- You do not need to listen to the jingle of the ice cream truck for a sweet treatment, thanks to the new Mr. Softy app.
- The app shows the locations of dozens of trucks in 18 states.
- Originally launched in 2020, the Mr. Softy app was recently rebooted and growing in popularity.
There is no sound that sounds more like summer Mr. Softy Jingle of ice cream truck, knowing that a cool, sweet treatment is just step away.
For maximum of the last six decades, the analog tradition has been a head of the Eastern Coast Summer. Family owned company was established in 1956 PhiladelphiaBut now there is headquarters in the runnerp, new JerseyAnd is known for its indifferent vibes. However, even this reputed company is suited to the digital age – now it has an app that helps customers to track the location of their 625 trucks in 18 states.
Available on both apple app Store And Google playThe program offers a real -time map of truck locations. Once you open the app, there is no need to log in. Just hit “skip”, and it will show the live locations of all trucks and this time. Click on Little truck logo and you can find how long this special truck is working, as well as a list of its menu items.
When we pulled the app on Tuesday afternoon, we saw 40 trucks in Manhattan in New York City, a dozen in Philadelphia area, 10 in California Bay Area, four in South Carolina Martal Beach Two in the region, Orlando and Austin regions, as well as a single truck in Milwauki and Memphis. Some were also in more unexpected areas, such as Oxonard, three in California, and one -one marita, Georgia; Buda, Texas; And Moresville, Northern Carolina.
Of course, using the app is a throbac tradition to wait to listen to Jingle, an earworm written by Philadelphia around 1960 Lace habitatWho died in 2016. While they were told that the tune would be used only on two or three trucks in South Jersey, it now rings hundreds of vehicles, coast to the coast.
The app originally started in 2020, but after that it has gained more popularity recently. Started this month againHowever, since the trucks are owned by 350 franchisees, each owner will have to choose in the app if they want their trucks to be displayed. This means that there is still a chance to be on a Mr. Softy truck that does not appear on the app map. (Incidentally, when we were writing this story, we heard the truck in Hobocaine, New Jersey, but did not see that it appears on the map of the app.)
One Apple Store User Name “Yasgurl” commented, “We could not hear the ice cream truck now, so we decided that we would follow it … When we turned on the road, we found the truck. My father also said,” Yes, I have to get that app too! ” It was like magic, will definitely use it again. ,
