BorderWatcher Plus

SzTapp

About this app

Short..
What can BorderWatcher + offer more than the base version?
- Completely ad-free
- Simplified user interface, you can already see your favorite pinnned border crossing points on the main page
- Turn on notifications separately for each border crossing point when somebody is posting there
- Live messaging (chat) for all border crossings
- Map mode, showing the load of all nearby border crossings + show the time of last post
- "Official" information can be switched off
- The user who has switched on automatic measurement can be tracked in real time on the map
- Video upload / view feature
- Rate any border crossing point, give feedback
- Border crossing point details (address, telephone number, website)
- Bigger waiting range for trucks
- Navigation to the selected border crossing point
- Night/Dark mode
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Longer:

BorderWatcher +, like the basic BorderWatcher version, is designed to provide all the information (waiting time, camera, end-of-line coordinates, number of vehicles in the line, etc.) at European border crossing points in one place that can help you decide where should to go, if you have to go abroad.

Each border crossing is color coded depending on how loaded it is. There is no significant waiting for dark green, while for dark red you have to wait more than 4 hours.

Users can post their experiences of where the wait was, backed up with a picture or a short text message to see which line was going best.
For authenticity, you can sign in and post using a Google or Facebook account.

If there is no information from the user within a given hour, the background system will retrieve the information provided on the official border police pages and mark it so that it can be distinguished, as these are for information purposes only, do not always cover the reality!

In order to have the most accurate data possible, you need to post how long it took to cross the border. Over the years, more countries have been added to the app such as (Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia, Greece, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Kosovo, Poland)

Ratings and reviews

This app is very useful when travelling in southeastern Europe, I estimate it saved me over 20h of waiting already, and I got to know about border crossings I didn't even know existed. While the plus version doesn't introduce much compared to the normal app, the app itself is worth even more than what is asked for. Highly recommend!

it would be really useful if you could integrate an app in Android Auto. The next step would be to make an app to communicate with Google Assistent. Gemini is on its way on Android Auto. I really think that feature can bring more safety for drivers.

Always check how to, I couldn't find how to pin favourite borders. I like the design of the free version more. But I appreciate the message translation function. 🙂

What’s new

- Introduction of roles (Rookie, Traveller, Border Watcher, Expert)
- Introduction of theme settings (light, dark, system default)
- Expanded About section: other apps and websites may not use the app's data without permission
- New post button
- Improved guidance for rookies when posting (opposite direction and taking both border gates into account)