Tell Aloya when you must arrive.

Set the time you must be there. Aloya plans the trip, adds time for weather, late buses and rush hour, then tells you the minute to leave. Aloya watches the plan until you go.

Set an arrival time See how it works

A rider waits at a shaded bus shelter in Cyprus and reads the leave time on her phone while a city bus approaches. — Larnaca, 16:00. Leave at 15:05.

Every departure that still makes the time.

Aloya lists up to four departures for the same target. Each line shows the leave time, the arrival time and the spare minutes. Aloya recommends the latest departure that keeps your margin, because nobody wants to leave an hour early.

01
Leave 14:35, arrive 15:48
One bus, no transfer. 12 minutes to spare.
02
Leave 15:05, arrive 15:52
Two routes, one transfer. 8 minutes to spare. Aloya recommends this departure.
03
Leave 15:35, arrive 16:14
14 minutes after your target. Aloya marks the line as too late.

If no departure makes the target, Aloya says so at once and shows the closest option.

You choose how close to cut it.

The margin is the gap Aloya keeps between the arrival and your target time. Change it before you start the watch.

01
Relaxed
Aloya keeps 20 minutes of slack. Use it for a flight or an appointment.
02
Normal
Aloya keeps 10 minutes of slack. This is the default choice.
03
Tight
Aloya keeps 2 minutes of slack. Use it on a stop and a route you know well.

Aloya explains every extra minute.

Aloya moves your leave time earlier only for a reason, and shows the reason on the card. Each signal has a limit, so one noisy signal cannot move the leave time far.

01
Weather
Rain, heat or Saharan dust slows the walk and the road. Limit: 7 minutes.
02
Buses running late
Aloya reads the recent lateness of the routes in your plan. Limit: 8 minutes.
03
Rush hour
Aloya learns the busy hours of your corridor, and includes the sharp 13:00 school run. Limit: 6 minutes.
04
Disruption
A road closure or a held route adds time. Aloya names the incident. Limit: 10 minutes.

The total buffer never passes 20 minutes. Sunday and public holidays carry no rush-hour time.

Four reminders, then the honest answer.

Aloya re-plans the trip while you wait. Far-off trips refresh each hour. The last hour refreshes on every tick. Each reminder arrives once, even after a server restart.

01
One hour before
The first reminder carries the current leave time and the route.
02
30 minutes before
Aloya re-plans and confirms the leave time.
03
15 minutes before
The last quiet warning before you stand up.
04
Leave now
Aloya names the stop, the route and the arrival time.
05
The plan changed
Conditions worsen and the leave time moves 5 minutes earlier or more. Aloya tells you between the fixed steps.
06
The time is out of reach
No departure reaches your target. Aloya says so early, and shows the closest option instead of a blank screen.

A rider steps out of a limestone doorway in Cyprus and walks toward a bus stop at golden hour.

One trip, one reminder.

You do not need a promise for every trip. Open any plan and tap remind me to leave. Aloya sends one notification before the walk starts.

On every plan: The button shows on each trip that departs in 20 minutes or more.
The walk counts: Aloya measures the walk to the stop, then sets the reminder 5 minutes before that walk begins.
The app stays closed: The reminder comes from the server. Your phone does not need the app open.

The arrival promise, in plain terms.

Do I need to allow notifications?: Aloya asks once. If you refuse, the promise still runs, and the card shows the live countdown to the leave time.
What happens after I leave?: The promise closes when you board. The journey screen then counts the stops that remain.
Can I cancel a promise?: Yes. Open the promise and tap cancel. Aloya stops the watch and sends no more reminders.