Ride with GPS: Bike Navigation

Name: Ride with GPS: Bike Navigation
Rating: 4.58678 (6769 reviews)

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Ride with GPS: Bike Navigation

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User Reviews for Ride with GPS: Bike Navigation

Best cycling app I have found

I have been using ridewithgps since 2015 and it has become my favorite cycling app and website. It allows me to plan safe routes for my rides in advance and then use my smart phone to navigate the route on my bike. It logs my ride, shows me stats, gives me audible turn by turn directions, shows me the elevation profile and much more. I used the free version for years and it met all of my needs. Last year I upgraded to paid version so that my wife (and friends) can track my rides in real time so that she knows I’m safe, which is well worth the money for me. Photos taken while logging a ride can be embedded into the route, which is a nice feature.I recently had a problem with the app where it wouldn’t go into navigation mode. I was frustrated as it was the only time in over four years the app didn’t work flawlessly. I emailed tech support and they immediately responded. One of the company founders called me on a Saturday morning and helped get it working for me. They then updated the app to fix the bug. Because of their excellent customer service and the unique features of the app I rate them five stars without hesitation.

1Gr8Ride, Aug 26, 2019

Apple Watch integration is a disaster

I got this app because I wanted a cycling guide compatible with Apple Watch. After several rides, here’s my experience using Ride With GPS on my Apple Watch: 1) During the ride the app keeps disappearing from the watch face. 2) Very challenging to navigate from an Apple Watch—both with the app disappearing and unclear when to look at the watch for directions. Ended up biking with my phone in one hand to figure out where I was going—Defeats the purpose of Apple Watch compatibility. Also, dangerous as I was not prepare with a phone holder to bike with. 3) The app drained my watch battery. After a four hour ride, I had almost no watch battery left. No other apps running. Keep in mind that I could not even see this app most at the time since it keeps disappearing from the watch face. Pros: There are some really good rides mapped out. If you’re just using your phone, looks like it works well. However, for a paid app, there’s still a lot to work out so you can use your Apple Watch to navigate.

Actorbust, Oct 09, 2020

Very Good Bike app

RWG is the best bike app I’ve tried. I’m not looking for a workout app, just an app to record my bike rides, and this one is the best for me. I like that it displays the map and pertinent stats all at once on the screen. I can see my trail, plus speed, distance, duration, averages, etc without changing screens. I’ve tried several apps lately and none other will do that. I even biked with 4 apps open and recording at the same time so I could switch between them while riding, and later compare final results, and RWG easily won out. A review wouldn’t be complete without listing a couple of negatives: You can’t see the map until you press “Go Ride”, and it seems that it is not locking in on the gps until that is done, so occasionally it will write a phony start location onto my trail. That can be removed later, but only with the paid version. I think this problem could be eliminated if you could view the map before pressing the start button. That way you could watch the gps dot until it settles down, the press Go Ride. One other feature would be very nice: Add an option to mask your start-stop location like Strava does. I want to hide my home location, but can’t do it with RWG. I hope you guys read this and consider it.

CW Mann, Aug 24, 2022

Great for navigation, lacking for metrics

Ride With GPS is pretty great, though is biased more towards mapping and navigation more than metrics and fitness. The route planning and voice-guided navigation is really impressive. While it’s wonderful to be able to connect to my Garmin Varia (which Cyclemeter cannot do), many of the settings menus are only accessible during a ride and not easy to find. It would be nice to have a selection of screens to choose from, as the majority of the screen is dedicated to the map, making few, small font metrics visible on screen. The Apple Watch heart rate connection worked easily. I was able to connect it to my Duotrap (Trek speed and cadence sensor) without an issue, but it seems unnecessarily difficult to get recorded workouts pushed into Apple Health or Strava. For instance, I swore I had enabled to switch for Apple Health, but when I finished my ride the workout did not get pushed. Unfortunately, there’s no way to retroactively get completed workouts sent to Apple Health. And the Strava connection does not occur on the device, only by connecting your RWGPS account to your Strava account online. Incredible potential, needs just a few tweaks. I’m not sure I’m ready to commit to an annual subscription just yet, but I could definitely see subscribing on an as-needed basis for a week/month at a time. The guided navigation was so helpful during a 100 mile ride on a route we’d never taken before.

