Motorcycle route and ride apps: the top 6, free or paid

Which app should you choose for your motorcycle routes and rides in 2026? Six complement each other: Calimoto and Kurviger for hunting down twisty roads, Maps.Me for offline navigation without paying, REVER and Scenic for planning, recording and sharing, and GeoRide, our own app, which doesn't plot the road but records your rides automatically, replays them in 3D and protects your bike from theft. All of them download for free, but voice guidance and offline maps are almost always paid features.

Before we go app by app, here's the comparison at a glance. Prices are in euros, checked in September 2026 on the publishers' websites and on the App Store and Google Play as displayed in France. They can differ from one store or country to another.

App	What is free	Subscription (September 2026)	Offline	Twisty roads	Platforms	CarPlay / Android Auto	GPX
Calimoto	Planning, road closures, GPX import	Premium €59.99/year, weekly pass €9.99	Yes (Premium)	Yes, 4 modes including "super twisty"	iPhone, Android, web	Yes, both (Premium)	Free import, Premium export
Kurviger	Planning, round trips up to 300 km	Tourer €14.99/year, Tourer+ €29.99/year	Yes (Tourer+)	Yes, adjustable twistiness	iPhone, Android, web	Yes, both	Import and export (.gpx, .itn, .kml)
Maps.Me	Offline maps and navigation, with ads	Optional PRO, €34.99 to €49.99/year depending on the plan	Yes (free)	No, no motorcycle profile	iPhone, Android	Not advertised	Not advertised
REVER	Ride recording, web planner	PRO €29.99/year (App Store), $39.99/year on the website	Yes (PRO)	Yes (PRO)	iPhone, Android, web	CarPlay yes, Android Auto no	Free import, PRO export
Scenic	Planning, following the track, recording	Premium €59.90/year, €29.90/quarter or €14.90/month	Yes (Premium)	Yes (Premium)	iPhone, Android, web	Yes, both (free version included)	Import and export (Premium)
GeoRide	App, Demo mode and the Motonaut assistant	Device from €199 to buy, then €5/month	Not applicable (no navigation)	No (no navigation)	iPhone, Android, web	Not applicable	Export from the web interface

To get your rides ready ahead of time, a motorcycle route planner rounds this line-up out nicely.

Which free motorcycle navigation app is enough for a ride?

To draw a twisty route without paying, Kurviger and Calimoto are enough: planning is free in both. To be guided by voice, corner after corner, you almost always have to move up to a subscription.

Three pointers:

• Zero budget, areas with no coverage: Maps.Me, as long as you accept routing designed for cars.
• Twisty ride, full guidance: Kurviger Tourer+ (€29.99/year) or Calimoto Premium (€59.99/year).
• Just one road trip a year: Calimoto sells a weekly pass (€9.99 on the App Store), Kurviger and Scenic offer a monthly subscription.

On a scooter or a 125 cc: these apps work for you too. Calimoto has a "no motorways" mode, and Kurviger lets you exclude motorways and toll roads.

1. Calimoto: do you have to pay to hunt down corners?

Yes, as soon as you want to be guided. Calimoto claims more than 3 million riders, according to its publisher. Its twistiness algorithm offers four modes: fast, no motorways, twisty and super twisty.

The free version is for planning, in the app or on the web. It shows road closures, fuel stations and biker meeting points, and imports your GPX files. Enough to build a complete motorcycle road book before you leave.

The rest runs through Premium, at €59.99/year: turn-by-turn voice navigation, offline maps, GPX, KML or ITN export, speed camera and danger zone alerts (depending on the country), current speed limit display, synchronized group rides. Ride statistics (lean angle, acceleration) are part of it too.

New: Calimoto now runs on Android Auto, on top of Apple CarPlay. The publisher offers a free 14-day Premium trial.

2. Kurviger: how good is adjustable twistiness at €29.99 a year?

At half the price of Calimoto, Kurviger covers the essentials for anyone looking for corners. The app links your waypoints through back roads and mountain passes. You set the level of twistiness and you exclude motorways or tolls.

