Mobile apps make it easy to eat fries or count steps on the treadmill, so it would be strange, to say the least, if we didn't have the option to use them on a bike. Phone cycling apps are available in both the Google Play Store and on iOS. Depending on the solution the app designers have chosen, you'll gain practical navigation that will allow you to undertake cycling excursions, or you can choose one that replaces a bicycle computer, informing you about your speed, calories burned, and many other parameters. Here are some of the cycling apps we find most useful.
The first app we can successfully use on a bike is Google Maps. We often use it in the car or during a trip to an unfamiliar city, but it's also excellent on a bike. This incredibly widespread software, combined with computer-based route planning, can become the foundation for our cycling journeys . Google Maps is available on both Android and iOS without spending a penny. The app shows various route options, which we can choose from, is very easy to use, and the interface is clear and easy to read. Because Google is the largest provider of marketing services, the app also provides information about local restaurants, shops, and attractions. However, it doesn't offer solutions specifically designed for cyclists, beyond route customization. Unfortunately, this feature isn't enough to meet the expectations of every cyclist.
Link to the Play Store
Endomondo also offers real-time speed and calorie burn tracking, and displays a live map of the route you're taking. There's also a useful voice feedback feature for cycling progress. The Endomondo Sports Tracker designers also included a motivating module in the form of a virtual coach. The app can be easily synced with a heart rate monitor and some smartwatches. On the website www.endomondo.com and within the app itself, you'll find a training journal with a history of your routes and related data, allowing you to track your cycling progress.
Link to the Play Store
A classic. This program records our rides, dividing them into segments. This allows us to monitor how our rides went on individual sections or single tracks. This provides a powerful database from which we can deduce what's challenging, where we need to improve, and so on. This Strava feature allows us to compete with other users on specific route segments, which you'll certainly appreciate after conquering a challenging climb in a faster time than your friend. Strava offers a social networking site where we can share our results and access data about other users. The app portal allows us to view our route history and share our performance on Facebook. The website allows us to see who we've passed along the route. The app is available in free and paid versions, which allow us to connect a power meter and analyze our bike trail rides in more detail.
Link to the Play Store
Naviki is a useful cycling map app without any sports features. It clearly shows bike paths, which is certainly useful for city rides. After logging in to the Naviki portal, you can automatically send routes to your phone. It's worth noting that the app is also available for Windows phone users. Naviki is designed specifically for cycling, so you'll gain a range of features that simplify organizing your daily rides and weekend trips. The app allows you to plan your routes by dividing them into categories. The additional option of planning routes for cycling races offers the option of preparing for competitions through effective training planning. Naviki maps also work offline, which is sure to prove extremely useful. You'll also gain information on the elevation profile of the route ahead. If you like a newly discovered route, you can easily save it in your journal to return to it. The ability to connect exercise devices like a heart rate monitor or smartwatch will prove useful, providing additional information on pace and heart rate. We can later view them in the form of a clear graph in relation to the distance covered.
Link to the Play Store
Locus is an application that will successfully replace the paper tourist guide. The ability to load offline maps from specific publications will provide information about the type of cycling route being taken or nearby mountain huts. Free offline maps from sites like osmapa.pl or 4umaps.eu can be easily uploaded to the application. This will also be useful abroad, as, as we know, the cost of internet transfers upon returning home can be an unpleasant surprise. Furthermore, Locus allows you to map a route, save it to your favorites, and, after connecting an external sensor, obtain heart rate data.
Bike Repair is an app unlike any other listed above. It offers tutorials on bicycle repair, parts maintenance, and general bike care. While the app isn't available in Polish, each tutorial includes photos. To access the full version of Bike Repair, you must purchase the app. The basic version includes nine manuals and 17 tips.
Link to the Play Store
Google Maps
The first app we can successfully use on a bike is Google Maps. We often use it in the car or during a trip to an unfamiliar city, but it's also excellent on a bike. This incredibly widespread software, combined with computer-based route planning, can become the foundation for our cycling journeys . Google Maps is available on both Android and iOS without spending a penny. The app shows various route options, which we can choose from, is very easy to use, and the interface is clear and easy to read. Because Google is the largest provider of marketing services, the app also provides information about local restaurants, shops, and attractions. However, it doesn't offer solutions specifically designed for cyclists, beyond route customization. Unfortunately, this feature isn't enough to meet the expectations of every cyclist.
Link to the Play Store
Endomondo Sports Tracker
Endomondo Sports Tracker is a portal and app specifically designed for sports. It not only allows you to plan your route but also provides a range of useful measurements that will help you better organize your cycling training, trips, and competitive challenges. Endomondo has a truly vibrant community of people from various sports. This allows you to challenge your friends and motivate each other to keep cycling, or check out the records others have achieved to break them and set the bar higher.