GHT001, May 28, 2022

Great phone app/suboptimal watch app

As a route planner and iPhone app, I cannot say enough good things about. The app provides excellent turn by turn directions and excellent details. Route planning is top notch. As a watch standalone app, it is pretty good and captures the essential details for the ride. There is a bug where the app almost always refuses to stay in the foreground and I have to ask Siri to bring it back. This is more annoying but developers punted when I reported problem last summer. As an integrated app, the app frequently loses contact with the phone and almost never provides turn by turn directions. Then we do the dance of powering on and off both devices until they talk again. This is the reason why I bought the app/watch. Now searching for replacement.

Jbusteed, Oct 09, 2019

Helped me get to 1,000,000’ climbed

I love this app and only wish I’d started tracking sooner. I bought a fat bike in 2016 and shortly thereafter, I got this app. When I kept forgetting to turn it off after my ride, I realized I could edit those rides if I became a premium subscriber. And so I did and I’m glad I did. Then, I realized in 2020 that I was closing in on 1,000,000 vertical feet climbed. That became my end goal and in late 2021, I hit it! Now, with an eBike, my goal this year is to ride 300,000’. For a roadie, that’s probably not a big goal. But on single track, I think it is - and I’m over 60. I love the heat maps that were added and am trying to figure out how to make my new bike the default bike so I don’t have to go in and change it every time. (The developer got back to me right away with good directions on how to change the default bike, so thanks to whomever wrote back).

Kern-z, May 04, 2022

REVISED: routing is terrible, UI gets worse after every update.

2023: I’m kinda oblgated to use this app because of the groups I ride longer trips with. There are a bunch of very established network gravel trails. Google Maps is far better at routing than this app. The user interface is absurdly obtuse. Point to point, changing routes, routing preferences or searching for food and amenities is a total nightmare. Why do I still try to use this app?Gonna sound nitpicky... In LANDSCAPE orientation, there is unused whitespace at the top of the live screen. I mount my phone landscape... real estate is limited and “weird” on my bikes: multiple devices distributed on a BarYak, stem and top of drops. Simple and super important: ADD TIME OF DAY, BATTERY LIFE AND CHARGING INDICATOR, CELL SERVICE (and other critical configurable data) there. Find out your power brick died, your phone is out of battery, no cell service, you’re too late for your campground. This is why I always carry a Garmin eTrex 30 as backup. Add this feature — 5 stars. BTW: the online route planning subscription is worth every penny.

mehbadmusic, May 06, 2023

Love the app, wish there was better segment/social networking support

I am so grateful for the RideWithGPS app. I’ve ridden over 7,000 miles with its assistance over the last 2 years. Routing is fairly seemless, though there is some serious memory hogging through the website platform in Safari and Chrome on Mac(save regularly!).I am recently disappointed by load failures in the segment portion of both mobile and browser platforms. Segment data often does not load, mobile notifications and emails open empty pages in app and browser, and it is difficult to find or create new segments. In a huge cycling community like NYC, it would be great to have better social integration in this regard. PLEASE don’t become Strava or anything so Facebookish, but the segment section is the one area that UI improvement could help connect cyclists riding similar routes, for fun and safety (buddy system for the win!).Thank you again for such a great app🙏 Final feedback is more for Garmin - make Edge 1030 Plus more seemless with RWGPS; without an internet connection, it is difficult to share routes created in the app and routing through the garmin connect app pales in comparison to RWGPS on mobile🤌

Reatomizer, Oct 20, 2021

Very confusing and frustrating

It seems like this app was just what I was looking for and would be worth the $5.99 per month if worked, but I could not get it to work. The description said voice navigation was available with the basic and premium subscription. I went into the route planner and planned my route from my home by tapping on the map wherever there was a turn. Created a square 2-mile route. I saved the route with a name. I selected the route from my routes library and pressed navigate. Instead of navigating me around my route with voice navigation, my route disappeared from view and the app simply started to record my route - no voice prompts at all. I played around it it for the better part of an hour trying to get it to navigate my route with voice prompts, or even just visual prompts, but without success. I re-read the help pages several times to no avail. I deleted my route and created new ones, but was unable to navigate with any of them. Being totally frustrated with the app, I went in and cancelled my subscription and deleted the app. Very disappointing.

