Are you a performance junkie or a leisurely cruiser? Do you like to stay in touch with your motorcyclist friends as you ride on the weekends or do you prefer to plan multi-day trips down to the penny? There are no shortage of motorcycle riding apps and the great news is that most are free or cost very little for the large amount of features they pack. Here are our top picks:
Best Overall
EatSleepRide
Good for: Planning or discovering new routes, tracking stats
Key Features:
- Discover new routes created by other riders
- Create private groups
- Track rides, speed, lean angle
Cost: Free with optional in-app purchase of Crashlight emergency services (notifies your contacts if an accident is detected)
Website: www.eatsleepride.com
Best for Social
Best Biking Road
Good for: Sharing reviews and routes, interacting with other riders
Key Features:
- Huge community with quality routes and reviews
- Route creation with ability to pin stops
- Export routes to your phone
Cost: $3.99
Website: www.bestbikingroads.com
Rever
Good for: Social, route planning
Key Features:
- High quality maps (Butler Motorcycle Maps) with scouted pre-set routes
- Route creation and tracking
- Let’s you stay up-to-date with friends
- Terrain viewing
Cost: Free with optional in-app subscription for offline mapping
Website: www.rever.co
Riser
Good for: Social
Key Features:
- Community-oriented
- Recommends remote places to check out
- Document your trip and share your experiences
- Tag locations with interesting sights
- Take away stress of planning
Cost: Free with optional in-app purchase
Website: www.riserapp.com
Best for Performance
Diablo Super Biker
Good for: Tracking stats and conditions
Key Features:
- Tracks lean angle, center mass, tire width, max acceleration, gravitational acceleration
- Tracks altitude
- Tracks surface type
- Tracks weather conditions such as temperature and atmospheric pressure
Cost: Free
Website: www.pirelli.com/diablo-super-biker-app
Best for Route Planning
TourStart
Good for: Long trips with many points of interest
Key Features:
- Navigation
- Create route
- Select from pre-created routes
- Locate on-route accommodation (BikerBeds)
Cost: Free to use online, GPS export and app are $19/year
Website: www.tourstart.org
Waze
Good for: Simple route planning
Key Features:
- Navigation
- Speed trap alerts
- Accident alerts
- Rush hour alerts
- Locate cheapest gas stations
Cost: Free
Website: www.waze.com
Calimoto
Good for: Creating a route full of twists and turns
Key Features:
- Navigation
- Winding Roads Algorithm
- Trip planner
- Available in many languages
- Ride statistics
- Ride sharing
Cost: Free with optional in-app features for offline world maps and additional tracking
Website: www.calimoto.com
Scenic
Good for: Planning detailed or long routes
Key Features:
- Navigation
- Create or import routes
- Navigate up to 200 via points
- Offline navigation
- Tracks rides
- Save past routes with images
Cost: Free, with optional in-app purchase
Website: www.scenicapp.space
Honorable Mentions
In addition to a solid bike route app, we felt the list wouldn’t be complete without addressing two other crucial aspects of route planning: safety for you and your bike, and weather.
Vigo Smart Track
Good for: Accident and theft notification
Key Features:
- Installs to your bike’s battery and links to your phone with app
- Notifies you if someone moves your bike when you’re not around
- If you crash, it notifies emergency contact with GPS location
- If you have a low speed accident, you’ll get an app notification asking you if you’re ok. If you don’t respond, your emergency contact will be called.
- If your bike gets knocked over, the system notifies you if it’s been a while.
Cost: $49
Website: www.safer-turn.com/vigo-smart-track
Dark Sky
Good for: Hyperlocal weather information
Key Features:
- Detailed forecasts
- Advanced local maps
- Notifications
Cost: $3.99
Website: www.darksky.net
