Dawdling
Example · an office day at 07:48

Take your time.
We’ll tell you when.

Dawdling plans the trips you make every week, door to door, and tells you the one moment to leave.

Coming to iPhone · London first

See one morning

One morning, twice

  1. An example morning: the office, in by 09:00. First, the way it goes now.
  2. 07:48, a journey planner says leave in about 30 minutes. 07:52, line status: minor delays. 07:57, a rail app: the 08:37 to London Bridge is on time. 08:01, on time, still. 08:03, bus times: the 37 in 1 minute, then 9. 08:05, minor delays. 08:06, you leave, just in case. Six checks, four apps.
  3. 08:19, on platform 2. The 08:37 is 18 minutes away. Too early, or too late. Never just right.
  4. Or. The same morning, with Dawdling. At 07:45 one briefing arrives on its own: Office, leave by 08:20. Bus 37 at 08:26 from stop K, then the 08:37 to London Bridge, platform 2, arriving about 08:56. 35 minutes to dawdle.
  5. 08:02, the 08:37 is running 3 minutes late. The leave-by moves to 08:23, and a notification says so: three more minutes, yours.
  6. 08:23, Go. You tap I’ve left, and from here Dawdling follows the bus and trains you left for: walk to stop K; Bus 37 to Peckham Rye at 08:29; the 08:37 Southern to London Bridge, expected 08:40, platform 2; the Northern line to Bank; arrived about 08:59. Your trains stay yours; only their times change. The Dynamic Island shows the next thing to catch the whole way.
  7. Without Dawdling: out at 08:06, six checks, 18 minutes on a platform. With it: out at 08:23, no checks, straight on. Seventeen more minutes at home. Same train.
  8. Now every trip, every week: the school run on Monday, leave by 08:12; the office on Tuesday, 08:23; the gym on Wednesday, 17:52 for 18:30; Friday dinner, 18:58; Sunday at Mum’s, 13:01. Each one a routine with its own one time to leave.
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Set it once. Then just go.

  1. Add a routine

    From your door to theirs, the days you go and when you need to be there. Once.

    Office Tue to Thu · in by 09:00

  2. Every leg, watched

    The walks, buses, Tube and trains between, live. Each ride is named by where you get off.

    Southern to London Bridge

  3. One time to leave

    A briefing first, then your Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island. In the last hour, Today counts down to Go. Until then, take your time.

    Leave by 08:20 32 min to dawdle

Try your trip.

Pick two stations and when you need to be there. Dawdling times every leg and gives you one time to leave.

An example plan from sample timings, not live data. In the app, every leg is live.

Leave byExample plan
08:31

    Sample timetable from Clapham JunctionLondon time

    Answered before you unlock.

    A briefing on the days you go. Then the Live Activity keeps the time on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, until you’re there.

    When the morning changes.

    Your leave-by moves with the trains. Another way is one tap, and so is undo.

    • Running late

      Your leave-by moves with the train. If it moves after your briefing, a notification says so.

    • Another way today

      Pin one for today. Undo is one tap, and tomorrow your usual way is back.

    • Missed it

      One tap and Dawdling plans again from where you are, with honest arrival times. Nothing changes until you choose.

    And it never guesses.

    • Last confirmed 07:52

      When live data goes quiet, the count stops and the board dims.

    • 08:42 cancelled

      The next train on your way becomes the plan, with its own leave-by.

    • Platform 4 · was 3

      The changed cell lights up once. Nothing else moves.

    • No way gets you in by 09:00

      When no way can make it, Today and the Lock Screen say why. Never a dash.

    The next 7 days.

    Each routine has its own days and arrive-by. Every day ahead shows a planned leave-by, and it turns live on the day.

    6 tripsFrom your 4 routines · ≈ times turn live on the day

    Example

    • Today · Tuesday 27
    • Office, routine. Leave by 08:20. Arrive about 08:56. Bus 37, Southern. Next.
    • Wednesday 28
    • Office, routine. Leave about 08:20. Arrive about 08:56. Bus 37, Southern.
    • Gym, routine. Leave about 17:52. Arrive about 18:24. Northern line.
    • Thursday 29
    • Friday 30
    • Friday dinner, routine. Leave about 18:58. Arrive about 19:22. Windrush line, Victoria line.
    • Saturday 31 · No trips
    • Sunday 1 · No trips
    • Monday 2
    • School run, routine. Leave about 08:12. Arrive about 08:38. Bus 185.

    Then the next one

    After today’s trip, Today shows tomorrow’s leave-by, planned from the timetable. Not going in? One tap.

    Coming with Plus: your calendar, planned too.

    Plus · in development
    • Lunch with Sam, Thursday at Borough Market: leave by 12:34 to arrive 13:00.
    • Dentist, Thursday on Harley Street: leave by 15:58 to arrive 16:30.
    • Dinner, Friday in Soho: leave by 18:51 to arrive 19:30.
    • Football, Saturday at Hackney Marshes: leave by 10:02 to arrive 11:00.

