# Routie ~ GPS Sports Tracker

> GPS sports tracker for fitness activities and travel with detailed metrics and sharing. (iPhone/iPad app by Lukas Petr.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/routie-gps-sports-tracker/id687568871 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lukas Petr](https://appshunter.io/developer/820384324)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Travel
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 244 App Store ratings · 130 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: American English, Czech, French (France), German (Germany), Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2013-08-23
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/routie-gps-sports-tracker/id687568871/reviews.md

## What is Routie ~ GPS Sports Tracker?

Routie is a simple, fast & beautiful way to track and share all your fitness activities. It uses GPS in your iPhone to track your runs, walks, bike rides, kayaking trips and more. Here are some of the more interesting features that Routie offers:


○ Interactive graphs
Explore beautiful graphs of speed and altitude for each of your tracks.

○ Take Photos
With Routie or iPhone camera and have them added to the track.

○ Statistics
View total distance, duration and route count for each of your activity. For last month, last year or All time.

○ Live metrics
During tracking, you can view current speed, current altitude, distance so far, average speed, total time and more.

○ File export
Easily export to GPX, KML or KMZ and use your data with other services

○ Open Street Maps
Apart from Apple maps, you can view your tracks on Street, Cycle or MapQuest maps.

○ Track properties
You can optionally set track name, activity and notes. You can also add placemarks to map as notes, and set captions to your photos.

○ 1 tap sharing
Share to Facebook with just one tap of a button. No typing required.

○ Auto pause
Tracking session is paused automatically when you stop moving.

○ Voice coaching
Be periodically updated about your progress via audio feedback (speech).

○ Today widget
Control tracking, view metrics and launch Routie app right from notification center.

○ Health integration
You can choose to have your workouts and distance written to Health app.

○ Info in badge
View tracking activity, current speed or distance on Routie icon, right from your home screen.

○ Universal tracking
While supporting wide variety of fitness activities, Routie is also great for tracking your travels. It’s a fitness and travel diary in one place.

○ All the tracking data
For each of your tracks, you can view: start time, end time, distance, duration, time moving, time paused, average speed, max speed, max & min altitude and climb.

○ Resume tracking
In case Routie is accidentally closed, you can restore the tracking session upon next launch. This means that you won’t loose your tracking data ever again.

○ Watch app
Use your Apple Watch as a remote control for active tracking on your iPhone. You can see live metrics in the watch app as well.


Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

These are just some of the features that Routie offers. But the strength of Routie lies in its beautiful, simple and functional user interface. A great amount of care was put into every aspect of it, you’ll be pleased how easy-to-use yet powerful Routie is.
And most importantly, you’ll have more fun with your fitness activities!

## Key features

- Interactive speed and altitude graphs
- Add photos to tracks
- Detailed activity statistics
- Live tracking metrics
- GPX, KML, KMZ file export
- Multiple map views
- Voice coaching updates
- Health app integration

## What do users think of Routie ~ GPS Sports Tracker?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🚀 Fast GPS tracking with reliable signal
- 📸 Photo integration pinned to route maps
- 🔋 Efficient battery usage in background mode
- 💰 No subscriptions or paywalls required
- 📊 Detailed statistics and graphs (speed, altitude, distance)
- 🎯 Works with multiple activity types (cycling, kayaking, hiking, running, walking)
- ⌚ Good smartwatch integration (Apple Watch, Pebble)
- 🎙️ Voice coaching feature available
- 📱 Clean, uncluttered design without ads
- 🔄 Easy sharing to social media with one click
- 📈 Responsive developer who fixes issues quickly
- 🗺️ Accurate mapping with offline recording capability

**Cons**

- 🐛 GPS speed data shows unrealistic spikes
- ❌ Cannot edit routes after recording
- ⌚ Apple Watch requires iPhone to be present
- 🔄 Data loss issues when saving routes
- 📍 GPS startup can be slow sometimes
- 🎵 No audio ducking for voice coach over music
- 📱 App confusion with navigation features
- 🔌 Download failures on latest updates
- 📊 Jagged speed graphs despite consistent pace

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Routes disappearing after saving (recurring issue)
- App crashes when pairing Apple Watch heart rate monitor
- Download fails at completion stage
- Unrealistic max speed readings (e.g., 37.8 kph on walking)
- Speed data points jumping inconsistently
- Photo import not capturing all taken photos
- Facebook connectivity issues

**Most requested features**

- Default sport selection to avoid scrolling
- Cubic spline interpolation for smoother speed data
- Route editing and trimming capability
- Km/min or miles/min unit of measure option
- GPS coordinates display (live and saved)
- Photo scrolling within same route
- Duration and pause stats on details page without clicking
- iCloud/Files sync for routes across devices
- Pace display in minutes-per-mile format
- Ability to add notes before sharing to social media
- Inactivity notifications after short time periods
- Average speed calculation excluding top speeds
- Mountain bike and road bike activity variants
- Hunting activity category
- PDF travel log/book creation
- HealthKit integration
- Backup and sync functionality for data preservation

## Recent user reviews (10 of 130)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/routie-gps-sports-tracker/id687568871/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Super application

*2025-06-07*

Fonctionne à merveille, facile d’utilisation : merci

### 5/5 — Nejlepší GPS aplikace

*2025-02-13, version 2.16*

Velmi dobrá GPS aplikace. Nejlepší na App storu.

