CycleMaps vs Bikemap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 any area to ride without data. Favorite routes download their corridor automatically, and offline packs are available by cycling country. 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. 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. CYCLE PATHS ON EVERY MAP Choose Apple Maps, Google Maps, or CycleMaps' own OpenStreetMap map — a crisp vector map, worldwide, with place names in your language. Cycle paths are drawn on all three; tap one to see what it is. 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. 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. SHARE YOUR ETA Share your ETA while riding. Premium riders share a live link: friends and family follow your ride on a map in their browser, no app needed. WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS Home Screen widgets for your favorites, cycling streak and weekly pace. Cycle home or start a FreeCycle from Control Center, the Lock Screen or Siri. AI RIDE RECAP A short, natural-language summary of any past ride — generated on your device, private and offline (requires Apple Intelligence). 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
Bikemap
Discover and record global cycling routes with this app. Plan multi-day adventures, find local trails, and navigate with turn-by-turn directions. Optimize routes for your bike type and access offline maps for seamless exploration.
- Global bike route discovery
- Ride planning and recording
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Bike type optimized routing
- Offline maps and routes
- Community-powered POIs
- Cycling adventure planning
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Discover the best bike routes anywhere in the world. Plan, navigate and record your rides with Bikemap — powered by millions of cycling routes from our global community. Whether you’re commuting, exploring gravel roads or planning a multi-day cycling adventure, Bikemap helps you find the perfect route. BIKE TRACKER & BIKE COMPUTER Turn your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch into a bike computer. Includes HealthKit integration. ROUTE PLANNER Find the perfect routes in your area, tailored to your bike type. TOUR PLANNER Plan multi-day cycling adventures and organize your trip into stages. LOOP PLANNER Automatically generate round trips without manual route planning. BIKEMAP.NET If you want to plan in even more detail, you can also do so on bikemap.net and then sync your route with the app to start tracking and navigating immediately. MILLIONS OF BIKE ROUTES The most popular routes, MTB trails and cycle paths in your area and worldwide. Including official routes. SURFACE AND WAYTYPE INFORMATION See whether your route uses asphalt, gravel or trails before you start riding. POIs Find important places during your tours, such as toilets, restaurants, water points or e-bike charging stations. Avoid roadworks, potholes and slippery roads thanks to live community reports. MONTHLY & ANNUAL RECAP Relive your rides with monthly and annual cycling recaps — perfect for sharing with your friends. INTEGRATIONS Connect Bikemap with Garmin and Wahoo to send routes to your bike computer or sync recorded rides back to Bikemap. -- NOW EVEN MORE FUNCTIONS WITH BIKEMAP PREMIUM -- TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION Never miss a turn again and get voice navigation instructions for all routes. SELF-GUIDED NAVIGATION Follow your route based on your location. Perfect for off-road sections. OFFLINE MAPS & ROUTES Download maps and routes for offline use. BIKE TYPE OPTIMIZED ROUTING Optimize navigation for your road bike, mountain bike or city bike. Navigate preferably on cycle paths. SPECIAL BIKE MAPS Choose from 3D, Night, OpenCycleMap, OpenStreetMap, Satellite, Atlas, Outdoors and Landscape. BATTERY SAVE MODE Preserve battery life while you record or follow a route. INDIVIDUAL BIKE COMPUTER Activate the statistics you want to keep an eye on at all times. DETAILED ROUTE PREVIEW See your route in 3D at home - including elevation profile. WEATHER FORECAST Check the detailed weather by route and time, with wind graphs and 10-day outlooks. The payment will be charged through your Apple account. Your free trial will be automatically renewed to a paid subscription if you don't cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period (the same is valid for an ongoing subscription). You can cancel your Bikemap Premium subscription anytime during the current subscription period by turning off auto-renewal in your Apple account settings. Terms of use: https://www.bikemap.net/terms-of-service Got any questions? Let us know via support@bikemap.net anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bikemap at 9.6K against CycleMaps's 3. Bikemap also leads on chart position (#82 vs unranked). CycleMaps's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (63% vs 41%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. CycleMaps sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year and Bikemap sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CycleMaps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bikemap has 9.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of CycleMaps's written reviews are positive against 41% of Bikemap's.
CycleMaps ships an update every 5 days, Bikemap weekly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | CycleMaps | Bikemap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews — better | 40.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #82 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | motocode ltd | Bikemap GmbH |
Customer experience
CycleMaps
Bikemap
User reviews
CycleMaps
From 3 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent route planning
- 👍 Quiet/safe route options
- 👍 Useful for exploring new areas
- 👍 Good for commuting and leisure rides
- 👍 Helpful for mobility scooter users
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional route suggestions on unsafe roads
- 🐛 Delayed or inaccurate voice instructions
- 🐛 Slow map redraw and loading issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 👎 Confusing or unintuitive user interface
Bikemap
From 9.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Great route planning
- 🚲 Useful for cycling
- 💡 Ability to prioritize bike paths
- 👍 Helpful navigation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy GPS and tracking
- 🔒 Overly restrictive free version
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🗺️ Inaccurate route mapping
- 🤔 Confusing navigation instructions
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
Bikemap
Reported bugs
4 issues- Routes randomly stopping or resetting
- Ride data not saving properly
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Pausing/resuming rides not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Integration with other fitness apps
- Ability to create and save custom routes
- More detailed map legends
- Offline map downloads
- Turn-by-turn voice navigation
In-app purchases
CycleMaps
- 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
- Watch TrialFree
- CycleMaps Premium Lifetime$69.99
- CycleMaps Premium Family$99.99
Bikemap
- Bikemap Premium 1 Week$4.997 Days
- Bikemap Premium 1 Week7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Bikemap Premium Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$6.991 Month
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- Bikemap Premium for A Month7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Bikemap Premium Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Bikemap Premium Monthly1 Month trial$11.991 Month
- 3 Months Bikemap Premium7 Days trial$13.993 Months
- Bikemap Premium Quarterly7 Days trial$13.993 Months
- Bikemap Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Bikemap Premium Annual$44.991 Year
- Bikemap Premium for 1 year7 Days trial$54.991 Year
- Bikemap Premium Annual7 Days trial$54.991 Year
- Bikemap Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year







