Shadeside
What’s next
What Shadeside does today and where it is heading. Plans shift as we learn which walks people actually take.
Released
Shipped8
In the App Store
Shipped Shade-aware routing
A walking graph weighted by how sunlit each segment is, so the route follows the shaded side of the street.
Shipped Real building and tree shadows
Shadows projected from OpenStreetMap heights, with tree crowns and woodland drawn and counted.
Shipped Time scrubbing
Move twelve hours in either direction and watch the shade move with the sun.
Shipped Offline cities
Prepared city files that install in seconds and then need no network.
Shipped UV index
Current UV for your location, so the value of shade is not a guess.
Shipped Which side to sit on transit
On a bus, tram, or train, pick the seat away from the sun when buildings cannot help.
Shipped Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
Keep the next turn, street side, remaining distance, and leftover shade in view without opening the app.
Shipped Shareable route cards
Share a walk with its shade share and the time it costs against the fastest route.
Quarter
Q4 20264
Oct–Dec
Planned Shade on the map without a route
Show shadows for whatever you are looking at, so you can judge a street before planning anything.
Planned Moonlight walks
Routes that follow moonlight and night shade after the sun is gone.
Planned Sunrise and sunset spots
Find places nearby where you can actually see the sunrise or sunset, not just a time on a clock.
Planned Apple Watch app
Glance the next turn, remaining shade, and how far is left from your wrist.
Backlog
Later3
Exploring
Planned Occlusion
A tall building should block the shadow behind it. Today shadows are projected independently, which slightly overestimates shade in dense blocks.
Planned Seasonal canopy
Bare branches in winter shade far less than full summer foliage. Model the difference.
Planned More cities
Beyond the first thousand metropolitan areas, on request and by usage.
Shipped (8) ↓ Q4 2026 (4) ↓ Later (3)
