Comparison

PedalPilot vs CycleLine

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

Head to head
About

PedalPilot

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PedalPilot is a free, privacy-first cycling navigation app built for everyday riders and commuters who want genuinely bike-focused routing and guidance. Plan your ride with up to five cycling-optimised route options — balanced (safety and comfort first), fast, flat, or dedicated mountain bike trail and enduro variants. Add waypoints for multi-stop journeys, save home and work for one-tap starts, and see a live elevation preview before you go. Once on the road you get significantly improved turn-by-turn voice guidance that now intelligently combines consecutive turns ("turn right and then immediately turn left") and speaks natural rounded distances instead of random numbers. Voice instructions are fully supported in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian. KEY FEATURES Route Planning - Smart place, address, and POI search powered by LocationIQ - Five purpose-built route profiles for different riding styles - Waypoint support for custom multi-stop routes - Quick access to home, work and saved favourites - Live elevation profile before starting Turn-by-Turn Navigation - Clear voice directions with improved consecutive-turn handling - Natural rounded distance announcements - Haptic feedback on every turn - Automatic rerouting when you go off course - Active turn-by-turn navigation with automatic rerouting - Configurable cockpit (speed, ETA, elevation, elapsed time) Personalised Experience - ETAs that learn from your actual riding pace over time - Metric or imperial units - Ride profiles for regular, cargo, MTB, road/gravel and e-scooter use, with a separate e-bike setting - The e-scooter profile helps with planning; local laws and traffic rules always apply - Landscape-optimised docked cockpit Ride History & Insights - Automatic ride recording and statistics - Distance, duration, average speed and elevation gain - GPX export of your actual track - Reorder stops on multi-waypoint routes Privacy by Design - No account or login ever required - Ride history, favourites and settings stored locally on your device - No ads, no advertising tracking and no selling of your data - Location used only for navigation PedalPilot uses specialist cycling routing and OpenStreetMap-based map data. Provider credits and privacy details are always available inside the app. Now available in 6 languages with complete voice and interface support: English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian.

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CycleLine

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CycleLine is bike navigation you can read on the handlebars: big turn cues, clear numbers, a calm display. Plan a ride, load a GPX or pick a cycle route nearby — then follow, don't scroll. WHO IT'S FOR For commuting, after-work loops and multi-day tours. For gravel, touring and road bikes. For everyone who wants a navigator that shows the way, not another social app. PLAN A ROUTE • Start, destination and stops by address or by dropping a pin on the map • Current location as start • Routing profiles for touring/cycle paths, gravel, road bike and more BRouter profiles • Alternatives A/B/C with distance, elevation gain and ride time • Pick a variant before you set off LOAD A ROUTE • Import a GPX and follow it right away • Saved rides in your library • Discover OSM cycle routes nearby — from your location or as a mapped stage • Demo route to try it out, no network routing needed WHILE RIDING • Large turn cue with distance, direction and street name • Voice guidance in the app language and haptics (adjustable distances) • Bike computer: speed, distance left, arrival, pause and stop • Track-up map that follows you • Off-route warning and automatic rerouting to your original destination • Change destination or stops on the way • Route back to the start • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Optional Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Control Center actions to start, stop and follow ELEVATION AND CLIMBS • Elevation profile of the whole ride, even before you start • Next climb with category, gradient and remaining ascent • See what's coming while you ride — not only once it gets steep PLACES ALONG THE ROUTE Put service points on the map when you need them: • Water, fountains, toilets • Bakery, restaurant, café, supermarket • Bike pump, bike shop, repair station, petrol station • Hut, hotel, picnic spot, shelter, swimming spot • ATM, pharmacy, hospital, defibrillator Medals for stopping at places — optional, no account. OFFLINE • Download map tiles along the loaded route • Keep navigating loaded GPX and demo routes without a connection • Voice guidance and turn-by-turn keep working Note: offline stores the base map. Planning new routes, alternatives, rerouting and fresh POIs need internet. LIBRARY AND AFTER THE RIDE • Save, load and export routes • Ride history with distance, time and elevation gain • Share GPX • Optionally save rides as cycling workouts in Apple Health PRIVACY No account. No ads. No tracking SDK. Location only for the map, guidance, widgets and Live Activity. "Always" access only when you start navigation — so voice guidance and the Live Activity keep running with the screen locked. MAPS AND DATA OpenStreetMap · OpenFreeMap · MapLibre · BRouter · Open-Meteo · Overpass CycleLine follows the sign — not the screen. Note: routing depends on the public BRouter service and your connection. OSM data can be incomplete. CycleLine does not replace traffic signs or your own attention on the road.

Screenshots

PedalPilot4 screens
CycleLine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PedalPilot at Free against CycleLine's $0.99. PedalPilot also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

PedalPilot is free to download; CycleLine costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PedalPilot ships an update every 9 days, CycleLine every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PedalPilot versus CycleLine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedalPilotCycleLine
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarkus BergthalerStefan Schwinghammer

In-app purchases

None

PedalPilot

No in-app purchases

None

CycleLine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PedalPilot free?
PedalPilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CycleLine free?
CycleLine costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PedalPilot or CycleLine have ads?
Neither PedalPilot nor CycleLine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PedalPilot or CycleLine?
PedalPilot ships an update every 9 days, and CycleLine every 5 days. Most recently, PedalPilot was updated on November 9, 2026 and CycleLine on November 10, 2026.

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