Cyclers: Bike Route Planner
doubtful ratingPeople value the planner for routing them through quiet streets, back lanes and cut-throughs away from busy traffic, and for suggesting routes they'd never have made themselves, plus you can drop waypoints at a gas station or shop for a rest stop. It breaks down on route quality and reliability. Several independent riders report it led them onto impassable overgrown trails, private property and a cattle pen, and it also gets distances wrong, freezes mid-ride losing data, fails to save rides and throws server errors.
The store average of 4.79 sits well above the 3.47 text average, and nearly half the ratings are star-only with no review (321 ratings versus 34 texts). The five-star reviews are mostly short and generic ("The best app", "La mejor app", "Super"), while the criticism is specific and detailed about routing and crashes, so the high average looks inflated.
What users love
- Routes through quiet streets and neighborhoods away from traffic
- Waypoints at a gas station or shop
- Finds new routes you'd never plan yourself
- Regular updates
- Battery-saving OLED mode
- Clean interface
What users hate
- Routes lead onto impassable overgrown trails
- Private property and dangerous spots
- Inaccurate distances
- Freezes mid-ride and loses data
- Fails to save rides
- Server errors
- Voice directions go silent
- Many features locked behind a paid subscription
Who it is for
City cyclists who want a planner for quiet routes around familiar areas, not blind navigation through unknown terrain.