### 5/5 — Great app, simple UI with no distractions

*2025-01-05, version 2.16*

Im happy with the app, does what is says it does without lots of pop ups or ads

Things I would change: 

Add a default sport (so I don’t have to scroll everytime)

Use a cubic spline interpolation for the max speed (speed data points jump too high at times for some reason)

### 4/5 — Overall a great app

*2023-09-05*

I use this app often to track kayaking routes. The only issue I have with it is that you cannot edit the route. If it doesn’t catch the right point of if you forget to stop it. I go kayak 14 miles and forget to stop it and end up with a 74 mile route.

### 5/5 — Nearly perfect tracking app

*2022-09-12, version 2.15.1*

No subscriptions or account rubbish. Does what you need it to. It does it’s job perfectly but there’s just 2 features I’d like: dimming music (or pausing it) when the voice coach is talking and then a km/min or miles/min unit of measure would be good too. Otherwise great app.

### 5/5 — Love Routi

*2022-09-02*

I enjoy making designs with the tracking while I track my workouts

### 5/5 — Great Route Support

*2022-04-26*

I use it every opportunity and gives some much details to my presentations and now with photos makes even better thanks.

### 1/5 — Broken app

*2021-08-13*

After latest update app doesnt launches at all on iphone 5. Support doesnt answer by email. Yes, it's old device, but it worked for me, and this app should work with it, that says in the description. But it is not work. Dev say on his site that it not have much time for this app. Not recommend for buying...

### 5/5 — Nombreux sports

*2021-06-04*

Pour une fois l’aviron n’est pas oublié ou confondu avec le kayak!

A vrai dire cela ne change rien puisque les infos sont toujours les mêmes, trajet, vitesse, altitude, pauses, avec possibilité de voir ou masquer ces infos. 

C’est très simple, complet, pratique. Je suis fan.

### 5/5 — Unglaublich gut!

*2021-02-19*

Ich nutze die App schon über 1 Jahr für das Aufzeichnen und Nachverfolgen von meinen Laufstrecken. Es gibt nichts negatives! Alles was ich mir vorgestellt habe ist hier enthalten.

## Frequently asked questions about Routie ~ GPS Sports Tracker

### What does Routie track?

Routie uses your iPhone's GPS to track a variety of fitness activities including runs, walks, bike rides, and kayaking trips. It also functions as a travel diary. The app records detailed data for each track such as start and end times, distance, duration, time moving, average speed, and altitude.

### What are the key features of Routie?

Key features include interactive graphs of speed and altitude, the ability to add photos to your tracks, detailed statistics for all your activities, live metrics during tracking, and file export options (GPX, KML, KMZ). It also offers auto-pause, voice coaching, and integration with the Health app.

### Is Routie free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. The provided information indicates no in-app purchases or advertisements, suggesting a completely free experience for users.

### What devices is Routie compatible with?

Routie is designed for iPhone and also offers a Watch app for Apple Watch users to control tracking and view live metrics remotely. It also features a Today widget for control and metric viewing from the notification center.

### How can I use my tracked data with other services?

Routie allows you to easily export your tracking data in GPX, KML, or KMZ file formats. This enables you to use your activity data with a wide range of other services and platforms that support these common file types.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.17 — 2025-05-27

• Improved compatibility with iOS 18.
• Fixed highlighting when a track is selected.
• Fixed appearance of tab bar icons.

### 2.16 — 2023-08-08

• Improved compatibility with iOS 16.
• Fixed track sometimes not appearing when custom maps are used.

### 2.15.1 — 2021-10-07

• Fixed: occasional crashing that was happening for some users who are using iOS 12.

### 2.15 — 2021-07-22

• Improved compatibility with iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, and iPhone 12 Pro.
• Fixed heart rate monitoring and default selection of paired HR monitor.
• Added option to share and save individual photos taken with Routie.
• Improved handling of Photos authorization on iOS 14.
• Removed Pebble integration since PebbleSDK has been discontinued.

### 2.14.1 — 2020-05-13

• Fixed accidental dark appearance of the tracking screen.
• Fixed exporting of photos to the main Photo library.

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