A New York City summer hasn’t truly started until you hear those first few notes of the Mister Softee jingle echoing down a sweltering street. But let’s be honest: waiting around a street corner hoping a truck magically appears is a rookie move.
If you’re tired of chasing the music only for it to fade away two blocks over, we found the ultimate NYC summer hack. There is a real-time Mister Softee tracker app, and it’s about to change your ice cream game forever.
Stop Chasing The Jingle, Start Tracking The Truck
Forget wandering aimlessly through Central Park or the East Village. This handy map allows you to pinpoint exactly where the closest soft-serve truck is stationed at any given second.
Here’s how it works:
- 🍦 Menu Browsing: Check the menu before you walk over (though if you’re like us you already know you’re grabbing a chocolate soft serve with rainbow sprinkles)
- 📍 Live GPS Tracking: See a live map of every active truck in the five boroughs
- 🚍 Active Status: You can click on individual trucks to see how long they’ve been on the road
How To Get It
The app is available for both iPhone and Android users, so nobody has to go without their cone. Once you download it, you can enter your zip code and instantly see a fleet of trucks ready to serve you.
The franchise has come a long way since it was founded in 1956–it now operates over 625 trucks–but in a city as big as New York, they can still be surprisingly elusive without a little digital help.
Pro-Tip For The Summer
Whether you’re a die-hard cone with a cherry on top fan or a milkshake devotee, this map is the ultimate life hack for anyone who has ever sprinted down a sidewalk only to miss the truck by a block.
Download the Mister Softee tracking app here and never suffer through a heatwave without a soft-serve cone again!
P.S. Heading out of the city? Don’t forget the first-ever Mister Softee brick-and-mortar store opened on Long Island last year!
