Craving Mister Softee but can't hear the jingle? There's an app for that

You no longer have to hear the beautiful sound of summer to know when ice cream is headed your way.

For years, kids needed to keep ear out for the Mister Softee jingle, which would blast through the neighborhood when the truck was nearby.

Now, the patriarch of the Softee family is going high tech.

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By downloading the Mister Softee app, people can know exactly where the ice cream trucks are at. You just add your zip code and the app will tell you when it's your turn to get a push pop.

According to its website, Mister Softee was founded by William Conway and James Conway in 1956 in Philadelphia and now has about 350 franchisees operating 625 trucks in 18 states. The headquarters have been in Runnemede, New Jersey, since 1958. It is still run by the Conway family, co-owned by cousins Jim Conway Jr. and John Conway.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Mister Softee NJ: There's an app to find iconic ice cream truck