“6 months building a travel app on open data only: 540k places, visa rules for each passport, offline”
- PoTraffic — Analyzes traffic patterns to suggest the best time to leave for a trip.“Created a traffic analyzer to know when the best time to leave is. Is this helpful to anyone ?”
- MeSIM — Lets people compare and buy travel eSIM mobile data plans for different countries.“Looking for honest feedback on my travel eSIM website”
- Nabolek.no — Helps parents find nearby playgrounds and shows practical details like fencing, toilets, parking, shade and accessibility.“Nabolek.no”
- LocalRainfall.com and LocalSnowfall.com — Shows recent rain or snow totals for a U.S. ZIP code using NOAA/NWS data, with monthly, yearly and nearby station figures.“I built a simple site to answer: How much rain or snow did we get?”
- esimstore — Sells prepaid travel eSIM data plans and delivers a QR code and installation instructions by email after payment.“our travel esim store is live. what would make you trust it before a trip?”
Latest
- Stationclosed — Shows whether an Amazon Flex delivery station is closed.“Amazon Flex drivers want to know if their station is closed?”
- Terrastamp — Logs cities a traveler has visited, awards a stamp badge per city, and records ratings across several dimensions like food and safety.“I need beta testers for my trip app (android & apple) - Terrastamp”
- Headwind — Imports cycling ride files and Strava exports into a self-hosted archive with ride history, performance trends, segments and health data.“Title: I wanted somewhere to keep my cycling history. It got slightly out of hand.”
- Cyclr — Records bike rides on iPhone and Apple Watch with a customisable live stats dashboard and GPX export.“Cyclr — a bike computer for iPhone and Apple Watch. Which live stats matter to you?”
- terraink runs — Turns a Garmin run file into a short animated video and poster images showing the route and stats.“I made a free tool that turns your Garmin run into a 60-second film”
- Yo Lo Tengo — Lets users find local businesses and products, save favorites, and keep digital loyalty cards in an iPhone app.“Yo Lo Tengo - iPhone testers wanted for a local-business and loyalty-card beta built in Guatemala”
- Wingfoilscout — Ranks European wingfoiling spots by forecast wind, tides, thermals and drive time, and writes a session report with suggested wing sizes.“Wingfoilscout – a local app that ranks where the wind is worth the drive (feedback welcome)”
- SaferNeighbor — Generates a neighborhood safety report for any US address combining crime, sex offender, school, demographic, traffic and environmental data.“[SaferNeighbor] - Free neighborhood safety report for any US address”
- LocalRainfall.com and LocalSnowfall.com — Shows recent rain or snow totals for a U.S. ZIP code using NOAA/NWS data, with monthly, yearly and nearby station figures.“I built a simple site to answer: How much rain or snow did we get?”
- CampiUp — Lists camping spots and camping centers in Tunisia on a map and lets users share posts, create hiking or camping events, and join clubs.“I made a camping & hiking community app for Tunisia 🏕️”
- LeaveVox — Lets users attach short voice notes to real-world locations for others to discover nearby.“I'm building an app for leaving voice notes at real places. What would you use it for?”
- How2NewYork Block Report — Generates a one-page report for any NYC address from city open data on complaints, crime, restaurant inspections, street trees and nearby subway status.“Check your NYC block: an address report card built only from city open data”
- UVShield — Sends live UV index alerts and sunscreen reapplication reminders.“UVShield: UVIndex & Sunscreen Looking for Feedback”
- Where Is My Bike — Saves the location where you parked your bike and navigates back to it using Google Maps.“After 16+ Years of Coding, I built my first Mobile App”
- Laume — Shows sealed letters on a map and only lets users open a letter within 50 m of where it was left, with the option to leave their own letter at the same spot.“I built an app where letters only open at the spot they were left. Now I need people to light up their cities.”