Now ad-free, no catch. By cyclists, for cyclists: navigation, offline maps, Apple Watch, Garmin Varia rear-radar, and a full cycling computer on iPhone.
BICYCLE ROUTES
CycleMaps plans routes using data from multiple sources and prioritises cycle paths and quiet streets — everywhere. See your route’s elevation profile before you ride.
TURN‑BY‑TURN INSTRUCTIONS
Clear, glanceable guidance shows your next turn, street name, and distance — without getting in the way of the map.
GARMIN VARIA
Pair your Garmin Varia rear radar to see vehicles approaching from behind — direction and proximity shown both on the map as a lane overlay and in the cycling computer. Live alerts on iPhone and Apple Watch.
FREECYCLE
Track an unplanned ride and save it as a workout in Apple Health.
OFFLINE MAPS
Download maps to use later without data.
APPLE WATCH
Cutting‑edge routing and navigation on your wrist. Cycling computer with speed, distance, time, heart rate and a live elevation chart. Garmin Varia alerts. Use haptics for guidance and save rides as workouts. Works independently of iPhone.
HANDOFF
Start navigating on iPhone and pick up on Apple Watch — or the other way around. Hand off your map position or continue reviewing past rides on any nearby Apple device.
LIVE ACTIVITY
See your speed, distance and next turn right on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — no need to unlock your phone mid-ride.
BE HEALTHY
Track distance and calories burned with CycleMaps and Apple Health.
ONE APP, ALL COUNTRIES
No need to download different apps for different places. CycleMaps includes routes and maps worldwide in one download.
COMPLEX ROUTES
Plan routes with any number of waypoints — not just point‑to‑point.
GPX & KML SUPPORT
Import routes from your club or any source. Export as GPX.
SEE CYCLE PATHS AROUND YOU — OR USE APPLE MAPS OR GOOGLE MAPS
Choose Apple Maps, Google Maps, or OpenCycleMap overlays that highlight cycle paths. Riding becomes easy.
FAVOURITE ROUTES
Save your favourite routes. Create an account and sync across all your devices.
CYCLE COMPUTER
Mount your iPhone — or glance at your Apple Watch — for speed, distance cycled, distance remaining, elapsed time, heart rate, gradient, total ascent and ETA. A live elevation chart highlights your position along the route and alerts you when a climb is coming.
AMAZING SEARCH
Find addresses, postcodes, landmarks, businesses and more. Want the nearest café? Just search for café.
RIDE HOME
Set your home and get there quickly — even faster with quick actions.
BATTERY LIFE
CycleMaps is highly efficient, responsive, and designed to minimise battery drain while cycling.
Found a problem or have a suggestion? Contact us at feedback@cyclema.ps
CycleMaps is free to download. You can purchase CycleMaps Premium, a low‑cost yearly subscription that enables Apple Watch features, adds voice navigation and more. The subscription renews annually at the same price unless cancelled. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account, and renewal will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto‑renewal can be turned off in your account settings after purchase.
Privacy policy: https://cyclema.ps/privacy
Terms and conditions: https://cyclema.ps/terms
I downloaded the free version to try. I watched to tutorial. But the features the tutorial indicated were not easily found OR I never was able to use. For instance, it allowed me to put a pin a location but would not let me choose the route. It chose. And it wouldn’t let me factor in like a round trip. After 30+ min of messing with it I thought, meh I’ll just go. Since my phone was on my arm and there are no verbal directions I got off course. It said “off route”. Again I thought, meh, I have pedal tracking on, maybe it will just show me where I went so I can see how far I road. Nope. Once I got home I couldn’t even figure out how to get it to stop. Anyway even this review is taking to long to write all my frustrations. Won’t be purchasing.
Nice App. Should be more intuitive.
walldiver4
Three stars because this app works better than the usual basic map functions found on the cycling training apps where mapping functions are a second tier after thought. I have several quibbles with the heavy traffic street and route selections in my urban area, but if one is careful with the route planning feature, which is nominally spot on, construction zones, mis-labeled streets and dangerous intersections can easily be avoided. As a retired systems developer, my major beef with this app is the user interface in it’s entirety. I have attempted to use the app as would a normal, semi-technical recreational rider who wants only to set a route from origin to destination, ride the route with several detours and other departures, and then save it to a catalogue for future use and incorporation as part of a larger personal route map overlay. This completely normal expectation should be intuitive from on screen controls and proper on screen prompts and user documentation. I will stick with this app because it is very useful. I am very impressed with the multiple map selection and basic simplicity. Five stars when the onscreen controls, comprehensive user interface and full documentation are completed.
Developer Response
Hi there and thanks for the feedback. We're constantly looking for feedback in order to improve our UI, so we'll take these comments to heart. In the meantime, please try the help option in the menu or contact us at feedback@cyclema.ps if you have any further queries. Thanks again!
