Root vs Moto Tracks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Root
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Root – Ride Smarter Ride smarter. Plan better routes. Track your progress. Root is a motorcycle companion app built for riders who want more from every journey. Whether you’re commuting, touring, or exploring new roads, Root helps you plan, track, and connect — all in one place. Plan & Save Routes Create and customise routes in seconds. Save your favourite rides and build your own collection of roads worth riding again. Track Your Rides Use GPS tracking to record your journeys and see your route history clearly mapped out. Personal Ride Analytics See distance, ride stats, and progress over time. Turn every ride into measurable improvement. Earn XP & Level Up Every mile counts. Earn experience points as you ride and watch your level grow. Join Rider Groups Connect with other riders, join groups, and share routes within the community. Root is designed for real motorcyclists who value progress, planning, and community. Download Root and make every ride count. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Moto Tracks
Plan scenic motorcycle routes with a focus on twisty roads and beautiful landscapes. Offers turn-by-turn voice navigation, offline maps, and ride recording. Discover and share routes with a community of riders.
- Curvy road routing
- Turn-by-turn voice navigation
- Offline map support
- Ride recording and stats
- Round trip generator
- Community route sharing
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Moto-Tracks is a motorcycle route planner and turn-by-turn navigator built around the roads riders actually want to ride — curvy B-roads, scenic passes, and quiet country lanes. PLAN ON DESKTOP, RIDE ON YOUR PHONE Plan routes on the web at moto-tracks.com with a full-screen map, then open the app and your saved routes are ready to ride. Drag waypoints, adjust profiles, and export GPX files from the comfort of a big screen. CURVY ROUTING THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Our curviness slider doesn't just avoid motorways — it actively seeks out twisty roads. The routing engine reads the curvature of every road segment and prefers the ones with real bends. Four motorcycle profiles (Sport, Touring, Adventure, Commute) plus a Car mode let you match the route to how you want to ride. TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION WITH VOICE Spoken turn instructions through your Bluetooth helmet speakers (Cardo, Sena, or any A2DP headset). Lane guidance at complex junctions, roundabout exit numbers, and automatic rerouting when you miss a turn. Speed limit display with a European-style badge and an optional over-limit voice alert. WORKS OFFLINE Download regional map and routing data for offline use. The same routing engine runs on your phone, so offline routes are identical to online ones — no degraded "simplified" fallback. Covers the UK, Europe, North America, and expanding worldwide. SPEED CAMERA WARNINGS See fixed cameras, red-light cameras, and average-speed sections on the map. Optional voice warnings as you approach. Legally compliant per country — France shows danger zones (not exact locations), Germany and Switzerland are fully suppressed. ROUND TRIP GENERATOR Pick a start point, a target distance, and a compass direction. The app generates loop routes ranked by curviness so you can find a great ride without planning every waypoint. RIDE RECORDING Record your rides with GPS tracking. Review stats (distance, duration, speed, elevation gain), add notes, and export as GPX. Rides sync across devices when you sign in. REAL-TIME TRAFFIC AND INCIDENTS Live traffic data from TomTom keeps ETAs accurate. Road closures and roadworks display on the map so you can plan around them. FUEL AND ACCOMMODATION Toggle fuel stations and accommodation on the map with brand-coloured markers. Data from Overture Maps (OSM + commercial sources) for better coverage than OSM alone. ELEVATION PROFILES See the climbs and descents before you ride. Hover over the elevation chart on desktop to see the corresponding point on the map. COMMUNITY ROUTES Share your routes publicly and browse routes other riders have shared. Each shared route gets a link with a preview image for social media. PRIVACY FIRST Your location data stays on your device during navigation. No tracking. Anonymous crash reporting via Sentry (no personal data). Optional anonymous usage analytics that you can turn off in Settings. Free to use during our beta. Some features (offline maps, curvy routing, voice navigation, round trip generator, speed camera warnings, ride stats) will require a small subscription after the beta ends — we'll give plenty of notice before that happens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moto Tracks at none against Root's 2. Root's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). 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. Root sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Moto Tracks asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Root | Moto Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ben hodge | Moto-Tracks Ltd |
In-app purchases
Root
- Root Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Root Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
Moto Tracks
No in-app purchases








