Comparison

CycleMaps vs E

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CycleMaps

This app plans bicycle routes using multiple data sources, prioritizing cycle paths and quiet streets worldwide. It offers turn-by-turn navigation, offline maps, and Apple Watch integration for a seamless cycling experience. Track your rides, view elevation profiles, and import/export routes.

Highlights
  • Worldwide bicycle route planning
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Offline maps
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Ride tracking & Apple Health sync
  • GPX/KML import/export
  • Cycle path overlays
Features
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BICYCLE ROUTES CycleMaps plans routes using data from multiple sources and prioritises cycle paths and quiet streets — everywhere. See your route’s elevation profile before you ride. TURN‑BY‑TURN INSTRUCTIONS Clear, glanceable guidance shows your next turn, street name, and distance — without getting in the way of the map. ASK SIRI Start navigation, add stops along the way, or share your ETA — hands-free with the new Siri in iOS 27. GARMIN VARIA Pair your Garmin Varia rear radar to see vehicles approaching from behind — direction and proximity shown both on the map as a lane overlay and in the cycling computer. Live alerts on iPhone and Apple Watch. FREECYCLE Track an unplanned ride and save it as a workout in Apple Health. OFFLINE MAPS Download maps to use later without data. APPLE WATCH Cutting‑edge routing and navigation on your wrist. Cycling computer with speed, distance, time, heart rate and a live elevation chart. Garmin Varia alerts. Use haptics for guidance and save rides as workouts. Works independently of iPhone. HANDOFF Start navigating on iPhone and pick up on Apple Watch — or the other way around. Hand off your map position or continue reviewing past rides on any nearby Apple device. LIVE ACTIVITY See your speed, distance and next turn right on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — no need to unlock your phone mid-ride. BE HEALTHY Track distance and calories burned with CycleMaps and Apple Health. ONE APP, ALL COUNTRIES No need to download different apps for different places. CycleMaps includes routes and maps worldwide in one download. COMPLEX ROUTES Plan routes with any number of stops — reorder them, optimise the order, or return to your starting point. GPX & KML SUPPORT Import routes from your club or any source — turn cues included, on iPhone and Apple Watch. Export your rides as GPX. SEE CYCLE PATHS AROUND YOU — OR USE APPLE MAPS OR GOOGLE MAPS Choose Apple Maps, Google Maps, or OpenCycleMap overlays that highlight cycle paths. Riding becomes easy. FAVOURITE ROUTES Save your favourite routes. Create an account and sync across all your devices. CYCLE COMPUTER Mount your iPhone — or glance at your Apple Watch — for speed, distance cycled, distance remaining, elapsed time, heart rate, gradient, total ascent and ETA. A live elevation chart highlights your position along the route and alerts you when a climb is coming. Pause and resume your ride at any time — or let auto‑pause handle it when you stop. AMAZING SEARCH Find addresses, postcodes, landmarks, businesses and more. Want the nearest café? Just search for café. RIDE HOME Set your home and get there quickly — even faster with quick actions. BATTERY LIFE CycleMaps is highly efficient, responsive, and designed to minimise battery drain while cycling. NEVER LOSE A RIDE Your ride is continuously checkpointed. If your phone or watch dies mid‑ride, CycleMaps recovers the ride and your workout is saved. Found a problem or have a suggestion? Contact us at feedback@cyclema.ps CycleMaps is free to download. You can purchase CycleMaps Premium, a low‑cost yearly subscription that enables Apple Watch features, adds voice navigation and more. The subscription renews annually at the same price unless cancelled. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account, and renewal will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto‑renewal can be turned off in your account settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://cyclema.ps/privacy Terms and conditions: https://cyclema.ps/terms

About

E

Consolidates nearby electric scooters and bikes from various providers onto a single map. Avoids switching between multiple apps to find available rides and view battery levels.