A great option, some cool features!
JosReviewsThings
I have only used for about 50km of riding, in EU, but it promises to be great. I have often used G***le maps for its offline feature, but that doesn’t allow bike layers in offline mode. This also allows different map options, so it will be fun to try bike routes with Apple and OpenStreet maps. I like the bike computer function, fun to see how fast I go down some large hills and to moderate my pace on rides I don’t want to get all sweaty! The health integration is great, as is the privacy approach! The auto stop/start seems great for tracking to reduce distractions at the more dangerous times (intersections for example). Two critiques so far, when stopping to inspect the map a few times, it seemed to start flipping orientation randomly. This was an intermittent error. Also at one point the map started flashing as if my screen LEDs were in strobe mode, perhaps a bug conflicting with the outdoor brightness function of the phone. Thanks for the single family purchase option, keep up the great work and thanks for this great resource!
Let’s me do exactly what I bought my Apple Watch for (ALMOST!!)
nuglovin
Great app, I bought the Apple Watch so I could get bike directions on the go, turns out Google got rid of their app on watchOS years ago and Apple maps still famously doesn’t have bike directions in 2019 (shame on you Apple!). The only thing that I’d like this to do is play the audio from the watch in my earbuds connected to my phone. I’ve worked around this by setting navigation on both devices, and looking at the Watch while listening to the same directions on my phone. This is obviously not optimal for battery life, so I’m giving this 4 stars, but I want to give it a 3.5. I will change it to 5 stars if the either a) directions came thru the earbuds without navigating on my phone as well, or b) navigation on my phone can be sent to the watch with a button or similar command, to at least streamline my current workaround. Good job fulfilling the market void of bicycle directions in cities!
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your review! Your request is already in our list of features to implement and will hopefully be available soon! Enjoy your cycling
Welcome to the 49th major release of CycleMaps. Guiding cyclists since 2011. If you like the app, please take a moment to leave a review in the App Store — it makes an enormous difference. Thank you.
What's New in 49.2
Garmin Varia [Feature available only for paid users]
- Pair your Garmin Varia rear radar to see vehicles approaching from behind while you ride
- Threat lane overlay on the map showing each vehicle's lane and proximity
- Direction indicator built into the cycling computer
- Live alerts on both iPhone and Apple Watch
Cycling Computer [Feature available only for paid users]
- Now available on iPhone as well as Apple Watch
- Redesigned with cycled distance, distance remaining, and live progress bar
- Live elevation chart that highlights your position along the route
- Gradient, total ascent, and estimated time to arrival
- Climb-ahead callout when a hill is approaching
- Average speed and calories now update live even when your ride is recorded on Apple Watch
- The map re-centers on you automatically a few seconds after you pan it while the computer is open
Live Workout
- Live workout session paired with Apple Watch — keeps heart rate sampling responsive throughout the ride
- Live elevation gained shown in the navigation stats during a ride
Past Rides [Feature available only for paid users]
- Faster loading — route shape and distance now cached locally for instant display
- Improved reliability when filling in distance and shape from planned routes
Other
- The free version is now completely ad-free — no purchase required
- A simpler, refreshed way to share feedback and rate the app
- Elevation charts now color-code climbs and descents and mark your position — when planning, riding, and reviewing past rides
- Your ride is now saved even if your Apple Watch loses power mid-ride
- Fixed the navigation Stop button registering taps just outside it
- Stability and reliability improvements across the app
Recently Added
Cycling Computer on Apple Watch [Feature available only for paid users]
- Speed, distance, time, heart rate, and elevation at a glance
Navigation
- Dynamic camera that follows your heading and adjusts zoom with your speed
Handoff
- Continue navigating a route across iPhone and Apple Watch — start on one device, pick up on the other
- Hand off your map browsing position between devices
- Continue reviewing a past ride on another nearby device
- Open shared route links from Mac or iPad Safari directly in the app
GPX Export [Feature available only for paid users]
- Export past rides as GPX files — share your routes with other apps and services
- Exported files include elevation data, timestamps, and route metadata
Voice Navigation [Feature available only for paid users]
- Choose your preferred voice for turn-by-turn directions
Altitude Tracking
- Accurate elevation tracking using the barometric altimeter on iPhone and Apple Watch
- Elevation ascended and descended now recorded in Apple Health workouts
Apple Watch
- Mute button to silence voice prompts on your wrist
- Settings now sync from phone to watch automatically
- Auto-reroute can now be toggled on or off
Also in this release:
- Live activity
- Route sharing
- New Translations
- New Liquid Glass UI and much more
Version 49.2
The developer, motocode ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Seller
motocode ltd
Size
42.6 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.6 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages
English and 9 more
English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish
