ShadeInStadiums: progress update (Oct 10, 2026)

Hi Lily

This page shows where ShadeInStadiums stands today. Everything is here in one place: what changed, screenshots of the app, the logo choices, and what is still being worked on. Nothing to download. Just scroll.

What's new

One clear answer first. The results screen now opens with a single short line, for example 1 hr 45 min shade, 1 hr 15 min sun, 1:00–4:00 PM.
The numbers match everywhere. The headline and the shade card show the same times, and shade plus sun add up to the full time window.
Easier to read. Faint gray text on the dark background was made brighter so every note is easy to read.
Full app name in the top bar. "ShadeInStadiums" now shows in full instead of being cut off.
A friendlier home screen. It now says "See how long a seat stays in the shade." and offers three quick examples: Arthur Ashe, Wimbledon Centre Court and Fenway.
Roof note. Stadiums with a sliding roof say so clearly: shade times assume the roof is open, and when it is closed every seat is covered.
Honest, plain wording when details are missing. If we don't have row names or seat numbers for a section yet, the app says so in one short line instead of guessing.

Screenshots

Tap any picture to see it full size.

Home screen with stadium picture, a Choose box, and shortcuts for Arthur Ashe, Wimbledon Centre Court and Fenway — **1. Home screen.** The stadium picture, the "How do you want to search for your shade?" box, a one-line explanation, and three example stadiums.

Arthur Ashe Stadium screen with the retractable roof note and a Section picker — **2. Arthur Ashe Stadium.** The roof note appears as soon as you pick the stadium, then you choose your section.

Arthur Ashe with Section 330 and Row K chosen, with a note that seat numbers are not available yet — **3. Picking a seat.** Section 330, Row K. The app tells you plainly that it doesn't have seat numbers for that row yet, so it shows shade for the whole row.

Results screen leading with 1 hr 45 min shade, 1 hr 15 min sun, 1:00 to 4:00 PM, plus temperature, sunrise and sunset, and weather — **4. The answer.** One clear line at the top, then temperature, sunrise and sunset, rain and cloud chances, and links to see shadier seats nearby.

Logo options

There are four sunhat designs in your colors (sun yellow, shade gray, deep gray and white). The one in use now is riviera, the wide yellow brim with half of it in gray, as if part of the hat is in the shade. It's the top row below, and it still looks clear at tiny app-icon size (right column).

From top: riviera (chosen), stadium-brim, line-chic, monogram-s. Each is shown as a square icon, a round icon and at real phone-icon size. Easy to switch if you prefer another.

Done so far

25 of 28items on your checklist are done

All passingall 135 automatic checks pass

No errorsthe web version runs cleanly

Highlights include the stadium picture on the first screen, searching by venue, city or event type, the calendar and time picker, US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon maps, the roof note, the new app name and the sunhat logo.

Still in progress

The last three checklist items all need the same missing piece: seat numbers. The public stadium seating charts we found list sections (and sometimes rows), but not the seat numbers in each row.

Item 6: Seat drop-down

The seat picker is built, but it only shows up once we know how many seats a row has. No stadium has that information yet, so for now you stop at the row.

Item 9: Shade for an exact seat or row

When a row or seat isn't known, the app says so and shows the shade for the area it does know, like the whole section. It doesn't make up a more exact answer.

Item 22: Official section, row and seat names

Official section names, and row letters where the charts list them, are in the app. Seat numbers aren't, because no public chart gives them.

Also: the stadium shapes used to work out the shade are still rough sketches, not exact measurements. That's why the app says "Confidence: low" and "may vary." The answers are a good guide, and they'll get more accurate as the stadium models improve.

Small polish next

Add a little more space under the small "no row names yet" note so it doesn't touch the cards below it.
Make the teal links (like "Sun detail" and "Shadier seats nearby") a bit brighter on the dark background.