Contrary to what older comparisons still repeat, Kurviger exists on iPhone, as well as on Android and the web.

The free plan covers planning, with round trips up to 300 km. Tourer (€14.99/year or €3.49/month) adds advanced avoidances, road closure display and round trips up to 600 km. Tourer+ (€29.99/year or €6.99/month) unlocks voice navigation, offline maps and ride recording. Free 7-day trial.

Kurviger imports and exports routes in .gpx, .itn or .kml, backs them up to the Kurviger Cloud and runs on Apple CarPlay as well as Android Auto.

3. Maps.Me: is offline navigation still free?

Yes, Maps.Me's offline maps and navigation are still free. What has changed: the free version shows ads, and an optional PRO subscription has appeared, between €34.99 and €49.99/year on the App Store (price displayed in France) depending on the plan.

Its maps run on OpenStreetMap data, kept up to date by a community of contributors. You download the regions over Wi-Fi before you leave. With no signal, you can still search for fuel stations or hotels.

Don't count on Maps.Me to dig up corners. The app routes by car, on foot or by bicycle: there is no motorcycle profile. It's the get-you-home tool in a touring rider's kit, not your Sunday ride companion.

One alternative: Organic Maps, built on the same OpenStreetMap data. It presents itself as entirely free and 100% offline, search and navigation included. No motorcycle profile either.

4. REVER: who are Butler maps and group tracking for?

For riders who ride in groups and like to keep a record of their rides. REVER is an American app, downloaded more than a million times on Google Play.

The free version records distance, duration, elevation and speed. It gives you the web planner, the community's routes and GPX import through the website. You choose whether each ride stays public or private, sound privacy practice, in the same spirit as the way GeoRide protects your personal data.

REVER PRO unlocks twisty route calculation, voice guidance (up to 25 waypoints), offline maps and rides, GPX export, weather alerts and Butler Maps recommendations. LiveRIDE texts your contacts when you set off and when you arrive, and shows your friends on the map.

On price, the publisher lists $39.99 a year. In September 2026, the App Store showed €29.99/year or €6.49/month (price displayed in France). REVER works with Apple CarPlay, even if the publisher admits it has not optimized it for a while. No Android Auto.

5. Scenic: what does it do without a subscription?

More than most of its rivals. Long reserved for the iPhone, Scenic is now available on Android.

Without paying, you plan your routes, pick from the library of public routes rated by other riders and follow the track shown on the map. You also record your rides and use Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. The big-button interface is designed for gloves.

Premium adds what makes real motorcycle navigation: turn-by-turn voice guidance, offline maps for the whole world, twisty routing, round trip generation, speed camera alerts, road closures, GPX import and export.

The price has changed a lot: €59.90/year, €29.90/quarter or €14.90/month on the App Store and Google Play (prices displayed in France). A free trial is offered to new users.

6. GeoRide: the app that keeps watch over your bike (yes, it's ours)

GeoRide plays in a different category, and we may as well say it straight: it's our app. It won't guide you to the next mountain pass, it's not a navigation app. What it does do: it records every ride automatically, replays it in 3D and protects your bike from theft, thanks to a connected GPS tracker device fitted to the motorcycle.

The app was relaunched from the ground up on 9 July 2026: a complete rebuild, available on the App Store and Google Play, a free update for everyone.

"We rebuilt everything. We started from scratch with one mantra. It has to look good and be dead simple to use." (Thomas, GeoRide founder)

Nothing to start before you head out: the ride records itself. The 3D ride replay is waiting for you when the bike is parked, with a flyover of the track in relief view, a camera that follows the road, elevation, weather, number of corners and a video export for social media.

You can also export your rides as GPX from the web interface, to ride them again or pass them on: that is the bridge to the navigation apps above. We compared the options in our pick of the best apps for recording your motorcycle rides.