Rick_6857463524, May 13, 2022

I love this app, but…

I have been a premium member for years. Absolutely love the app. I’m not a techie, and I still find it so easy to use. I design my own routes plus pull from the library for routes all over the (developed) world.Only thing that doesn’t work for me is the paved vs unpaved indicator. In many instances, paved routes are shown as unpaved. I only ride paved so I avoid any unknown route indicating unpaved. So I wonder what Im missing. On the other hand, I have used routes that didn’t indicate gravel, and yet it was. Im a senior and my husband is 84. We ride long distances(40+ mile routes.) But hubby’s balance is not what it was. So coming across several miles of unexpected gravel is no fun.But my complaints are minor compared with how much this app has improved my life!Oh - also love that I can use RWGPS on my iPhone. Did not want to have to buy and learn another device. (Tried to learn Wahoo- but returned it because it was too tiny.)One other suggestion, though. Come up with your own sturdy handlebar holder, preferably light weight metal. I have one that works and holds my phone securely, but it’s plastic. If/when my bike falls, the $35 plastic holder breaks. I’m on my 3rd or 4th.One other disappointment: website does not include info on how one might invest financially in the company, besides paying annual dues! If you want investors, make that info easier to come by.

Rita Zee, Nov 14, 2022

Description

Elevate your ride experience using the world’s most trusted mobile route planner, audible voice navigation, shareable live tracking and free global community heatmap. Discover your next favorite ride by tapping into our extensive curated route database. Experience the freedom to roam, save battery and navigate off the grid using Offline Maps.

Record rides, monitor stats and view your personal ETA in realtime. Train smarter with Bluetooth connectivity to extract more data from your ride. TURN-BY-TURN VOICE NAVIGATION One tap and you’re on your way. Get inspired, not lost using turn-by-turn Voice Navigation right from your phone. Keep your eyes on the road and your rides on track with hands-free audible and visual navigational cues. Receive estimated arrival times straight from the Ride with GPS mobile app. No signal? No problem. Enjoy the freedom to navigate beyond the bounds of phone service using downloadable Offline Maps and cue sheets. THE WORLD’S MOST TRUSTED MOBILE ROUTE PLANNER Create new and modify existing routes on the go using the mobile Route Planner’s extensive suite of tools. Explore rich map overlays, embed interactive Points of Interest, examine surface type and analyze elevation details using our powerful planning features. Use our Global Heatmap to locate popular roads and trails, or use your Personal Heatmap to see where you’ve ridden, and where you should ride next. SHAREABLE LIVE TRACKING Share your real time location with friends, family and followers using Ride with GPS’ shareable live tracking. Stay connected and engage your community using live photos, dot-watching and commenting. Add peace-of-mind to your rides and keep family and friends in the loop with your real time position and estimated completion time. Control access to your live tracking with customizable privacy settings. FIND & DOWNLOAD Discover the perfect route and download for offline navigation — whether you’re looking for gravel, smooth pavement or mountain bike trails, explore the best routes and rides across the globe or right from your front door. Planning a trip in a distant location? Open the Ride with GPS app and start exploring. Use filters and search options to hone your results. Download the route for navigation with or without signal. Toggle airplane mode to save data and extend your battery range. GLOBAL & PERSONAL HEATMAPS Find out where the locals ride! Discover popular routes, well-traveled loops and trails from the larger community using our free Global Heatmap. Plan future excursions by analyzing where you’ve already been — explore your existing ride history with a Personal Heatmap that is uniquely yours. Privacy matters, which is why Global Heatmap data is only compiled using publicly-logged rides and Personal Heatmap data is visible only to you. BLUETOOTH COMPATIBILITY Train smarter with Bluetooth connectivity. Extract more data from your rides by pairing your favorite power meter, heart rate monitor, speed and cadence sensors. Track performance metrics and training progress with accurate, reliable data. Pair with your favorite earbuds for audible turn-by-turn navigation cues. Our mobile app is compatible with any standard Bluetooth sensor or Apple Watch and uses the Apple Health app to read and save exercise data. 3RD PARTY INTEGRATION Ride with GPS integrates seamlessly across all of your devices — wirelessly sync routes to your favorite head units from Garmin, Wahoo and Hammerhead to wearables like Apple Watch. Ride safely and with comfort knowing that Ride with GPS is the only 3rd party app compatible with Garmin Varia, which looks back while you ride ahead, notifying you of approaching vehicles within the mobile app. Start a free 7-Day Trial today and experience everything we have to offer! Want help getting started? Email our support team at [email protected] Find out more at ridewithgps.com Service Terms: https://ridewithgps.com/terms Privacy Terms: http://ridewithgps.com/privacy