I bought the Arkansas High Country North route for $10. It’s just a purple background with no route or mapping information. Nowhere to ask for help or clarification. Wasted money and time.
Developer Response
Mark, It sounds like you might not have an internet connection for the base map. You can download the basemap for the route for offline use when you do have an active internet connection and then the map will show when you are offline. Hope this helps.Trying to create a route and the app will not let me select any points of location.
I guess this could be used in addition to the adventure cycling maps but that’d be redundant in my opinion. This is not a substitute for cue cards. Waste of $6 for map section
Purchased a map for the Utah Cliffs Route within this app and was given a purple line.
There’s no effective route description. No road names, altitude change, previous known road conditions... $6 for a purple line. I’m going to have to match this line to something I can create on gmaps, spend a few hours, and may not even ride the correct route.
Thanks for nothing.
There doesn’t seem to be any intro guide or tips to get you started. And there’s no intuitive way to search for a place and get a good bicycle route there. Not sure what the point of this app is, other than compiling park loop maps. I can get those from parks.
Developer Response
This app is for riding the Adventure Cycling Association touring routes.I’ve had this app downloaded for about 15 minutes- I’m still trying to figure out how to use it. But the box “please rate this app” has popped up about 10 time already.
I have no basis yet to rate this app. But basically I’m just annoyed. Can you PLEASE let me use it for a little while so I can figure out if I like it?
Developer Response
Hi Dave,
Thanks for providing the feedback. We will look into the issue with the prompt for reviews. Hope you have had a chance to get familiar with the app.Seems to only offer standard catalogue of long routes and not thousands of routes local routes triggered by location setting. Disappointing if that is the case because that’s what a traveling cyclist is seeking epic local rides without stopping at local bike shop to inquire
Developer Response
Yes, the app is for the Adventure Cycling Associations Route Network and service data along those routes. The app does not include local routes.Been using for the last month. Like the app, but suddenly lost riding conditions. Fortunately I read a head a little and a local reminded us of a section of 94 to stay off of. Also, elevation is way off on some routes which has made planning a little difficult. Will send examples later.
Developer Response
Hi Gail,
Currently, the riding conditions require an internet connection but we will look to cache these within the app in a future release to make sure they are always available. Let us know if you are still having an issue getting to the riding conditions when you have an active internet connection.The data is the only reason you might want to get this app, and then you’d quickly realize that the data is the only useful thing. The app itself is extremely basic, to the point where you will definitely need another tool, and then you might as well have just bought the gpx files from the website.
You can’t change map tiles. Google’s street maps and that’s it. You can’t customize the route at all or export it for use in another app. You can’t add your own data. One nice feature I guess is the elevation profile viewer, but that’s not worth buying this app for alone, and there’s no real reason otherwise to buy it over just the data.
Additionally, and why I’m here, the app begged me several times in the first few minutes of using it (I hadn’t even found the map catalog yet) for an App Store review. Knock that garbage off.
TL;DR just buy the data and use literally any other mapping tool you might want to use. It’s the same price.
Developer Response
Hi Jeremey,
Thanks for providing feedback on the app. It will help us to continue to make improvements in the future. You are able to switch between Google Maps and an Open Cycle Map layer on the layers tab. In offline mode, you are only able to use the Open Cycle Map Layer. We also have wind and weather data layers that can be enabled as well as a severe weather alert layer. These all are controled through the layers tab accessed through the magnifying glass icon in the upper right hand corner of the app.
I understand your displeasure with the prompt for the reviews. iOS controls when the review prompt it displayed. We will have to keep that in consideration for future releases.
Many of our users want a straight forward app that is easy to use. That is why we do not currently support importing additional data or exporting data. We do offer the digital data packages for those who prefer another app or have specific needs beyond the average rider.
Thanks again for provinding feedback as it will help give us direction as we continue down the road!I agree with others that this app needs to incorporate Google’s biking layer to fully understand the route and the nearby options. Turn by turn directions are also a must.
Finally, I live near a former campground in Northern Michigan that was sold and now a developer is putting up a BnB, but there was no way that I could see to pass this information along to ACA or to fellow travelers. A note-taking function might also be helpful for me incorporate trail knowledge learned along the way.
On the plus side, I like being able see the route, the elevation, and points of interest.
Developer Response
@Dfree617 - We do have the OpenCycleMap layer incorporated into the app which shows cycling infrastructure and works both online and offline. This can be used in place of the Google Cycling layer.
We hope to incorporate a map correction feature in the future, but for now, this information can be shared with Adventure Cycling through the online map correction form.
We appreciate the feedback!
Mark McGraw
Collin98
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Mr_Meseeks
lda28
Annoyed_Dave
finds local routes?
Gail3028
jeremykitchen
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