Not great
Have to provide email up front up front, poor interface and lo-res maps, deleted it right away.
Great Combo with Elemnt Bolt
Used it twice for two 75km rides in Denmark, including sections of single track, as well as 32km MTB ride through single track.
At first, it seemed to simple when compared to RideWithGPS. My first impression was “this looks too basic”. Then after playing with it.. I realized its UI didn’t need a lot of fuss. It just works.
Planning a route just involves clicking waypoint/breadcrumbs along the map.
The MTB area I go has some complex “Figure 8” that crosses back over the existing route already ridden! I learned in these maze-like paths, I simply needed to add more waypoints/breadcrumbs to prevent the route from recalculating to an alternate route. Easy.
Finding Komoot hard to fault as a route planner for the Elemnt Bolt.
One feature I would like is the ability to edit a planned route or a tour (logged ride) in the same way. For example:
In a planned route, I can edit the route, but I can’t add photos or journal the ride.
On a tour that I have ridden, I can add photos and notes to journal my ride... but I can’t edit the route. Of course that makes sense if you want to track your exact workout/trip.
But I like sharing routes with others.. and I don’t think they need to see that I rode 300m off route to go to the bathroom, or I decided to adventure off trail to a neighboring village which isn’t on the course.
Loving the app! Works great with the Bolt. Highly recommended!
At first, it seemed to simple when compared to RideWithGPS. My first impression was “this looks too basic”. Then after playing with it.. I realized its UI didn’t need a lot of fuss. It just works.
Planning a route just involves clicking waypoint/breadcrumbs along the map.
The MTB area I go has some complex “Figure 8” that crosses back over the existing route already ridden! I learned in these maze-like paths, I simply needed to add more waypoints/breadcrumbs to prevent the route from recalculating to an alternate route. Easy.
Finding Komoot hard to fault as a route planner for the Elemnt Bolt.
One feature I would like is the ability to edit a planned route or a tour (logged ride) in the same way. For example:
In a planned route, I can edit the route, but I can’t add photos or journal the ride.
On a tour that I have ridden, I can add photos and notes to journal my ride... but I can’t edit the route. Of course that makes sense if you want to track your exact workout/trip.
But I like sharing routes with others.. and I don’t think they need to see that I rode 300m off route to go to the bathroom, or I decided to adventure off trail to a neighboring village which isn’t on the course.
Loving the app! Works great with the Bolt. Highly recommended!
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Poor UI design
I find it very hard to mark out easy routes. When I set a start point on the map it takes me back one page to click on the destination input box, which takes me to yet another page before finally going back to the map. When returning to the map, my start point is not displayed and it appears to have forgotten it. It hasn’t but it feels that way. The biggest text is “Plan New Route” which reinforces the feeling that I’ve lost my starting point. At the top of the page in smaller print is the text “Tap the map to add a point”.
I guess this structure is useful if you have no idea where you are going, only know places of interest, etc.
When I want to follow a specific route with the goal of creating a route for my bike computer, the app often redraws the route to a shorter path which is not what I wasn’t. Maybe this isn’t the right app for what I want, I get that. But it shouldn’t be so difficult to do something easy.
I guess this structure is useful if you have no idea where you are going, only know places of interest, etc.
When I want to follow a specific route with the goal of creating a route for my bike computer, the app often redraws the route to a shorter path which is not what I wasn’t. Maybe this isn’t the right app for what I want, I get that. But it shouldn’t be so difficult to do something easy.
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Plan tour feature very clumsy
I have mixed feelings about this app. I love that it shows smaller trails that Google maps doesn't feature (dirt bike trails and such), but when I try to making a long circuitous route using them in order to pack in the miles, the route recalculates in the most nonsensical way. It renumbers the points I've added so that the second point becomes point seven (or similar); it reroutes me to take a long winding detour through a playground at the park entrance that runs near a straight sidewalk; its display of map with the route waypoints isn't functional for editing; and the whole thing is so frustrating that I never use the app except as a reference for those smaller trails I mentioned. Bit of a waste of potential, really.
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Perfect for bike touring
Pros: it works well. The reason I downloaded is for its voice navigation along a user defined route ... the only app I’ve found that does so without an annual subscription. Most can only navigate a route it calculates. The mapping tool online works well and is easy to use. Save a created route and it automatically becomes available in the mobile app. Routes created elsewhere can be imported and edited.
Cons: when importing a gpx route, it can get altered by Komoot if the route goes someplace not on Open Street Maps, which Komoot uses. The good news is you can edit Open Street maps yourself to correct the map. Nitpicking: voice navigation below a mile is given in feet instead of tenths of a mile. Example: 3900 feet instead of .8 miles.
Cons: when importing a gpx route, it can get altered by Komoot if the route goes someplace not on Open Street Maps, which Komoot uses. The good news is you can edit Open Street maps yourself to correct the map. Nitpicking: voice navigation below a mile is given in feet instead of tenths of a mile. Example: 3900 feet instead of .8 miles.
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No point if they don’t have your region
And they don’t have mine.
Two Trips, Two Winners
Just started using the app. So far I've done one hike and one tandem bike ride. The app has worked flawlessly both times and I really like the way it interfaces with Apple Heart and Facebook. Will put it to a more serious test later this week when I climb Mt. Yale. Only issue is power management. Because it uses my IPhone SE GPS and altimeter, two hours is about all I get. Have purchased a 5X backup battery to keep the IPhone and app energized. Hope this does the trick.
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