What does it cost?
What does it cost?
Nothing. WhySoSlow is a personal project — free, with no subscriptions and no in-app
purchases. One burakov account works across all your devices.
Which platforms are supported?
Which platforms are supported?
iOS and Android, phones and tablets, from one account. It’s mobile-only — there’s no
desktop or web version, because it’s built to be mounted in a car.
Where does it work?
Where does it work?
Kyiv and the surrounding oblast today, with other regions as downloadable map packs. Once
a region is downloaded, everything works fully offline.
Why does it need me to sign in?
Why does it need me to sign in?
So your personal edits (fixed limits and markers) sync across your devices, and so the
optional AI advisor can work. The account is free.
Will it drain my battery or overheat?
Will it drain my battery or overheat?
WhySoSlow assumes the phone is mounted and charging with the screen on, so it’s tuned for
heat, not battery — GPS runs about once a second and the optional camera capture is
throttled. It doesn’t run in the background.
Is my camera always recording?
Is my camera always recording?
Only if you switch the AI sign advisor on. With it off, the camera is never used. Even on, it
captures small frames for sign-reading, uploads them, and deletes them from your device after
upload.
How accurate are the limits and cameras?
How accurate are the limits and cameras?
Limits come from OpenStreetMap plus Ukraine’s implicit defaults; cameras come from the official
data.gov.ua dataset enriched with OpenStreetMap. Nothing is perfect — which is why you can
fix any limit and add any camera yourself, and your edits always win.Does it use kilometres or miles?
Does it use kilometres or miles?
Kilometres per hour, always — it’s built for Ukraine.