Hi
I didn’t get lost
This time
This time
The $79 annual fee is close …
… Dev just missed the decimal point, eg $7.90 one time fee, at best. Doesn’t even work — no scrolling despite words peeping up from the bottom. Smh
Needs work
The concept is great and routes are usually pretty good, but the app needs a lot of work to be more functional.
Ads
I appreciate that the developers need to get paid, but I uninstalled the app after seeing five ads in my first five minutes of using it. The final straw was an overlay ad that took up the entire screen while I was in the middle of trying to get directions.
Scammy and dangerous
Maps are not accurate and dangerous. Requested refund during trial and email ignored. Steer clear
Can’t sign up
Won’t let me pay the sign up or log in page
Annual fee is insane
I really enjoyed Pointz and I’m happy to support small app developers, but $79/year is a crazy price point for a causal rider (and the data is crowdsourced!). Give me a cheaper option without the roadside assistance and other fluff - I just want safe bike routes.
2 routes a week only???
I loved this app until you put it behind a paywall. Now it’s unusable. I don’t have unlimited money to subscribe to every single app I want to use. I don’t know if you need to bring in ads or something, and let the paid version remove ads, but it is absolutely ridiculous that you can only get 2 routes a week. I guess I’m going back to Google maps. 🙄
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Now must pay to use this app
I don’t have a car so bike commuting is necessary and finding safe routes is super
Important. This app only allows 2 routes to map out per week. I am not paying $79/year for my safety.
Important. This app only allows 2 routes to map out per week. I am not paying $79/year for my safety.
Bait and switch once again
It is frustrating supporting the early development of freeware only to have it switch to an overly expensive paid model. I helped enter route info for the free version of this software only to watch it become an expensive software with almost no free functionality. You are competing with free software google maps. SUCH a disappointment. Nothing wrong with paying for a good software, but Pointz still needs lots of work to match up to pro apps like the ones from Google and Apple (and those are free.) Dissapointing!
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Needs a free tier
Subscription only is not a good model for crowd sourced apps
Used to Love it : The. They billed me for it!
Pointz was a great app a few months ago. Then they went to a payment based app. Fine. But for $60 for a full year? No, thank you.
The data that Points uses comes from two sources; Google and YOU! The User of the app!
So all of my suggestions for Shortcuts to be used on the app was done by me, the user! And now that I have given information on new paths and routes and suggestions, they begin charging money for how I made the app better….
And other people did the same thing as I did too.
Pointz you had a good thing going. Sure, I would love to pay you for the app! But a monthly or annual subscription payment? No, thank you.
Deleting this app off of my phone.
The data that Points uses comes from two sources; Google and YOU! The User of the app!
So all of my suggestions for Shortcuts to be used on the app was done by me, the user! And now that I have given information on new paths and routes and suggestions, they begin charging money for how I made the app better….
And other people did the same thing as I did too.
Pointz you had a good thing going. Sure, I would love to pay you for the app! But a monthly or annual subscription payment? No, thank you.
Deleting this app off of my phone.
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Great idea, but not subscription worthy yet
The app needs work and it was a poor decision to switch to a subscription only model. App is useless without the subscription. You can test it for 7 days during which you will see how much work it needs.
The routing is pretty good compared to other apps, but slow. It requires crowdsourcing to get better, but there will never be enough users if there is no free option. I added some data to improve the routing, but there’s no point anymore unless I pay a $60 subscription.
The routing is pretty good compared to other apps, but slow. It requires crowdsourcing to get better, but there will never be enough users if there is no free option. I added some data to improve the routing, but there’s no point anymore unless I pay a $60 subscription.
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Great idea BUT
I’m used to being able to try the basic features of an app but the upgrade popups block the screen and I can’t get rid of them even temporarily.
Not ready for prime time. Needs more testing.
Not ready for prime time. Needs more testing.
I would love to give 5 stars but too buggy
I’ve been using the app for around 2 weeks to great affect, it’s helped me see nearby routes but now for some reason the second I input a destination it says “directions not found” even though it was working perfectly fine prior. The app is great but if it fixes just this one problem it’d be 5 stars
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Interesting but doesn’t work, not colorblind friendly
Interesting idea but the route colors are not accessible to me (red/green colorblind), and every time I try to put in a destination it says “No directions were found”. The app should have a colorblind mode using alternate colors (blue/green for example).
Also, the tutorial for the layers button pops up out of nowhere. There are three different tutorials: the onboarding, the one you can skip, then the layers button. Hopefully that can be cleaned ip so when I press “skip tutorial”, it can work for all three of those.
Also, the tutorial for the layers button pops up out of nowhere. There are three different tutorials: the onboarding, the one you can skip, then the layers button. Hopefully that can be cleaned ip so when I press “skip tutorial”, it can work for all three of those.
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Unparalleled safety options
This app is amazing for cyclists that worry about getting pancaked by distracted drivers. No other apps come close to letting you not only adjust how safe you want your route to be, but also allow you to adjust said route manually.
My only gripe is sometimes the app will launch on its own. You know how when you’re navigating somewhere, iOS will give you a blue bubble over your clock in your status bar indicating you’re on route via gps? Pointz does that even if you have forced the app closed. It does this even if you aren’t on your bike. It’s a little creepy. I only want to use this app if I have deliberately opened it. I emailed the developer about it a week ago and still haven’t heard anything.
My quick fix, even though it isn't ideal, is to uninstall the app when I’m not using it.
My only gripe is sometimes the app will launch on its own. You know how when you’re navigating somewhere, iOS will give you a blue bubble over your clock in your status bar indicating you’re on route via gps? Pointz does that even if you have forced the app closed. It does this even if you aren’t on your bike. It’s a little creepy. I only want to use this app if I have deliberately opened it. I emailed the developer about it a week ago and still haven’t heard anything.
My quick fix, even though it isn't ideal, is to uninstall the app when I’m not using it.
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Awesome with more to do
I really like this app. The concept of the slider for comfort vs directness is truly a game changer that shows deep understanding of what bike riders want to have available. The biggest problem is the data source underlying it all, which is good in some places and bad in others. If you know your city well, it’s possible to fix the issues directly, but that takes additional effort. (At least there is a way, other mapping apps have seemingly abandoned their bike information)
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Very useful for biking
Great alternative to google maps with more detailed cycling maps. It is able to pick safe routes based on each individual street’s bike friendliness. The bike parking on the map is also a great feature to help people who bike commute.
In terms of features that can make it even better, I think it’d be nice to mark where there are unprotected bike lanes and shared lanes. Even though they’re not as great as protected lanes, I’d rather ride in them than a regular street.
In terms of features that can make it even better, I think it’d be nice to mark where there are unprotected bike lanes and shared lanes. Even though they’re not as great as protected lanes, I’d rather ride in them than a regular street.
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Best bike route app for transportation!
Snappy and easy to use. I love how you can quickly see the safety score of various sections of the route, and the slider that allows you to prioritize more safety vs a faster trip. (I’ve heard that this app has gotten a lot better in the past year.)
It relies on OpenStreetMap data, so if I ever see a street safety score that seems wrong, or a missing trail, I can just go edit OpenStreetMap and eventually Pointz will refresh with that new data.
Now we need to increase the user base so that Google Maps and Apple Maps will start feeling the heat, and feel pressure to improve their bike routes!
It relies on OpenStreetMap data, so if I ever see a street safety score that seems wrong, or a missing trail, I can just go edit OpenStreetMap and eventually Pointz will refresh with that new data.
Now we need to increase the user base so that Google Maps and Apple Maps will start feeling the heat, and feel pressure to improve their bike routes!
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