# Ride with GPS: Bike Navigation — Plan, Navigate, & Live Track

> Cycling navigation, route planning, live tracking, and ride analysis app. (iPhone/iPad app by Ride with GPS.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ride-with-gps-bike-navigation/id893687399 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ride with GPS](https://appshunter.io/developer/893687402)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Navigation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 36,745 App Store ratings · 683 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 220 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, European Spanish, Italian, German (Germany), French (France), Japanese
- Released: 2014-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ride-with-gps-bike-navigation/id893687399/reviews.md

## What is Ride with GPS?

- Elevate your riding experience using the world's most reliable mobile navigation, in-app route planner, shareable live tracking, and global community heatmap.
- Discover your next adventure by exploring the best cycling routes from our worldwide community of riders.
- Experience the freedom to roam and navigate off the grid using Offline Maps. Record rides, monitor stats, and track your progress.
- Record your rides. Track your distance, speed, elevation metrics, and more!
- Train smarter by pairing Bluetooth sensors to get more data from your ride.

ONE-STEP CYCLING DIRECTIONS

QuickNav redefines everyday navigation with one-tap cycling directions right in the mobile app. QuickNav prioritizes low-traffic, bike-friendly routes that automatically update in real-time if you stray off-course without losing any of your progress.

DISCOVER & DOWNLOAD

Access the world’s most trusted cycling route library to find your next adventure — whether it’s gravel, pavement, or mountain bike trails, our mobile discovery tools like Explore and Inspect connect you with the best routes across the globe or out your front door. Download offline maps for reliable navigation off the grid, anywhere you choose to roam.

TURN-BY-TURN VOICE NAVIGATION 

Get inspired, not lost using turn-by-turn Voice Navigation right from your phone. Keep your rides on track with audible and visual navigational cues plus realtime ETA. No signal? No problem. Navigate beyond the bounds of phone service using downloadable Offline Maps and cue sheets.

GLOBAL & PERSONAL HEATMAPS

Ride like a local anywhere in the world! Find local hotspots with our free Global Heatmap. Explore your own ride history with Personal Heatmaps that are uniquely yours. Plan routes from the palm of your hand using heatmap overlays. Global heatmap data is only compiled using publicly-logged rides and Personal Heatmap data is visible only to you.

THE WORLD’S MOST TRUSTED MOBILE ROUTE PLANNER

Build your own custom adventures on the go with our Mobile Route Planner. Create, modify, and share custom routes with a suite of precision planning tools right on your phone. Explore rich map overlays, embed interactive Points of Interest, examine road surfaces and elevation details using our powerful mobile toolkit. 

SHAREABLE LIVE TRACKING 

Share your real-time location with friends and family using shareable live tracking. Stay connected and engage your community via live photos, dot-watching, and comments. Add peace of mind and keep family and friends in the loop with your real-time ETA. Control access to your live tracking with customizable privacy settings.

BLUETOOTH COMPATIBILITY 

Train smarter with Bluetooth connectivity. Extract more data from your rides by adding your favorite power meter, heart rate monitor, speed & cadence sensors. Track performance metrics and training progress with accurate, reliable data. Pair with your favorite earbuds for audio navigation cues. Our mobile app is compatible with standard Bluetooth sensors and Apple Watch.

SYNC YOUR RIDES & ROUTES

Ride with GPS integrates seamlessly across all of your devices —  wirelessly sync routes to your favorite units from Garmin, Wahoo, and Hammerhead & wearables like Apple Watch. Ride safely with the peace of mind knowing that Ride with GPS is the only 3rd party app compatible with Garmin Varia, which notifies you of approaching vehicles via visual and audible alerts in the mobile app.

Upgraded subscribers gain access to:

- Turn-by-turn voice navigation
- Explore & Inspect route discovery tools
- Mobile Route Planner & QuickNav
- Offline maps
- Global heatmap in the app
- And much more!

Start a free 7-Day Trial today and experience everything we have to offer! Want help getting started? Email our support team at info@ridewithgps.com

Service Terms: https://ridewithgps.com/terms
Privacy Terms: http://ridewithgps.com/privacy

## Key features

- Turn-by-turn voice navigation
- Offline maps
- Route planner
- Live tracking
- Ride recording and stats
- Bluetooth sensor compatibility
- Global and personal heatmaps

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $79.99 | per year |
| Basic | $9.99 | per month |
| Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Basic | $59.99 | per year |
| Premium | $79.99 | per year |
| Premium | $12.99 | per month |
| Premium | $79.99 | per year |
| Basic | $7.99 | per month |
| Basic | $59.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7 Day Subscription | $3.99 | one-time |
| Basic - Non-renewing | $3.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #87 in Top Free · Health & Fitness (US App Store)
- #32 in Top Grossing · Health & Fitness (US App Store)

## What do users think of Ride with GPS?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Usable worldwide
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Reliable
- 👍 Robust and versatile
- 👍 Excellent customer support
- 👍 Essential cycling app
- 👍 Great for navigation and planning
- 👍 Fantastic app for planning, navigation and logging rides
- 👍 Consistently the best cycling app
- 👍 Great directions
- 👍 Awesome app
- 👍 Great for planning routes and navigation

