Show HN: Ambulate – Detailed Trip Planning

(ambulate.app)

46 points | by _phnd_ 6 hours ago ago

15 comments

  • n4r9 4 hours ago

    I love this idea. It's simple, effective, and the UI is great. The account creation process is such a relief. Editing and saving trips is delightfully fast. A few suggestions:

    * When adding an activity (or route), I instinctively look for a button at the buttom that says "Save activity". And possibly one that says "Cancel". Right now it's immediately saved and appears on the itinerary. That might be faster, but it leaves me feeling anxious about state.

    * The ability to share a Trip with others and even to allow collaboration would be a game-changer. Might require you to allow people to view/create/edit Trips with a "guest" account.

    * It would be amazing if there was a way to automatically generate driving or public transport directions and have the Activity and Route both added into the itinerary.

  • gigel82 9 minutes ago

    We take trips to Europe every couple of years, usually around a big city with lots of tourist attractions (like Paris / London / etc.); there's a lot of planning involved, sometimes including purchasing tickets using various museum / attraction websites and it's a PITA to keep track of the itinerary and all the e-tickets, timing, etc.

    Never found a solution for that particular problem. I tried Wanderlog -which sounds good on paper- but it was too clunky to use. Needs something simple and clean. I like this UI, but it's for a different purpose than going to a city with lots of attractions / museums / restaurants / etc.

  • 1986 4 hours ago

    Just a quick note on your landing page on mobile, if you add the following CSS to the slides img element it'll look a lot better across viewports:

        max-width: 100%;
        object-fit: contain;
  • qmarchi 4 hours ago

    How does this compare against something like Wanderlog?

    Would be nice to see a little more detail on the individual features on the main page.

    Oh and your copyright is out of date.

    • warkdarrior 2 hours ago

      Are any of these apps open source and available for self hosting? Currently I am using a combination of Google Maps, spreadsheets, Joplin notes, and email to plan my trips. An app that replaces all of that and I can self host would be ideal.

      Edit: Additional feature would love to see -- merge the trip plan with photos from the trip and send draft or publish to SSG/blog of choice.

  • serendipty01 an hour ago
  • mplewis 3 hours ago

    I need more information on what this can do before I'm willing to create an account.

  • renewiltord 2 hours ago

    You need a demo user. I won’t sign up to look at it.

    • beAbU an hour ago

      You can put in any email address you want. They don't send a verification link.

      I signed up with leave.my.personal@data.alone.com

    • Supermancho 2 hours ago

      Same. I plan trips in this EXACT way. Annotated maps alongside itinerary, marking what's optional vs mandatory, etc.

    • mdaniel an hour ago

      I'm sorry you've not yet tried the plethora of disposable email services

      Username: wiwhslhypgtjahnblg@nbmbb.com Password: wiwhslhypgtjahnblg@nbmbb.com

      I'll save you the trouble: it's pretty barebones, but I'm guessing it reflects the needs and wants of the author and good for them

  • sanjeevverma1 4 hours ago

    This is from 2019?

  • graysonpike 3 hours ago

    I don't think the slides are enough to view the app's features. I don't want to create an account just to see the features. Also the auto-advancing slides don't allow me to look closely at the UI.

  • MASNeo 3 hours ago

    I think this needs a non-registered user page. Not feeling to sign up to just have a look.