Your day
in Zürich, distilled
Zürich at a glance. Live lake and Limmat temperatures, weather shifts, and routing shaped around what matters to you – all brought together in one calm experience. Learn more about Ari.
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Widgets keep the small things nearby: weather shifts, tram departures, lake temperatures, quiet routes home. So you can focus on exploring the city instead of checking five different apps.
What the day looks like from here.
Temperature, sunlight, cloud cover, and changing conditions across the day.
Is it warm enough at dä Badi?
Live lake and Limmat temperatures across Zürich's swim spots, sorted by how close you are right now.
Always near a Brunnen.
Every public drinking fountain in Zürich mapped and sorted by how close you are right now, so your bottle is never empty for long.
How strong is the sun today?
UV levels, burn-time estimates, sun protection, and water refill near you at a glance.
What to wear today
A location-aware read on temperature, rain, UV, and wind, so your outfit is never a guess.
Explore the city's queer side.
Browse upcoming events, explore venues, and discover what the community is creating.
Not just the fastest route. The right one.
Type a destination and Ari adapts the route to the moment. Move quickly, unwind alongside greenery, or choose a journey designed to help you feel more at ease along the way.
The direct route for when time matters. Fewer crossings, detours, and interruptions along the way.
See something along the way? Help improve routes for everyone by reporting obstacles, blocked paths, construction sites, and lighting issues.
Feedback
The app grows on the notes you send in.
Ari is still early, and many of the decisions inside the app are shaped directly by users, from which widgets stay, to what feels useful, distracting, or missing. One simple form inside the app. No newsletters. No feedback portal maze.
Praise
what is great
"The calm route home was exactly what i needed."
Idea
something missing
"a quiet-café finder for late afternoons"
Broken
what didn't work
"the tram outlook went blank around 18:00"
A quieter way to live in your city.
Free on the App Store and Google Play, with new widgets shipping most weeks.
Ari in the feed
Some early questions, answered simple.
If you can't find what you're looking for, send it through the feedback form – we read everything ourselves.
Who is Ari?
Ari is named after Ariadne, the Cretan princess from Greek mythology. When Theseus went into the labyrinth to face the Minotaur, she gave him a thread to find his way back out. He won not with strength, but with orientation. A city can feel like a labyrinth too, full of things you walk right past because nobody handed you the thread. Ari is that thread: a companion for the city that gives you what you need, in the moment you need it, so you do not miss what matters to you.
Is it free? What about my data?
Ari is currently completely free to use, and the core experience will remain free going forward. Additional premium features may be introduced in the future, but the main functionality will always stay accessible.
Your data stays tied to your profile to support cross-device use across iPhone, Android, and the web app. We do not sell personal data, and nothing leaves your profile without your action or permission. You can read more about how Ari handles data, privacy, and permissions in our Privacy Policy.iOS, Android, or web app?
No platform left behind: Ari is live on the App Store, on Google Play, and as a web app, the same widgets and the same walking routes everywhere.
Why Zürich first?
We live here, walk here, miss trams here, swim here. Ari starts in Zürich because the details matter; and local knowledge can't simply be translated from one city to another. Other cities will come later, once they feel equally understood.
Can I suggest a widget?Ari Lab
Soon. The Lab is on its way, the place where new widget ideas begin. You will be able to send yours in, let the community vote, and follow along as the strongest ideas make their way into Ari. Until then, use the feedback form to send your widget suggestion.
What's a Badi?
A Badi is a public swimming spot by the lake or river, or a public swimming pool. Most open in May, cost a few francs to enter, and become part of daily life in summer. Ari shows which ones are worth heading to today.