**Cons**

- 🐛 Route planning/navigation issues
- 🐛 Unreliable recording of rides
- 🔋 Battery drain
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🤔 Confusing/unintuitive interface
- 🤔 Limited free features
- 🤔 Lacks integration with other apps
- 🤔 Navigation issues when off-route
- 🤔 Difficult to edit routes
- 🤔 Buggy after updates

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when opening large routes
- Issues syncing routes to Garmin devices
- Problems with auto-pause feature
- Inaccurate route tracking
- Unreliable turn-by-turn directions

**Most requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Better integration with Apple Watch
- Improved route planning and navigation
- Ability to edit recorded rides
- Better integration with other apps like Strava
- Improved offline map support
- More customization options

## Recent user reviews (10 of 683)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ride-with-gps-bike-navigation/id893687399/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Clunky

*2026-08-25, version 4.4.8*

The app is not consistent for routing, nor function. The app is not intuitive and requires more learning than it should.

### 5/5 — Swiss Army Knife

*2026-08-24, version 4.4.7*

Find rides, navigate routes, record your rides. This app does it all. Another cool feature: Follow your friends’ rides.

### 1/5 — Inaccurate data

*2026-08-23, version 4.4.7*

Map data for Ottawa is terribly inaccurate. No way in hell is this worth a monthly subscription.

### 5/5 — O melhor

*2026-08-22*

Para ciclistas de verdade

### 3/5 — Poor design

*2026-08-21, version 4.4.6*

Hard to change routes after they are made

### 1/5 — Terrible. Don’t waste your money.

*2026-08-20, version 4.4.6*

Meaningless beeps. Kept taking us the wrong way. Screen fades so you can’t see it and then goes to lock screen. Absolutely ruined a bike ride in Tuscany.

### 1/5 — Taking me backwards

*2026-08-19, version 4.4.6*

H

### 5/5 — Best money I’ve ever spent

*2026-08-19, version 4.4.6*

It must be a decade I’m paying annual subscription. Or 5 years? But it is such an amazing experience to ride with GPS. 

It helps me find routes I’d never know. Smooth roads with bike lanes 🤤

One of my disappointment with any app is that the updates kill it. Not this one. Years ago you couldn’t plan a route on mobile. My workflow included garmin laptops and a usb cable. 

Now you can. One can totally plan and ride the route without touching computer. Or even garmin.  Although for longer distances I recommend garmin so your phone battery is preserved for emergencies 

UI is getting better and better

### 1/5 — Nagging app

*2026-08-19, version 4.4.6*

Even if you disable notifications by email it does not register and they send you spam anyways.  Also nagging you to evaluate the app at every opening.  Here is the review you wanted.

### 5/5 — MBGil94

*2026-08-18, version 4.4.6*

Love it!

## Frequently asked questions about Ride with GPS

### What does Ride with GPS do?

This app provides comprehensive tools for cyclists, including reliable mobile navigation, an in-app route planner, shareable live tracking, and access to a global community heatmap. It helps users discover new routes, navigate off the grid with offline maps, record rides, and monitor performance metrics.

### What are the key features of Ride with GPS?

Key features include one-tap cycling directions with QuickNav, a vast library of cycling routes for discovery, turn-by-turn voice navigation, offline maps for navigation without signal, global and personal heatmaps, a mobile route planner for custom route creation, and shareable live tracking for safety and community engagement. It also supports Bluetooth sensor pairing for enhanced training data.

### How much does Ride with GPS cost?

The app is free to download and use, offering a range of features. However, it also has in-app purchases, suggesting that some advanced functionalities or premium content may require a purchase.

### Is Ride with GPS compatible with my device?

The application is designed for mobile devices and supports Bluetooth connectivity for pairing with various sensors like power meters, heart rate monitors, and speed/cadence sensors. It is also compatible with standard Bluetooth earbuds for audio navigation cues.

### What are common use cases for Ride with GPS?

Common use cases include planning and navigating daily commutes on bike-friendly routes, discovering new gravel, pavement, or mountain bike trails worldwide, recording rides to track distance, speed, and elevation, and sharing real-time location with friends and family for safety. Cyclists also use it to train smarter by pairing Bluetooth sensors for detailed performance analysis.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.4.9 — 2026-08-25

With this release, you can see what a route is really like before you ride it — who's been there recently, when they tend to go, and how long it usually takes. The Wildfire layer is also now available in Europe and Australia, and there are more details in Canada. We've also fixed a lot of bugs to keep your rides going smoothly.

### 4.4.8 — 2026-08-24

With this release, you can see what a route is really like before you ride it — who's been there recently, when they tend to go, and how long it usually takes. The Wildfire layer is also now available in Europe and Australia, and there are more details in Canada. We've also fixed a lot of bugs to keep your rides going smoothly.

### 4.4.7 — 2026-08-20

With this release, you can see what a route is really like before you ride it — who's been there recently, when they tend to go, and how long it usually takes. The Wildfire layer is also now available in Europe and Australia, and there are more details in Canada. We've also fixed a lot of bugs to keep your rides going smoothly.

### 4.4.6 — 2026-08-14

This release is all about the details. We've fixed some bugs across recording, photos, and route pages to keep your rides going smoothly.

### 4.4.5 — 2026-08-10

With this release, we've brought the members list to clubs, making it easier to find and follow fellow members. We've also fixed a lot of bugs to keep your rides going smoothly.

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