Bike GPS: Ride route tracker

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1. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   Dishonest. I used this app for three trips, assuming it was mostly free but had paid options for certain parameters I didn’t care for. On my fourth trip I was locked out of the app completely as it demanded I pay for the services to keep using it. The fee is ridiculous for such a bare bones app.

2. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   No way to not subscribe to their app. It was a pretty good app and I like how it shows you your speed, but after using it for maybe a week or two it asked me to subscribe. At first I thought I could just tap an X in the corner, but nope no x’s anywhere. I even tried taping every where around the screen, but still nothing to get rid of it. But the worst part is that nowhere I read said that I had to pay to use it.

3. ★★★★★inaccurate results and incorrect data

   ok, then not ok. the ‘free’ app worked great for a while then randomly presented a screen forcing the ‘pro’ purchase without any way around it, twice. deleting the app and reinstalling it brought the ‘free’ functions back but erased all of my saved trips, twice. also, the last time i used it the info was very inaccurate with the tracking randomly stopping for about an hour then starting itself again.

4. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

   App stopped working. A few weeks ago a noticed flashed on the screen when I opened the app (didn’t have time to read it as it vanished immediately). After that the app stopped working, when I open the app to start a ride it freezes and won’t work. I tried deleting all my saved rides but that didn’t help. Would love to find out why it stopped working since it takes time to calibrate these GPS tracking apps.

5. ★★★★★data, history or progress disappears

   Extremely disappointing. I had several thousand miles worth of rides and walks recorded on this app. The app was acting up and would not respond even after power cycling my phone and restarting the app multiple times. I finally deleted the app and redownloaded it. All of my recorded rides are gone which is very upsetting. I’ll be finding a new app for recording rides. This is a serious let down.

6. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   No support. Update: crickets from the developer. Will now look for another option. Just disappointing. Moving it to 1 star. Love the app while riding. Gives me all the info I need during my ride. HOWEVER, once you save your ride you’ll never be able to see your prior ride times again. Instead of giving you the minutes it will give you 0:00:0-0. I reached out to the developer and didn’t even get a response back. If they would fix that issue I’d give the app 5 stars. If you develop an app please make sure you can support it.

7. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Poor quality. Doesn’t maintain information during ride. Keeps going blank

8. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   Does not Save trips. I purchased this app based on the good reviews. But after using it twice I noticed the trips do NOT get saved. You lose the data after you hit stop and close out of the app. Unless you take a screenshot you won’t have any record of the data after the trip stops. This is disappointing as I paid for the app and it appears it does not work as intended.

9. ★★★★★inaccurate results and incorrect data

   Cannot trust accuracy of Bike GPS. I was really enjoying this app. BUT. Recently this app has been inconsistent in tracking speed, displaying 2 or 3 mph when I am doing an easy 13 to 15 mph. This inconsistent tracking provides inaccurate averages for any given ride. Strangely enough it accurately records top speed data. My intention is to dump it after saving all my trip data (by hand, of course), and then buy and download the Pro version to see if that works. I am into loyalty relationships with smart developers. The maker may need to issue app corruption warnings, and suggest downloading the app again.

10. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Misleading. Have to pay the 5 dollars to realize this program does not load previous rides from Apple. Also does not let you change center display which records speed. If you want to focus on distances you have to use one of the other sites. Basically I felt scammmed!

11. ★★★★★inaccurate results and incorrect data

    Unreliable. So what’s the point. GPS is glitchy, so your average speed will be inaccurate, and your max speed will be inaccurate, and your distance traveled will be inaccurate. At times, it’ll tell me I’m going 38mph, when I’m going 20. Or tell me I’m going 5mph when I’m going 20. This happens on all my iPhones. It’s glitchy and unreliable so, what’s the point of the app?

12. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

    Doesn’t work. After awhile the app stopped working and no response from the developer

13. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Not reliable!!!. Some times it works and sometimes it doesn’t…pretty frustrating!!

14. ★★★★★support does not respond or resolve the issue

    Dumb design and developer who doesn’t respond. What idiots deigned this? Three times I’ve emailed asking questions … no response.. you have to go through too many steps to delete your history.. there are many apps do much better for avid bike riders .. move on from this poor excuse

15. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Not even used app yet!. Not even had a chance to use this app when it’s asking for a review

16. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Useless. Just done first trip - it didn’t record anything and yes I did press start!

17. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

    Stopped working. Was good now screen just locked and doesn’t work.

18. ★★★★★slow performance and long loading times

    Randomly stops recording unresponsive dev. Randomly stops recording, vertical distance measurement is well out and dev doesn’t respond to messages. I had such high hopes too as its a nice interface.

19. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Mrs Latham. It’s not saving my bike rides 4 hours ride not saved no map ☹️

20. ★★★★★trial charges and refunds

    Was great until I tried the free trial. Now I can’t even use the app without a subscription. Before my trial I was using it normally and it was great. I decided to check trial of the pro subscription to see if it added anything and it did not. The only thing to come of it is I can longer use the free version. That’s very disappointing.

21. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Good until it forces you to pay. It’s a nice app for tracking bike rides. Some minor glitches with recording ride durations but otherwise good for recording your rides. Unfortunately after completing my third ride, the app locked up on me and forced me to a subscription page. It refused to go to any other page so I was unable to export my ride data without paying money. There was no warning this would happen which is pretty scummy. I recommend you use other apps for this reason.

22. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Don’t buy. After using it for two weeks, it was trying to make me pay, but then after seeing some of the reviews, I thought to myself hey it should be free all throughout the lifespan of the app, but you have to pay for the app after two weeks

23. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

    What happened?. This has been a great app, but in June 2024 or so, it just stopped working. I can’t access my previous rides, can’t create new rides. I’ve tried reinstalling, restarting, etc. with no luck. Is is an iOS incompatibility? Are they working on it? I hope so—I’d like to start spent it again, and access my past data.

24. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    When it works, the app is fine.. Why doesn’t it track my progress when I hit start?

25. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Stopped Working. Paid for premium and has no real benefit over free one. Stopped working and no response from them. Buyer beware.

26. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    I just want a simple app. Just want to track my rides and be able to get back to them with an easy map. Ride spot was perfect until they stopped . If I am unsure of my directions , it would be nice to be able to follow a previous ride

27. ★★★★★inaccurate results and incorrect data

    Inaccurate Data; Skewed Results. App says my 2 mile time is faster at 6.9 mph average than 7.2 mph average. That’s not how it works. Overall a cool app, but problems include: -Inaccurate Speed -Inaccurate Distance -App Crashes When You Delete A Trip -During HIIT it takes 40 yards for speed to match running from walking. Why not apply the matrix for MPH/Miles, then apply? I don’t understand as this is the entire point of this app. To summarize: Cool app with interesting features; but if you’re trying to track speed and progress for cardio fitness, it provides skewed results that aren’t reliable and defeats the purpose of the app. For simple bike mapping, it would be great. But speedometer and distance are not reliable.

28. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    It is NOT free after about 50 miles!!. It was great and free for about 50 miles, but then it requires you to pay for Pro in order to continue tracking bike rides- very disappointing, as I would have used a different/better app to track if I had known I would’ve been cutoff.

29. ★★★★★a needed feature is missing

    Actionable Info. Solid, accurate statistics. Easy to use. I do wish there was a real-time gps map that was readily accessible while riding. That’s the only reason I didn’t rate higher.

30. ★★★★★mixed experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    App Froze. This app was awesome until yesterday. It let me record my bike ride then froze when I tried to see my results.