Comparison

JUSTRIDE vs brieflylost

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

Head to head
About

JUSTRIDE

This app offers motorcycle-specific navigation, route planning, and group riding features. It includes live location sharing, crash detection with emergency assistance, and seamless transitions between on-road and off-road navigation.

Highlights
  • Motorcycle-specific turn-by-turn navigation
  • GPX route planning and import
  • Live rider location sharing
  • AI-powered crash detection
  • Seamless mixed-surface navigation
  • Group navigation with shared routes
  • Emergency assistance coordination
Features
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Where Every Ride Connects Us Motorcycle navigation, route planning, route discovery, group riding & intelligent rider safety - built specifically for motorcyclists. Discover routes, generate and shape your own ride, import GPX files, navigate solo or with friends & stay connected wherever the road - or trail - takes you. DISCOVER INCREDIBLE MOTORCYCLE ROUTES Explore routes from trusted riders, creators & Verified Accounts. Browse the map, use quick filters, preview rides & save favourites. PLAN, GENERATE & SHAPE YOUR RIDE Create the ride you want to ride. Plan multi-stop routes, generate routes & fine-tune your journey directly on the map with multi-point planning, drag-and-drop route shaping, routing preferences & route reversal. Import GPX files or save & record your own routes. MOTORCYCLE NAVIGATION BUILT FOR RIDERS Enjoy turn-by-turn motorcycle navigation designed around the way motorcyclists ride. With Apple CarPlay compatibility, bring JUSTRIDE navigation onto a compatible display, keeping directions where they're easy to see while you ride. ROAD & SPEED CAMERA ALERTS Stay informed about accidents, closures, hazards & roadworks affecting your route. JUSTRIDE can also warn you of fixed speed & red-light cameras ahead while navigating. Road Safety Alerts & Speed Camera Alerts can be switched on or off in Ride Settings. Speed Camera Alerts are currently available in the UK. SEAMLESS MIXED-SURFACE NAVIGATION The best rides don't always stay on the tarmac. Navigate turn-by-turn to an off-tarmac route before JUSTRIDE seamlessly transitions into route following for the trail ahead. From road to trail, JUSTRIDE keeps your journey connected. GROUP NAVIGATION - REIMAGINED One route. Every rider. Whatever the surface. Every rider receives the same route and navigates independently, while Live Rider Location Sharing keeps the group connected even when riders become separated. Group Navigation also works across mixed-surface adventures. Leave an active solo or Group Navigation ride and JUSTRIDE can help you resume your journey. JUSTRIDE ASSIST - INTELLIGENT RIDER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AI-powered impact detection & intelligent incident validation can identify a potential serious riding incident and begin the emergency assistance process when required. JUSTRIDE Assist can create an emergency case, share rider & incident information, notify emergency contacts, provide location updates & enable two-way messaging. Emergency coordination is provided with Global Rescue, delivering professional 24/7 worldwide emergency monitoring and assistance. During a group session, JUSTRIDE Assist can alert fellow riders following a detected impact & guide them to the rider's last known emergency location. Compatible satellite devices can add SOS alerting, two-way satellite messaging & location tracking beyond mobile coverage. An active satellite service subscription is required. KEY FEATURES • Route discovery, generation & multi-stop planning • Drag-and-drop shaping, reversal & GPX import • Turn-by-turn navigation & Apple CarPlay compatibility • Road Safety & UK Speed Camera Alerts • Mixed-surface navigation & off-tarmac route following • Group Navigation & Live Rider Location Sharing • Resume navigation & ride history • Verified Account routes • JUSTRIDE Assist & Group Emergency Alerting • Global Rescue emergency assistance • Optional satellite connectivity IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION JUSTRIDE must not be relied upon as the sole means of contacting emergency services. Safety features depend on compatible devices, sensor data, permissions, connectivity, battery level & service availability. Detection, notification & location delivery cannot be guaranteed in every situation. Always ride responsibly & ensure you have an appropriate means of contacting emergency services. Terms of use: https://justride-app.com/eula Privacy policy: https://justride-app.com/privacy-policy Speed and red-light camera data powered by SCDB.info

About

brieflylost

Features
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Britain is full of places that don't show up in a "fastest route". brieflylost takes you to them. Tell the app where you want to go — in plain English. "A scenic drive from Brighton to Bath." "Take me to the Lake District through the countryside." "Edinburgh to Glasgow with a pub stop." Behind the scenes, an AI route planner reads your query, picks coastal roads, country lanes, or quiet B-roads, and routes through the cafes, viewpoints, or landmarks you asked for as proper waypoints — not just suggestions on the side. Then it's full turn-by-turn navigation. Voice guidance, lane assistance, automatic re-routing if you go off course. Just like the apps you already use, only the route was actually chosen for the drive, not the deadline. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Natural-language route planning. No menus, no filters — just describe the drive you want. • Genuine scenic routes built from real OpenStreetMap data. Every road class, every gradient, every coastline, weighed and chosen for you. • Plan ahead or set off now. Plan Mode lets you preview a route, share it via deep link, and start it later. Navigate Mode picks up from your current location. • Stops that mean something. Ask for "a cafe stop" or "somewhere with a view" and the app routes through real places, not generic markers. • UK-focused. Built around UK roads, postcodes, and place names — Lake District, Cotswolds, Scottish Highlands, Snowdonia, the South Downs. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN FREE • 50 routes per month • Full turn-by-turn navigation • Plan Mode and Navigate Mode • Route sharing via deep link PREMIUM UNLOCK • 1,000 routes per month • Priority routing during high-traffic periods • Future features as we ship them Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://brieflylost.com/privacy. Terms of Use: https://brieflylost.com/terms. For drivers, day-trippers, weekend wanderers, and anyone who'd rather take the long way home.

Screenshots

JUSTRIDE4 screens
brieflylost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: JUSTRIDE at 15.1 against brieflylost's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. JUSTRIDE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and brieflylost sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JUSTRIDE ships an update every 2 weeks, brieflylost monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
JUSTRIDE versus brieflylost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJUSTRIDEbrieflylost
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSCFMOTO LTDbrieflylost ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

JUSTRIDE

Subscriptions3
  • JUSTRIDE Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • JUSTRIDE Pro7 Days trial$34.996 Months
  • JUSTRIDE Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

brieflylost

Subscriptions1
  • brieflylost Premium$4.991 Month

Questions

Is JUSTRIDE free?
JUSTRIDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is brieflylost free?
brieflylost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JUSTRIDE or brieflylost have ads?
Neither JUSTRIDE nor brieflylost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JUSTRIDE or brieflylost?
JUSTRIDE ships an update every 2 weeks, and brieflylost monthly. Most recently, JUSTRIDE was updated on October 25, 2026 and brieflylost on October 25, 2026.

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