Highlights
  • Unified map of all nearby scooters and bikes
  • View scooter battery levels
  • Filter ride providers
  • Rent from multiple providers
  • Free to use
Features
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E-Scooter & Bike Map app brings all e-scooters and bike providers on a single platform. To find and ride a scooter or rent a bike, you don’t have to check different apps anymore. We have brought you a great scooter & bike map that shows you nearby scooters and bikes from all providers. You probably have been using e-scooter apps such as the lime scooter app or bird app so far for your ride. To get a roller, you open the app and search what is nearby. If you don’t get a ride in one app, you open another, and the process goes on. We are here to lessen your work & burden. Our ride-share scooters app or bike rental app will display the e-scooters and bicycles of different providers on a common map. Using our scooter map, you see directly what devices are nearby without opening different apps. In addition, you can view the battery level in our electrical scooter app. The main purpose of this e share or bicycle rental app is to display all the e-scooters and rental bikes from different providers on a single map for your convenience. Suppose you use two or three ride-sharing or scooter rental apps to find a scooter or bike and travel a short distance from A to B. In the process, you open more than one app if the first one is unable to provide you a rental bike or scooter. Our bike rentals or electric scooter app shows you the vehicles from all providers in one place. So when you open our escooters app to ride a scooter, you see all nearby options at once. This scooter rental & bike sharing app displays all scooters and bicycles from different manufacturers centrally on a map. So, you can select the providers from our app and start riding. Key features of E-Scooter & Bike Map app: - An outstanding map displaying all the scooters and bike providers around you will give you instant joy. We have made this ride share app for your convenience, so you don’t have to download and search several bikeshare or scooter apps just to get a ride. Install this electric scooter app and get all providers nearby at once and ride with gps. - View the battery cycle of a scooter from a specific provider in our scooter electric app. If you have found a ride from a provider and want to know the battery stand of the scooter, our app will display that for you. - You can filter the ride providers or manufacturers in our scooter app or bike rental app using the filter option. Whether you are looking for a lime bike or a tier scooter, filter your options and get your desired results. - Now you can rent scooters or bikes from all your favorite providers easily and quickly with our e-scooter & bike share app. See the map and select the one you want to ride. - Our e bike rentals or scooter ride app is free of cost. To use this bike electric or ride scooter app and search for nearby bikes, you don’t have to spend a single penny. - Finally, this e scooter app is designed for everyone. Whether you are a young man or older, a woman or a kid, E-Scooter & Bike Map app is always here to help. Whether you are looking for a bicycle ride tracker or an e-scooter app for transportation, our app is the best solution for you. With this scooter app, you get all bike and scooter providers in one place and can select your favorite one with one tap for an easy ride. So, if you are thinking of installing lime bike app or the beam app to find scooters and bikes, install our app and get amazed! Download E-Scooter & Bike Map app and start your ride at ease. If you are missing a provider in your city, then please send us an e-mail, and we try to get in touch with this provider.

Screenshots

CycleMaps4 screens
E3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CycleMaps at 61% against E's 0%. CycleMaps also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). E's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CycleMaps sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. E asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CycleMaps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of CycleMaps's written reviews are positive against 0% of E's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CycleMaps ships an update weekly, E every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CycleMaps versus E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycleMapsE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better2.8 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developermotocode ltdRobin Janke

Customer experience

CycleMaps

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral10.2%
Negative28.3%

E

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

CycleMaps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect GPS location detection
  • Inability to sign up or reset password
  • Crashes or freezes when using certain features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to avoid hills, stairs, or unpaved paths
  • Ability to reverse or edit saved routes
  • Automatic rerouting when going off course
  • Display of bike share station locations and availability
  • Voice navigation through connected Bluetooth headphones

E

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

CycleMaps

Subscriptions4
  • CycleMaps Premium Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • CycleMaps Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
  • CycleMaps Premium Family Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • CycleMaps Premium Family Year$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Watch TrialFree
  • CycleMaps Premium Lifetime$69.99
  • CycleMaps Premium Family$99.99
None

E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CycleMaps free?
CycleMaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E free?
E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CycleMaps or E?
CycleMaps is rated higher. CycleMaps averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while E averages 2.8 from 8 ratings.
Do CycleMaps or E have ads?
Neither CycleMaps nor E shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CycleMaps or E?
CycleMaps ships an update weekly, and E every 9 months. Most recently, CycleMaps was updated on September 23, 2026 and E on August 22, 2026.

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