The app also carries Motonaut, our AI assistant that does nothing but motorcycles, free for everyone, customer or not. It answers on maintenance, gear or riding technique, and adapts to the exact year of your bike.

On protection: real-time alerts, 24/7 Theft Assistance in mainland France and Fall detection that alerts your loved ones automatically, with emergency services called out in France. Two devices to choose from: GeoRide mini (€199) and GeoRide 3s (€299). Once you have bought the device, the subscription is €5/month with no commitment, first month free. Official product rating: 4.6/5.

CarPlay, Android Auto, GPX: what carries over from one app to another?

The GPX file is the common currency. A route drawn in Kurviger exports as .gpx, then imports into Calimoto, into Scenic or onto a dedicated motorcycle sat nav. Remember that import is often free (Calimoto, REVER) and export almost always paid.

For the bike's screen, four apps are compatible with Apple CarPlay: Calimoto, Kurviger, REVER and Scenic. On Android Auto, count Calimoto, Kurviger and Scenic.

And Liberty Rider, 68°, Waze or Google Maps?

These four names also come up in a lot of comparisons. The first two are French apps.

• Liberty Rider: a French app known for its crash detection. It also advertises free motorcycle navigation (twisty or fast roads), dangerous corner alerts and more than 11,000 road books. Liberty Premium is listed at €4/month or €48/year.
• 68°: a French road trip app (motorcycle, car, van). The publisher promises a free version "with no time limit", GPX file import and CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
• Waze: useful in town and for traffic. Google announced a new motorcycle mode on 13 July 2026 (two-wheeler shortcuts, potholes, speed bumps), rolled out in seven countries first. Check whether it has reached yours.
• Google Maps: handy for a ride with no motorways or tolls, an option in the route settings. It aims for the fastest way, not the most beautiful.

Where GeoRide fits in

GeoRide doesn't replace your route app, it completes it. Calimoto or Kurviger draw the road, GeoRide keeps the memory of the ride and watches over the bike once your helmet is off. The pairing works both ways: your recorded rides export as GPX to Garmin, Komoot or MyRouteApp, and more than 30,000 riders already ride with that safety net.

If you're torn between devices, our motorcycle GPS tracker comparison goes through the criteria that matter. The GeoRide motorcycle app page lays out everything the app can do, GPS tracker included.

"The best thing is to try it yourself, on your own bike, even if you're not a GeoRide user." (Thomas, GeoRide founder)

That's Demo mode: you can try the app freely, with no device and no customer account.

FAQ

Which motorcycle route app is free?

All of them download for free, but not for the same use. Maps.Me gives you offline navigation with no subscription, with ads and no motorcycle profile. Kurviger and Calimoto let you plan a twisty route for free. Voice guidance and offline maps in the motorcycle apps run through a subscription, from €29.99 to €59.99/year.

Which motorcycle riding app works with no network?

Maps.Me works offline for free, once the maps are downloaded over Wi-Fi. Calimoto, Kurviger, REVER and Scenic also offer offline maps, but in their paid plans (Premium, Tourer+ or PRO). Download the region before you leave.

Does GeoRide replace a navigation app?

No, GeoRide isn't a guidance app: it doesn't work out a route to a destination. It records your rides automatically, replays them in 3D, protects the bike from theft and puts your loved ones' minds at rest. Pairing it with a navigation app like Calimoto or Kurviger makes sense: one draws the road, the other handles everything else.

How do you get a GeoRide ride into Garmin or Komoot?

By exporting the ride as a GPX file from the GeoRide web interface. The file then opens in Garmin, Komoot or MyRouteApp so you can edit the track, run the ride in reverse or share it with riders who don't have a GeoRide.

Do you have to be a GeoRide customer to try the app?

No, the GeoRide app has a Demo mode open to everyone, with no device and no customer account. You're free to explore the interface, the map and the ride recording features, and to put your motorcycling questions to Motonaut, the built-in AI assistant, which is free for everyone too.