Maplocs - Cycling Routes, Make GPX, Send to Garmin

I have given a four star rating because of some problems with the accuracy of the hills on route information. The developer has informed me that he is working on this. Once this is sorted I will be happy to rate this app five stars

Update - I had previously given a very low rating. The developer contacted me regarding the issues I had mentioned and he was very prompt in fixing all the problems. I will gladly continue to pay for the premium features as they are totally worth it, especially the weather along the route and hills on a route features. I whole heartedly recommend this app!

This is a great tool. Easy to use and very helpful when you want to avoid certain streets or to deviate from the normal route variations that google maps provide. The route you map will open in google maps and can be saved there. The route in Maplocs remains active and changeable even after saving in the app. So be careful when viewing a previously saved route in app, as it will continue to change if manipulated. The author,Ab, is considering a lock in future version. Very receptive

Hi, I'd say this is a great route planner. Thanks to the awesome developers for making it happen. Two 'features' that could be added, though. First a real app purchase, not a subscription. You'd have many potential buyers then 🤷‍♂️ Another is to add dark not only to the interface, but also to the map itself. Some of your 'route planning competitors' also have this so I think the devs could squeeze this little feature in.

I love it. I like cycling in mountain areas and this application makes it possible to check the elevation along the route, and modify the points to get the desired distance and elevation. It took sometime to get used to it. When it does not recognize local map, I just click the points in the map to set the route. Done..

Great for drawing maps but must export for navigation, which would be fine if it played well with other apps. All the nav apps listed either cannot properly read the file (even exported gpx) or try to "optimize" it and do their own route plan, negating the good work this app does. Would give it 9 stars if it could also do turn by turn navigation.

Developer is always responsive. App continues to be developed. Good app. One stand out flaw. When I import routes from 3rd parties via GPX they are often just imported as a start and end. You CANNOT edit the route or it deletes it. If there was an ability to "split" the route, this would be useful. Then you could edit it and click the back button. This would also be useful for routes you made yourself but want to turn into multi-day routes. I use Tracklia to split routes currently.

Great app for planning routes and seeing the elevation, the recent update is a good improvement as it gives me the option to only take roads for my road bike rather than off road routes. Two minor improvements would be to show the elevation gain/loss between two points and also when looking at the elevation route in total having the option to see which markers are where on the total elevation to see where climbs/descents are.

I am doing a paper round and wanted to plan a route and all other apps failed-either you had to pay or they had a limit of stops or some addresses weren't in their database. This is perfect! And can be used for much more than cycling. A lot of options and a more detailed map than google maps. 5/5 from me! Good job! 😊👏

it recommends roads I already know to be extremely dangerous for cyclists when there's a nearby hike & bike that isn't really out of the way. I don't mind sharing the road w/cars but I prefer it to be on streets that have two lanes, under 45mph, no blind switch backs with a single lane, & zero shoulder (not to mention the poorest lit area at night & floods easily). I recommend updating using data from VisionZero traffic fatalities to avoid dangerous, poorly constructed roads/intersections.

I've tried many bike navi apps & this is by far the best. It has loads of data & useful information & the route planner is fantastic. I'm always discovering new features. The dev updates often & they respond to questions & comments. The one gripe I have is the subscription fee model/recurring fees. Dev very kindly explained reasons for subscription model, which makes sense and the work deserves to be rewarded here!

Great, I use it for mapping my cycles and also for trying to calculate distances. The function that allows you to see elevation and descent has been a brilliant addition and makes it so handy for trying to plan in some climbs. I've recommended it to lots of friends

ED Can you change the route between 2 points without adding new one? Frustrating for me. I want to be able to elect to override the given path of a route. If I know I am going to take my bike over in a ferry or skipping a certain road, I should be able to alter the suggested path. Also if I want to add a town between two pins, I should be able to add a new pin with a search for a town I know us somewhere between this pins. It might be good for short treks, but too limited for multi-day ones.

great planner, but ... 1) enable one-time payment instead of annual subscription, 2) lack of offline maps is a big drawback

Excellent way to map out your routes. Much easier to use and cheaper option than RidewithGPS. I also love that you can export to great Navigation apps so easily. Very affordable cost for what you get. Dev is constantly making it better!

I have a premium plan, but since it's been updated, it's very difficult to create a route, and when I actually can, it crashes...I will stop to use this and go to Komoot. Waste of time and money, this app.

A great app to quickly plan routes and send to Garmin edge devices. Easy to use and integrated with google maps so you can search for places and generate and adapt routes quicker than on the Garmin edge device. Would be great if it could generate a circular route of a given km from a starting point and given general direction.

The best road biking app. Able to plan routes using maps and simple touch screen. Imperial and metric plus elevation. View off line if you get lost without a mobile signal. SIMPLY SUPERB!!

I thought it was exactly what I was looking for, except it just allows you to PLAN a route, doesn't actually guide you. I made a route, saved it, and all it did was send to my Google maps and generated a new route, one that cars would take not the route I set. Am I doing something wrong?

Great app for route planning giving accurate distances, terrain etc. Needed some help in finding out how to add routes but got excellent help from app developer. I look forward to more features.

It gets the job done and has accurate maps. The routing is extremely buggy and very frustrating to use, however. Find an alternative.

ok as long as you stick to roads.. it cant handle footpaths but the interface is good its a shame it wont snap to paths...... Edit... i refer to bridalways and footpaths all of which at least around me are mtb accessible and i use them on my mtb... the canal towpath for example

Best cycle route planner app I've used. No sign up, easy to export gpx really intuitive. Cannot recommend enough. Free version doesn't restrict usability but premium (89p per month) is well worth it.

Lacks functionality: # needs the ability to share map to a user of the same map like with a bump technology; # unable to support cycle ways you know are there but aren't on the map; # if multiple routes exist it needs to ask which you want.