WanderWay Navigation

WanderWay is navigation for everyday drives, scenic trips, and walks. It finds covered bridges, overlooks, and historic places along the way, then guides you there on iPhone and CarPlay. No subscription, no ads, no tracking. Built by Derek Boyer, a solo developer in southern Ohio, and inspired by my wife Jordan's wish for an app that reveals the history and beauty along everyday routes. FREE TO TRY, ONE PURCHASE TO KEEP • Every feature is open for 14 days. The trial doesn't renew and never charges you. • One-time unlock: navigation on iPhone and CarPlay, Story Mode, Narrate Without a Route, Scenic Detours, Curated Routes, Kids Mode, walking tours, offline downloads, and searches up to 40 miles. • Always free: nearby places within 5 miles, details and photos, destination search, and route previews. • No account. No location history or routes on a server. Your journal stays on your device. NEW IN 2.6 • Kids Mode: playgrounds, animals, splash pads, caves, trains, and ice cream, without grown-up places like memorials and cemeteries. Stories get short and simple. Tap Kids on the map or turn it on in Settings; CarPlay follows along. • Family Drive: in Kids Mode, Curated Routes plans kid stops and, on drives of an hour or more, a restroom break about halfway. Not quite right? Tap Different Loop. • Restroom Stops on Long Drives: after about 90 minutes of driving, add the next restroom on your route with one tap, in CarPlay too. • Natural voices: in English, natural voices made right on your iPhone (about 186 MB; iPhones with 6 GB of memory or more). • Download an Area: frame part of the map to keep its sights, photos, and stories for when there's no signal. STORIES AND DETOURS • Story Mode: hear a short story as you approach a place. With Apple Intelligence, stories are written on your iPhone. • Narrate Without a Route: hear nearby places on any drive, no directions needed. • Just Wander: walk wherever you like, with no route and no stops, and hear the story of each place as you reach it. The way back to your car is one tap away. • Scenic Detours: set aside extra minutes and WanderWay picks sights along your way, showing the extra time first. CURATED ROUTES • A scenic loop or a drive to a destination, from 30 minutes to 5 hours • Favor US scenic byways and prefer backroads • Prioritize the places you like, or show only sights you can see from the road • Faster or Prettier: choose how scenic your drive is. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Descriptions and photos from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, plus Apple Look Around or Mapillary • United States only: National Park Service hours, fees, and alerts, Recreation.gov, the National Register of Historic Places, and National Weather Service alerts • Opening hours, with a warning if a stop will be closed when you arrive, and EV charger status from Open Charge Map ON THE ROAD • Saved When You Start: WanderWay can download the route as you set off, so sights and descriptions stay with you. On cellular data, it asks first. • Drive Together: up to 6 cars see each other on the map and can follow your route. Starting is part of WanderWay Unlock. Joining is free. • Add a Stop without ending guidance. My Places: Home, Work, and your own places, also with Siri. • Journal and Passport: every drive and walk saved, with stamps, milestones, and a Home Screen widget • Map type: Standard, Satellite, or Hybrid, in a Liquid Glass look. On iPad too. CARPLAY • Start from search, a saved trip, a favorite, or by voice. Nearby sights show detour times; hear a place's story. • Curated Drives right in CarPlay, as Family Drives in Kids Mode. • Just Listen in CarPlay: Start Just Listen right from the CarPlay map. • Add a Stop and Route Overview while you drive, plus a map on CarPlay Dashboard and supported instrument clusters. Feedback? Email [email protected]. Derek Drive attentively and follow traffic laws.