Many people either carry copy of auto fare card with them or do remember formula. However, it becomes difficult when you are roaming in multiple cities frequently.
A lot many similar apps available, however they are either platform specific, outdated or requires GPRS or other network connection. Few others are city specific.
This is a very simple attempt to overcome a couple of situations.
The application:
- Works on almost any mobile with basic browser (internet browsing software)
- Does not require any GPRS or other connection to run the app
- Has support for multiple cities of India
- Support for night fare calculation – based on device time
- No installation required, just copy to mobile and run
- No advertisement, no license fee – free and open source
- Can be very easily updated
- Has very basic and simple interface, executes and works simply
Grab it : Download http://harit.kotharee.com/app/fareCalc.htm . (Right click to the link and select ‘Save As…’ and save to your computer / or save the copy on your mobile.)
Use it : Open the saved copy of fareCalc.htm from your mobile or equivalent device, in most cases, it should open with default available browser. That’s it. No need to explain further. 🙂
Why HTMLand JavaScript?
- Most mobile browser supports
- No formatting / styling required
- Widest compatibility across mobile platforms
- No rebuild, easy to update
- No installation required
- Easy to share