Comparison

Looply vs Riders Compass

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

Head to head
About

Looply

Features
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Looply plans simple walking loops around the time you actually have. Choose a duration, generate a route, and start walking. Looply creates a closed loop from your current location, shows the route on the map, and keeps the countdown visible so you can get back on time. It is built for short outdoor breaks when you do not want to search for a destination or guess whether a route will bring you back before your next commitment. What Looply does: Plans a walking loop from your current location. Lets you choose a time budget from the main dial. Shows a route that starts and ends where you are. Keeps a countdown visible during the walk. Handles route generation failures gracefully. Looply requests When In Use location permission only. It does not require an account, does not use background location, and does not store walk history. Looply is free and supported by ads. Ads may appear while a route is being prepared or when returning home, but not during an active walk.

About

Riders Compass

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Riders Compass plans motorcycle rides around the one thing that decides whether the day is good: the weather when you actually get there. Enter a start and a destination, or just a start and how far you feel like riding, and every checkpoint along the route shows the forecast for the hour you will reach it. Wind, rain, fog, heat, cold and darkness become alerts on the map before you put your helmet on. PLAN - Routes from Apple Maps, with up to three alternates - One way, round trip (back on different roads), or a generated loop of the length you choose - Up to five stops, avoid tolls, avoid highways - Departure date up to 16 days ahead SEE THE RIDE IN 3D - Fly over a planned route on 3D terrain before you go, with the weather at each checkpoint and the fuel stops on the way - Replay any recorded ride in 3D, with speed and altitude - Share the flight as a video to Instagram or wherever you like WEATHER WHERE AND WHEN YOU RIDE - Hour-by-hour forecast at each checkpoint, for your arrival time - Riding-condition rating: good, fair, poor or dangerous - The route on the map coloured by condition - Alerts for thunderstorms, ice, strong wind, heavy rain, fog, extreme temperatures and riding after sunset - Elevation profile with climb and descent SPEED CAMERAS - Fixed cameras and average-speed checks marked on every planned route - Spoken and vibrating warnings while riding, through your helmet headset - Automatically off where local law does not allow it FUEL AND FOOD - Fuel cost estimate for every route from your bike's consumption - Station prices where governments publish them (France, Austria, Germany) - Add your motorcycle and its real-world range, and the planner places fuel stops along the route - Fuel, food and coffee, motorcycle shops, scenic spots, lodging and hospitals near you or along a saved trip, with Look Around previews RIDE - Turn-by-turn navigation view for your saved trips, with spoken directions, the next stop, fuel and cameras - The speed limit of the road you are on, with a spoken warning when you go over it - Live compass with true heading, speed and altitude - Record rides, with the track on a map, distance, time and average speed - Export rides and trips as GPX CARPLAY - Pick a saved trip on your car or motorcycle display and follow it there: the road ahead, the next turn, arrival time, your speed and the speed limit, with spoken directions through the vehicle's speakers YOUR TRIPS - Save trips and refresh the forecast as departure gets closer - Start in Apple Maps if you prefer - Share a summary with the people you ride with IN YOUR LANGUAGE - English, Turkish, Dutch and German, switchable inside the app PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no server, no analytics, no advertising - Trips, rides and your profile stay on your iPhone Free: three saved trips and weather along every route. Premium adds unlimited trips, alert details, speed cameras, elevation profiles, fuel planning, places along a route, 3D flyovers with video sharing and GPX export, with a one-week free trial. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Camera, road and speed-limit data Β© OpenStreetMap contributors. Maps by Apple. Privacy Policy: https://www.soft-crafting.nl/riderscompass-privacy.txt Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Looply4 screens
Riders Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Looply at none against Riders Compass's 2. Riders Compass's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Riders Compass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Looply asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Looply versus Riders Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLooplyRiders Compass
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 days
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size74 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZerpe CABERHakan Ozcan

In-app purchases

None

Looply

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Riders Compass

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Looply free?
Looply is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Riders Compass free?
Riders Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Looply or Riders Compass have ads?
Looply shows ads; Riders Compass does not.

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