Intersector

Find nearby intersections, check your direction, or turn on Live Mode to hear upcoming intersections as you walk or ride. Available on iPhone and iPad, with an Apple Watch companion app.

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Available for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Intersector on iPhone showing Mariani Avenue and Infinite Loop as the nearest intersection, with Live and Settings above the main controls.

Intersector on iPhone showing Scan Mode Ready, with Nearest and Upcoming unavailable and Scan highlighted in orange.

Intersector on iPhone with Live selected and the message Live Mode on. Walking.

Intersector Apple Watch screen showing Mission Street and 4th Street as the nearest intersection, with Nearest and Upcoming buttons.

Intersector on iPad showing Infinite Loop and Mariani Avenue as the nearest intersection, with Nearest, Upcoming, Direction, and Scan controls.

Intersector on iPad showing Scan Mode Ready, with Scan highlighted and Nearest and Upcoming unavailable.

Intersector Settings on iPad showing Current Info Layout, Show 2nd and 3rd Controls, and spoken distance and direction options.

Intersector on iPad with Live selected and an upcoming intersection report for Merritt Drive and Randy Lane, about 160 feet ahead.

Built for quick orientation

Intersector tells you about nearby mapped intersections and the direction you are facing. Find the information you need using the iPhone or iPad app, Apple Watch companion app, or Siri Shortcuts.

Nearest Intersection

Hear the closest mapped intersection to your current location, with options to hear the second and third closest intersections.

Upcoming Intersection

Use your current heading to hear the mapped intersection ahead, with options to hear the next two intersections after that.

Scan Mode

Point the phone toward nearby mapped intersections in your immediate area and receive spoken and optional haptic feedback.

Live Mode

Hear upcoming intersections automatically as you travel. Choose Walking when on foot or Driving when riding in a car or bus.

My Direction

Hear the direction the device is facing, with wording that can follow standard compass language or Manhattan Snob Mode.

Custom Announcements

Choose whether announcements include distance, direction, and neighborhood details so repeated information stays useful.

Apple Watch

Find your nearest or upcoming intersection and check your direction from the companion Apple Watch app.

Turn on Live to hear upcoming intersections as you walk or ride, without requesting each update. Choose Walking or Driving in Settings. Driving announces intersections sooner. Live continues when you use another app or lock your device.

With VoiceOver, choose the Live control's Walking Mode or Driving Mode action and double-tap to start that mode. If Live is already on, the action changes the mode and announces the update.

Choose the voice, speech rate, and volume in Settings. You can turn Live off at any time, and it stops after you remain stationary for the time you select.

In Driving mode, Live turns off when Intersector detects that you have entered a highway. It announces the shutdown and identifies the highway when that information is available. Turn Live back on after exiting the highway to resume intersection announcements.

Accessibility first

Intersector is designed around VoiceOver-first use, with large full-width controls, Dynamic Type-friendly text, native SwiftUI interface patterns, spoken updates, Apple Watch support, and optional haptic feedback.

VoiceOver announcements for updated intersection information.
Large action areas for repeated use.
Walking Mode and Driving Mode actions on the Live control.
Siri Shortcuts for common iPhone, iPad, and Watch actions.
Optional haptic feedback during Scan Mode.
Configurable announcement details for repeated listening.
Readable Watch screens for quick orientation checks.

Siri Shortcuts

Use built-in App Shortcuts for common actions, including finding the nearest, upcoming, second, and third intersections; checking My Direction; starting Scan Mode; and using Start Live Mode or Stop Live Mode on iPhone and iPad. You can also create custom phrases in the Shortcuts app.

Privacy and map data

Intersector uses location and heading information to provide intersection, direction, crossing, walking-path, and optional neighborhood context. It does not create accounts, sell personal information, show ads, or intentionally collect analytics.

Map and neighborhood context comes from OpenStreetMap through Overpass. OpenStreetMap data is available under the Open Database License.

Read the complete Intersector Privacy Policy.

Support

For help with Intersector, bug reports, and feature requests, visit the Intersector Issues page on GitHub.

For direct feedback or questions, email marco@marconius.com.