Endomondo also offers real-time speed and calorie burn tracking, and displays a live map of the route you're taking. There's also a useful voice feedback feature for cycling progress. The Endomondo Sports Tracker designers also included a motivating module in the form of a virtual coach. The app can be easily synced with a heart rate monitor and some smartwatches. On the website www.endomondo.com and within the app itself, you'll find a training journal with a history of your routes and related data, allowing you to track your cycling progress.
Link to the Play Store
Google Fit/Apple Health
These two apps are perfect for cycling and are an alternative to Endomondo, especially if you don't need the support of a large portal or information about other users. Both apps record your route and its parameters and automatically detect your activity type if your phone's GPS is enabled. You'll also get activity charts with data from the last day, week, or month. This makes it easier to track your progress and plan your future training. The ability to enter your height and weight, necessary for calculating your BMI, provides information about your weight loss, which will undoubtedly motivate many people to get on a bike.
Strava
A classic. This program records our rides, dividing them into segments. This allows us to monitor how our rides went on individual sections or single tracks. This provides a powerful database from which we can deduce what's challenging, where we need to improve, and so on. This Strava feature allows us to compete with other users on specific route segments, which you'll certainly appreciate after conquering a challenging climb in a faster time than your friend. Strava offers a social networking site where we can share our results and access data about other users. The app portal allows us to view our route history and share our performance on Facebook. The website allows us to see who we've passed along the route. The app is available in free and paid versions, which allow us to connect a power meter and analyze our bike trail rides in more detail.
Link to the Play Store
Naviki
Naviki is a useful cycling map app without any sports features. It clearly shows bike paths, which is certainly useful for city rides. After logging in to the Naviki portal, you can automatically send routes to your phone. It's worth noting that the app is also available for Windows phone users. Naviki is designed specifically for cycling, so you'll gain a range of features that simplify organizing your daily rides and weekend trips. The app allows you to plan your routes by dividing them into categories. The additional option of planning routes for cycling races offers the option of preparing for competitions through effective training planning. Naviki maps also work offline, which is sure to prove extremely useful. You'll also gain information on the elevation profile of the route ahead. If you like a newly discovered route, you can easily save it in your journal to return to it. The ability to connect exercise devices like a heart rate monitor or smartwatch will prove useful, providing additional information on pace and heart rate. We can later view them in the form of a clear graph in relation to the distance covered.
Link to the Play Store
Locus
Locus is an application that will successfully replace the paper tourist guide. The ability to load offline maps from specific publications will provide information about the type of cycling route being taken or nearby mountain huts. Free offline maps from sites like osmapa.pl or 4umaps.eu can be easily uploaded to the application. This will also be useful abroad, as, as we know, the cost of internet transfers upon returning home can be an unpleasant surprise. Furthermore, Locus allows you to map a route, save it to your favorites, and, after connecting an external sensor, obtain heart rate data.
Bike Repair
Bike Repair is an app unlike any other listed above. It offers tutorials on bicycle repair, parts maintenance, and general bike care. While the app isn't available in Polish, each tutorial includes photos. To access the full version of Bike Repair, you must purchase the app. The basic version includes nine manuals and 17 tips.
Link to the Play Store
Zdecydowanie nie polecam Naviki. Aplikacja ma silną tendencję do nadinterpretacji zapisanej trasy przez co zafałszowuje wyniki. U mnie często “łapie” (nie wiedzieć czemu) jakieś punkty odległe od trasy czasami nawet o kilometr. Zaplanować trasę to makabra, aplikacja narzuca swoje punkty przelotowe albo całe odcinki trasy. Jeżeli jakimś cudem wyznaczycie trasę i ją zapiszecie, potrafi ją zmienić w trakcie przejazdu. Ogólnie – syf nad syfy, czekam na zakończenie płatnej opcji planowania tras i zmieniam na coś innego. Ten sezon mam stracony przez to badziewie (chociaż nie – nauczyłem się kląć piętrowo i seriami).
Coś dla miłośników bezdroża. Nie jest to asystent do treningu ale bardzo dobre narzędzie do offroadu
viewranger.com
Całkiem przydatne również to narzędzie
https://mapa-turystyczna.pl/
Coś dla miłośników bezdroża. Nie jest to asystent do treningu ale bardzo dobre narzędzie do offroadu
viewranger.com
Całkiem przydatne również to narzędzie
https://mapa-turystyczna.pl/
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