Cycling App.

[Cayenne]

Ok


Ok , but I was answering the OP to be honest , just asked for an App

No worries. I'm grateful for the suggestion. Thanks

 

[ozboz]

No worries. I'm grateful for the suggestion. Thanks

Thats ok , to be more honest I didn't know there was different types !

 

[Cayenne]

Mapmyride x

Thanks for the tip. I used to use this and liked the courses function. Unfortunately it frequently stopped logging a ride mid way. That is when I switched to Strava. Also I am fairly sure it doesn't do voice directions.

 

[Cayenne]

I am still going through the search for the ideal app (for Android). I used to use MapmyRide on a Samsung S3 but found it would stop tracking mid way through a ride. So I got frustrated as I lost a lot of timing history. I then switched to Strava which has not let me down when recording rides. I like Strava a lot as it has some cool features like showing who has ridden past you during your ride (fly-bys). It is good for the community side too.

Recently though I have been trying new courses and I don't want to keep stopping to check my phone to see where to go. So I want voice directions and neither MapMyRide nor Strava can do this. Not even if you pay for premium.

I have so far tried

• OSMand (too complicated with a computerised voice),
• RunGo (Nice voice, but recorded rides can't be exported to eg. Strava),
• Ride with GPS but you have to pay for premium to get voice navigation. Pity they don't do a free trial period as I resent having to pay to try an app out.

On recent rides I have used OSMand and RunGo to give me directions which has been fairly successful, while running Strava alongside to log the ride. I have yet to get a full recording of the ride as Strava has stopped recording each time, and the voice nav "lost" the gps. I know it isn't the phone because Strava on its own is fine on the same routes.

In my search I have drawn up the check list below for what I consider to be the ideal features for free app. I would then be prepared to pay for premium content if it adds sufficient value. Can anyone suggest any other apps with these features?.

• Record ride using GPS
• Route planner
• Route directions with good quality voice which can be turned on and off
• Bluetooth connection to earbuds
• Visual guidance a la SatNav (which can be turned on/off to save battery)
• Export ride details to other apps especially Strava. - With timings or Strava won't take it.
• Import routes from other apps
• Good graphical interface (ie simple and clear)
• Good well integrated web site.

VOTE FOR STRAVA VOICE DIRECTIONS

I still have not found an app I am happy with that will record my rides and give me voice directions reliably. Locus was doing a pretty good job, but I have learnt the new routes now so I am following them through familiarity and logging the rides using Strava. I have parked my search for now.

I am still waiting in vain hope that Strava will see the light and add voice directions (and improve the navigation features in general). On that note I would urge anyone else who would like to see Strava do this, to add their vote to the New Features topic. It is here : https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us...io-Notifications-for-Route-Navigation-mobile- . The vote button is the up arrow between the vote count (268 as I write this) and the suggester's avatar icon. Every vote helps.

I really like Strava and if this feature was there (in the standard free version) I would be more inclined to go Premium if only to support the developers. It would have to be free at least for a short while so it can be assessed before shelling out for Premium.

 

[jefmcg]

Why do you want one app to do everything anyway? It's really no hardship to run two or more apps at the same time. I'm happy if the apps on my phone are lean, and just do the things they do well. If strava added voice guidance, it would make the app much bigger; more things to go wrong, won't run on older phones, more likely for the O/S to have to kill it to make room for other processes (i.e. suddenly stop tracking in the middle of a ride).

 

[postman]

Cyclers on my Nokia 640 lte.

 

[russellchapman]

I use Sports Tracker. It gives a lot of useful info even in the free version https://www.sports-tracker.com/workout/russellchapman/57da92c9e4b0496928f58cbb

 

[Katherine]

I highly recommend the paid for version of the app RideWithGPS.
I don't have a Garmin so I use my android phone with Bluetooth earbud for voice cues. I used to just have it on loud in my pocket or handle bar bag but sometimes I couldn't hear it over the traffic or wind. After getting used to following the voice cues on Google maps I was looking for something that would use gpx files and was recommended the ridewithgps app.
It is only $6 a month and has been worth it. Club rides and Cycle Chat forum rides are posted as a rwgps so I get good use of it. I have now learned how to record and edit rides that other people lead and how to add voice cues to files that don't have them. The help desk have indeed been very helpful with clear instructions when I have been stuck.
When out on a ride, the voice cues are excellent, much clearer than Google maps.
I record my milage etc on Strava separately on the free version with no problem.

 

[Cayenne]

I have settled in to my new routes which tend to be slight variations on existing ones. So I try to memorise the new bits of the route with the aid of Streetview. I still need to check the map though, which means stopping and checking my phone. However, once I have ridden a new route I know it, so I rarely need checks to see where I am. And I log the ride with Stava.
RideWithGPS is good - I did try it. The best app I have found so far (IMHO) which will give verbal directions over bluetooth and will record the ride is RunGo, which ironically is aimed at runners. It is still good for cyclist though. The big snag at the moment is that it doesn't export the ride data - at least the Android version doesn't. I have it on good authority that this is currently being worked on though.
I did try to run RunGo for guidance and Strava for recording similtaneously, and wound up with only half of my ride being recorded by Strava. So I didn't try that again. Routes designed in Strava can be transferred to Rungo, but you do then need to use the web based editor to make sure that the voice prompts are in the relevant points of the route to be helpful. The editor is pretty good though, which is a bonus, and makes this quite fun.
I like the social and analytical side of Strava so I still want to use it to log all my rides, and I trust it to record my rides reasonably accurately, so hopefully Strava will see the light and provide the voice direction we all want.

 

[r04DiE]

Well, the last time that I looked, Endomondo wouldn't let you export all of your data, you had to export each ride separately. One day you will want to do this and that is why I use Strava.

 

[RobWard]

Map My Ride is a good free app. Also you can take a pic for your records whilst its recording your route. Has share features as well for social media

 

[gordonrgw]

I used CycleDroid, no longer updated, but an excellent cycle computer..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maral.cycledroid&hl=en_GB