
The service is designed to help users manage their travel plans by notifying them when it's time to leave for a trip, sending reminders 30 minutes, 10 minutes, and 5 minutes before departure. It also features Live Activities on iPhone and Apple Watch that display a countdown to leave. The easiest level, 'Goldfish,' awards users 3 points for being early, 2 points for being on time, and 0 for being late, while the other levels ' 'Coffee,' 'Grown Up,' and 'Yoda' ' become progressively less forgiving. Yoda, for instance, deducts 2 points for being late. As users accumulate points, they level up and unlock various virtual characters within the app that serve as achievement badges. While the reward may appear simple, it may provide users with a sense of progress and accomplishment. 'I've always been the 'late one' in my friend group,' MacInnis told TechCrunch. 'For many of us, our toughest challenges to leaving on time are time blindness and poor time estimation. Lately addresses both of...
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