# Traffic-Analyzing Alarm Apps The 'Snorelax' App Calculates Travel Time for Commuters By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2015-10-14 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travel-time-for-commuters References: [betalist](http://betalist.com/startups/snorelax) & [snorelaxapp](http://www.snorelaxapp.com/) 'Snorelax' is an alarm app that calculates travel time for commuters. For those who travel long distances to work, it can be difficult to know when to wake up in order to make it in on time. This app ensures that commuters always have enough time to make it to work by tracking traffic conditions in real-time. Snorelax is a mobile alarm app that relies on [traffic patterns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifemap) to determine when a user should wake up. The app uses historical and [real-time data](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/notialarm) to calculate travel time for commuters. The app will then wake users up earlier or later depending on current traffic conditions. The app is ideal for commuters who are often faced with heavy traffic and reoccurring delays. The app provides a clever way to help commuters arrive on time each morning. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Real-time Traffic Analysis:** Developing apps that use real-time traffic data to calculate travel time for commuters creates an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the transportation industry. - **Smart Alarm Apps:** Creating alarm apps that use data to adjust wake-up times based on real-time traffic data presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for technology companies in the mobile application industry. - **Commute Planning:** Focusing on developing technologies that help commuters save time and enhance their travel experiences could lead to disruptive innovation in the transportation and mobile application industries. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Transportation Services:** Integrating real-time traffic analysis tools into transportation services provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for the transportation industry. - **Mobile Applications:** Creating smart alarm apps that use data to adjust wake-up times based on real-time traffic data presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the mobile application industry. - **Smart Cities:** Developing smarter commute planning technologies could lead to disruptive innovation opportunities in the smart cities industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gentle Wake-Up Alarms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wonderwake.md) - [Audio Sleep Detection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-sleep-timer.md) - [Time Use-Analyzing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/segro-app.md) - [Advanced Reminder Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/datealarm.md) - [Sleep Optimization Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/somno.md) - [Feature-Rich Airport Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/byair-app.md) - [Location-Based Alert Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remindme.md) - [Holistic Sleep Improvement Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/somnapp.md) - [Digital Wind-Down Sleep Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleep-assistant.md)