Comparison

BumpyRide Map vs HappyRide

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

Head to head
About

BumpyRide Map

Features
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BumpyRide is for cyclists who want to know which streets are smooth and which aren't — and to flag what they run into along the way. During every ride, BumpyRide records vibration through your phone's motion sensors and pairs each reading with your GPS location. After the ride, see a colored route map showing exactly where the road was smooth (green) and where it was rough (yellow → red → purple). Ride enough and your personal Bump Map fills in — a permanent heat map of every street you've ever ridden. Pick smoother routes for your commute. Avoid the worst potholes on your favorite loop. Features: • Live recording with route, bumpiness, and weather overlay • Elapsed time, current speed, and average speed while you ride • Live wind readout — headwind, tailwind, or crosswind relative to the way you're heading • Report close calls (vehicle / bike / pedestrian), blocked lanes, and your own custom event types • Automatic hard-brake detection, taggable as safety, other, or a false trigger • Reporting mode — collapse the map for oversized, no-look report buttons mid-ride • Apple Watch app — start, pause, resume, stop, and log close calls from your wrist; heart rate added to your Health workout • Personal heat map of every road you've ridden, plus an overlay of your coverage on the live map • Achievements and scoring — bonus points for distance, exploration, smooth roads, and safety reporting, through the free bumpyride.me companion web app • Ride editor — trim or split a saved ride • Auto-pause — a ride left running without movement pauses itself and switches off GPS • Share a summary photo of any ride • Adjustable color thresholds — tune what "rough" means to you • Pocket mode — filters out pedaling cadence so your cranks don't register as bumpiness • Apple Health integration — rides appear in Fitness and credit your activity rings • iCloud Drive backup, and server-side restore after a reinstall or a new phone • Optional sync with bumpyride.me for storage, scoring, and community heat maps Privacy: rides are stored on your phone and, optionally, your iCloud Drive. Sync to bumpyride.me is opt-in — you sign in through a secure web window and no password is kept on the device. Signing up needs no email address: a username works, and bumpyride.me never sends email. Custom event types you define stay private to your own account and never appear on community maps.

About

HappyRide

Automatically tracks your cycling, running, and walking without manual start. View routes, speed, and distance, and integrate with Apple Health. Offers optional Pro features like live cycling computer and route planning.

Highlights
  • Automatic activity detection (cycling, running, walking)
  • GPS route tracking
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch support
  • Live cycling computer (Pro)
  • Route planning and navigation (Pro)
  • Privacy controls for sharing
Features
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Just go. HappyRide records your everyday activity automatically. AUTO ACTIVITY LOG Detect cycling, running and walking with your iPhone, without starting each activity manually. Review your history, distance and duration in one place. Background recording depends on the permissions you grant and available sensor data. YOUR ROUTES AND HEALTH DATA With location access, view recorded GPS tracks, speed and distance. Connect Apple Health to save supported workouts and import activities from sources you choose in Settings. Estimated values are labelled. APPLE WATCH Start a workout on your wrist and check duration, heart rate and energy. A watch face complication shows today's activity summary. Apple Watch is optional. HAPPYRIDE PRO An optional auto-renewing subscription unlocks the live cycling computer after the first free ride, advanced statistics, quiet and scenic route planning, and turn-by-turn voice navigation. Discover nearby destinations or create a loop. Route planning requires internet access. SHARE WITH MORE PRIVACY Hide sections near your start and end points when sharing a card or exporting GPX. Your full track remains visible in the app. Route planning sends start and destination coordinates to brouter.de to calculate a route. IN YOUR LANGUAGE The interface supports 12 languages and follows your app language preference. Automatic activity recording is free. Pro subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in system settings. Prices and available offers are shown before purchase. Requires iOS 17 or later. Location and Motion & Fitness access are needed for automatic tracking; background routes require Always location access. Health features require separate permission. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BumpyRide Map2 screens
HappyRide3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BumpyRide Map at none against HappyRide's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HappyRide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BumpyRide Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BumpyRide Map ships an update fortnightly, HappyRide weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
BumpyRide Map versus HappyRide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBumpyRide MapHappyRide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan Ecclesbo chen

In-app purchases

None

BumpyRide Map

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HappyRide

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro1 Month trial$1.991 Year

Questions

Is BumpyRide Map free?
BumpyRide Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HappyRide free?
HappyRide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BumpyRide Map or HappyRide have ads?
Neither BumpyRide Map nor HappyRide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BumpyRide Map or HappyRide?
BumpyRide Map ships an update fortnightly, and HappyRide weekly. Most recently, BumpyRide Map was updated on November 5, 2026 and HappyRide on November 8, 2026.

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