Comparison

BumpyRide Map vs HappyRide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 β€” 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 β†’ red β†’ purple). Ride enough and your personal Bump Map fills in β€” 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: β€’ Live recording with route, bumpiness, and weather overlay β€’ Elapsed time, current speed, and average speed while you ride β€’ Live wind readout β€” headwind, tailwind, or crosswind relative to the way you're heading β€’ Report close calls (vehicle / bike / pedestrian), blocked lanes, and your own custom event types β€’ Automatic hard-brake detection, taggable as safety, other, or a false trigger β€’ Reporting mode β€” collapse the map for oversized, no-look report buttons mid-ride β€’ Apple Watch app β€” start, pause, resume, stop, and log close calls from your wrist; heart rate added to your Health workout β€’ Personal heat map of every road you've ridden, plus an overlay of your coverage on the live map β€’ Achievements and scoring β€” bonus points for distance, exploration, smooth roads, and safety reporting, through the free bumpyride.me companion web app β€’ Ride editor β€” trim or split a saved ride β€’ Auto-pause β€” a ride left running without movement pauses itself and switches off GPS β€’ Share a summary photo of any ride β€’ Adjustable color thresholds β€” tune what "rough" means to you β€’ Pocket mode β€” filters out pedaling cadence so your cranks don't register as bumpiness β€’ Apple Health integration β€” rides appear in Fitness and credit your activity rings β€’ iCloud Drive backup, and server-side restore after a reinstall or a new phone β€’ 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 β€” 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.

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HappyRide

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Forget to hit "Start" again? Not anymore. HappyRide (快乐轻ιͺ‘) runs quietly in the background and automatically detects when you start riding, walking, or running β€” no button to press, no app to open first. Just go. It's built for the ride you didn't plan to log: the quick errand, the spontaneous loop, the commute you almost forgot to track. Never miss a workout again. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Truly hands-free: motion detection on your iPhone (plus background GPS and Apple Watch heart rate) automatically recognizes your activity and starts recording on its own. - Never lose a ride: every qualifying activity is captured automatically and written straight to Apple Health, complete with route, heart rate, and calories. - Privacy by design: HappyRide works fully offline by default. Nothing leaves your phone unless you explicitly turn on the optional route-planning feature, which needs an internet connection to fetch maps. WHAT'S INSIDE Automatic Activity Detection Cycling, walking, running, and more are recognized automatically using CoreMotion and background location β€” no manual start/stop, ever. Every session syncs to Apple Health automatically. Apple Watch Companion A dedicated watchOS app tracks real-time heart rate, duration, and active energy on your wrist, plus a watch face complication that shows today's activity summary at a glance. Ride Details & Stats Every activity gets a detail page with your GPS route plotted on the map and a full data breakdown. The stats page rolls it all up: rides this week, total time, distance, and a 7-day trend chart so you can see your progress build. Quiet & Scenic Route Navigation (optional, subscription) Planning a ride instead of just logging one? Turn on route planning to get turn-by-turn cycling navigation that favors quiet backstreets over busy main roads, or scenic paths along rivers and parks. Choose from four route styles β€” Quiet, Scenic, Balanced, or Shortest β€” build an out-and-back loop at 5, 10, or 20 km, discover nearby scenic destinations worth riding to, and get spoken turn alerts as you go. HOW IT WORKS HappyRide is free to use for automatic activity tracking, Apple Health sync, Apple Watch support, and your ride history and stats β€” no strings attached. The optional Quiet & Scenic route planning and turn-by-turn navigation feature is available as an in-app subscription, since it requires live map and routing data. A NOTE ON LANGUAGE HappyRide's on-screen interface is currently in Simplified Chinese only, with English App Store text to help you decide if the app is right for you. Every screen β€” buttons, menus, stats labels β€” is very simple and icon-driven, and most riders find it easy to navigate by feel even without reading Chinese. Full English localization is on our roadmap. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Apple Watch companion app optional but recommended for real-time heart rate. Background location and Motion & Fitness permissions are needed for automatic detection; Health access is needed to save your activities. Ride more. Remember less. Let HappyRide catch every mile you didn't plan to track. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): 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 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. 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 October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
BumpyRide Map versus HappyRide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBumpyRide MapHappyRide
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan Ecclesbo chen

In-app purchases

None

BumpyRide Map

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HappyRide

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$12.991 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 October 8, 2026 and HappyRide on October 9, 2026.

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