Anyone with a fixed routine (home, work, college, gym) shouldn't have to mark the map from scratch every time they leave the house. A proximity alarm with multiple favorite destinations solves exactly that: you save each place just once and, after that, you just choose which one to activate (or activate more than one at a time) before heading out.
Why save favorite destinations instead of marking the map every time
If you take public transport every day, your routes tend to repeat: home to work, work to college, college to the gym. Marking the destination manually on the map before each trip does work, but it's a repetitive step that nobody needs to redo hundreds of times a year. Favorite destinations exist to remove that repetition: you mark home, work, college, or any frequent place just once, give each one a name, and that's it. A home and work alarm, for example, stays saved permanently and works in both directions of the trip, every day, without having to look up the address again.
There's no limit to how many favorites you can save. Some common examples:
- Home: so you don't miss your stop on the way back, even while dozing off after a tiring day.
- Work: also handy during rush hour, when traffic makes the trip unpredictable.
- College or school: important for anyone who studies at night and tends to fall asleep on the way back.
- Gym, a relative's house, or any recurring destination: it's worth saving any place you visit more than once a week.
Proximity alarm with multiple favorite destinations: how it works in practice
Once saved, your destinations appear in a central list, with the name, the configured radius, and buttons to activate, edit, or delete each one. It's common to have, at the same time, favorites like "Home (500 m)", "Work (300 m)", and "Gym (1,500 m)", each with its own radius and its own sound and vibration settings. What sets a proximity alarm with multiple favorite destinations apart is that this list isn't a simple address book: any favorite can be activated individually, and more than one can keep running at the same time, independently.
This changes the logic of the alarm. Instead of setting up a single point every time you leave the house, on each trip you decide which "geofences" need to be on watch, and the app handles the rest in the background, even with the screen locked. To understand the principle behind these geofences, see the guide on what a location alarm is.
Routes with transfers: two active alarms on the same trip
This is where multiple alarms show their full value. Picture a common routine: bus to the metro station, metro to downtown, and one more leg to work. Without several active alarms, it's easy to doze off during the metro leg and miss the transfer station or, worse, relax again on the next bus and miss your final stop too. With two saved favorites (one at the transfer station, another at the final stop), you activate both before leaving home. The first alarm goes off as you approach the station where you need to change lines; the second keeps monitoring on its own and goes off again near the final destination, even if the first one already rang half an hour earlier.
This kind of setup works for any combination of transport:
- Bus to the metro, metro to downtown, and one more bus to the final destination.
- An intercity train followed by BRT or light rail within the city.
- A ferry crossing combined with a van or bus on the other side.
The two alarms run independently. Turning off or silencing the first one after the transfer doesn't affect the second, which keeps an eye on your final destination until you get close enough.
The ideal radius changes depending on the destination
Since each favorite keeps its own settings, it makes no sense to use the same radius for every destination. Home usually calls for a smaller radius: you already know every corner of the neighborhood and can get ready quickly the moment the alarm rings. Something between 300 and 500 meters is usually enough. A new address, on the other hand, like a recent job or a college you're still learning to recognize through the bus window, calls for a larger radius, from 1 to 1.5 km, to guarantee a few extra minutes before you need to get off. It's worth reviewing that number from time to time: as you learn the landmarks of a new route, you can gradually shrink the radius.
How to edit, activate, and delete your favorites
The favorites list is designed to be adjusted often, with no hassle:
In the favorites list, tap activate on the destinations for the trip you're about to take. The others stay saved, they're just not monitoring.
Changed your work address or want to adjust the radius? Tap edit and update it without having to recreate the favorite from scratch.
Set days of the week and times for each favorite to activate on its own, without opening the app. See how in the guide on scheduling an alarm by day of the week.
Changed jobs, courses, or gyms? Remove the old favorite to keep the list tidy.
How many simultaneous alarms you can keep active
The free version of Don't Miss The Stop already lets you save unlimited favorite destinations and activate more than one alarm at the same time, enough for most routines with a single transfer. Anyone with a longer commute, with three or more legs (for example, bus, metro, and another bus), may run into the free version's limit on simultaneous alarms. In those cases, Premium removes that limit and unlocks unlimited simultaneous alarms, plus automatic scheduling by day of the week, dark theme, and ad-free use. If your trip is a single bus stop, the free version usually handles it with no adjustments at all.
For most people (home, work, and maybe the gym), the free version does the job. Premium exists for anyone who stacks three or four legs into the same routine and doesn't want to choose which alarm to turn off.
Frequently asked questions
Can I activate more than one location alarm at the same time?
Yes. You can save several favorite destinations (home, work, college) and activate more than one alarm simultaneously, which is handy on routes with transfers or bus-to-metro connections.
Is there a limit on simultaneous alarms in the free version?
Yes, the free version lets you keep more than one alarm active at the same time, but there is a cap on simultaneous alarms. People with routines of three legs or more (like bus, metro, and another bus) can subscribe to Premium to activate simultaneous alarms with no limit.
Can each favorite destination have a different radius and sound?
Yes. Each saved favorite (home, work, gym, college) keeps its own settings for radius, sound, and vibration, plus its own schedule by day of the week. That way you can use a smaller, discreet radius for home and a larger radius with a loud sound for a destination you don't know well yet.