Cycling Guide vs BuildMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cycling Guide
Discover low-stress cycling routes designed for comfort and confidence. This app helps you navigate your city by bike for errands, leisure, or exploring new places, making cycling accessible for all experience levels.
- Low-stress cycling routes
- Beginner-friendly navigation
- Discover new places by bike
- Easy route planning
- Enhance cycling confidence
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Getting around by bike is easier and more fun if you know how to do so in a low-stress way. Cycling Guide shows you how by providing the best available low-stress cycling-friendly routes that are great for people who would like to get around by bike but perhaps lack the experience, confidence, or knowledge to do so comfortably. Run errands to the store, ride to a park with your kids, and discover new places from the comfort of your bicycle. And have fun while doing so.
BuildMap
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BuildMap puts local building activity on the map. See permits, demolitions, rezoning applications, and development proposals across Ontario and Quebec cities — all in one place. Data is fetched live from official municipal sources each time you open the app, so you're always seeing the latest activity. WHAT YOU CAN SEE • Building permits and demolitions • Zoning and official plan amendments • Site plans and minor variances • Consent applications • Development applications CITIES COVERED Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Vaughan, Markham, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, London, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Barrie, Kingston, Guelph, Newmarket, Peterborough, Sarnia, Brantford, Caledon, Montreal, Quebec City, and more coming soon. HOW IT WORKS Tap any marker on the map to see the full details of a permit or application — file number, status, address, and submission date. Zoom in to see individual permits, or zoom out to see activity at a glance. BUILDMAP PRO Unlock the full experience with a BuildMap Pro subscription: • Search permits and applications by number or address • Filter by date range and status • Set watches on cities or custom areas and get alerted to new activity • Save unlimited favourites Data is sourced from official municipal open data portals. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cycling Guide at none against BuildMap's 2. Cycling Guide also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). BuildMap's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. BuildMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Cycling Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cycling Guide ships an update monthly, BuildMap every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cycling Guide | BuildMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cycling Guide Foundation | Paul Scott |
In-app purchases
Cycling Guide
No in-app purchases
BuildMap
- BuildMap Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
- BuildMap Pro Yearly$99.991 Year