      Example notice: no trains on your line on Saturday morning; replacement buses run. Your leave-by moves 10 minutes earlier.

    Events without a place are left alone. Your calendar is read on your iPhone. Every row here is an example.

    They plan the route. Dawdling keeps the routine.

    Citymapper, TfL Go and Trainline are very good at what they do. Here is where Dawdling is different, and where it isn’t trying to be.

    Dawdling compared with Citymapper, TfL Go and Trainline
    FeatureDawdlingCitymapperTfL GoTrainline
    Best atThe trips you make every weekGetting anywhere, in cities around the worldLondon’s own status, step-free routes and OysterRail tickets across the UK and Europe
    Plan any trip, there and thenNo. Only the trips you save as routinesYes. Any A to BYes. Anywhere in LondonYes. Rail journeys
    One time to leave, for your routineYes. One leave-by, counted downPartly. Commute updates on the Lock ScreenPartly. Line status alerts on days you choosePartly. Alerts for trains you’ve booked
    Every leg: walk, bus, Tube, railYes. Door to door, in LondonYes. Plus bikes, scooters and taxisYes. Plus cyclingPartly. Rail first
    Map and step-by-step directionsNo. One time, not a mapYesYes. With step-free routesPartly. A live map of your train
    Tickets and paymentNo—Yes. Oyster top-up and TravelcardsYes. Its main job
    WhereLondon, for nowMany cities worldwideLondonUK and European rail
    AvailableNot yet. Coming to iPhoneYes. Free, with an optional Club subscriptionYes. FreeYes. Free app; booking fees can apply

    Other apps: from each app’s own App Store listing and website, checked 24 October 2026. “—” means it isn’t something the app lists. Dawdling: what the first release is being built to do. Names belong to their owners; Dawdling is independent and not affiliated with any of them.

    Private by default.

    Your saved addresses stay on your iPhone. Our server keeps your routines (their names, days and times), the stops and stations you use, and your walking minutes. If a feature ever needs more, we’ll say what it uses and ask you first.

    On your iPhone

    • Home14 Elm Road
    • Work2 Princes Street

    Kept on our server

    • OfficeTue to Thu · in by 09:00
    • Stop Kwalk 5 min
    • Bankwalk 3 min

    Sign in with Apple is optional. It keeps your routines for a new iPhone.

    London first.

    Every leg Londoners actually take, with the walks in between.

    • Bus
    • Tube
    • Overground
    • Elizabeth line
    • DLR
    • Tram
    • National Rail
    • Walking

    Questions.

    When can I get it on iPhone?

    Dawdling is being built now. When there is a version you can try, this page will say so and link straight to it.

    We don’t collect email addresses, so there’s no list to join. Come back, or don’t: take your time.

    Do I have to open the app?

    Not to know when to leave. On the days you go, a briefing names your leave-by and the way. When you set off, tap I’ve left, and the Live Activity follows your trip on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island until you arrive.

    What happens after I tap I’ve left?

    Dawdling follows the exact buses and trains you left for. If your train runs late, it stays your train and only its times change. You move to another service only when you tap one. Tapped it by mistake? Undo is there for two minutes.

    What if I miss my bus or train?

    Tap Missed it. Dawdling plans again from where you are and shows the ways that are left, with honest arrival times. Nothing changes until you choose.

    Can I go a different way today?

    Yes. Today shows up to two other ways. Pin one and Dawdling follows it for today. Undo puts your usual way back.

    Which cities?

    London first. Bus, Tube, Overground, Elizabeth line, DLR, tram and National Rail, with the walks in between, including rail trips into London from further out.

    London is the only city today. If that changes, this page will say so.

    Do I need an account?

    No. Sign in with Apple is optional. It keeps your routines if you move to a new iPhone. Dawdling doesn’t ask Apple for your name or email. You can delete your account and your routines in Settings.

    What happens to my data?

    Today, your saved addresses stay on your iPhone. To time your trips, our server keeps your routines (their names, days and times), the stops and stations you use, and your walking minutes. When you look for nearby stops it gets a rough area of about a kilometre, which it doesn’t link to you. Live times come from TfL and National Rail. Alerts and Live Activity updates, which can name your routine and its stations, reach your iPhone through Apple’s push service; alerts pass through Expo’s push service first.

    As Dawdling grows, some features may need more, such as planning trips from your calendar. Before a feature uses more, we’ll say what it uses and ask you first.

    This website sets no cookies and runs no analytics. To guess your nearest station it uses the rough, city-level location your connection already gives our host; nothing is stored.

    How much will it cost?

    Not decided yet. The plan is a free version that is genuinely useful on its own, and a subscription for people with more routines. Nothing is charged today.

    What if the live times stop?

    The countdown stops, the board dims and Dawdling tells you when the time was last confirmed. It never shows an old time as live.

    Is Dawdling from TfL or National Rail?

    No. Dawdling is independent. In the app it uses TfL’s open data and National Rail Enquiries’ data, under their terms.

    Android?

    iPhone first. Nothing to announce for Android.

    Coming to iPhone.

    Dawdling is being built now. Take your time.