Bike Citizens Cycling App GPS

• Free to download
• In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $2.99 - $24.99 per item

Last verified 28 Aug 2026

4.5 151 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Helps me find safest routes in Columbus

   Columbus, Ohio is full of high-speed, high traffic roads, and gravely lacks protected bike lanes (or bike lanes at all on most streets.) This app at least lets you find the streets with less traffic. Super useful when you’re trying to get someplace that you haven’t been before and want to know the safest route. As a consequence, it can take you on horrifically uneven brick roads at times, but at least you’re less likely to be hit by a car.

   John (anon) · 31 Jul 2026

2. 3/5Disappointing, buggy, nice try

   Downloaded the app and was hoping for a good experience. Managed to avoid the misleading purchase requests and got it working to try before buying. Did one ride, worked great. Tried to use it again, but kept getting GPS position is unknown error. Google Map had no such problem with my GPS position, and since it also does bike routes for free, I’m not seeing the point of this app. I did try to make a big report through the app, but I also got an error. Oops! Seems like my GPS position isn’t recognized when I choose to only share my location when I’m using the app. I love irony, but not from navigation apps.

   mdifranc · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5Works great in NYC

   This app felt safer to me than google maps in real time on the road. But I would love to be able to add multiple destinations on my routes & I am disappointed that I can’t automatically set my current position as a starting point. Otherwise I’m very happy with this app in place of a bike computer. Get more NYC people on here! I want more from the social aspects of this app! It has great potential for biking communities.

   paydaddy · 31 Jul 2026

4. 5/5Simply the best cycling navigation app for cities

   Confidence. That’s what using the Bike Citizens app has given me. In my home town, or any of the 450 cities it covers, I know can load it up and it will get to my destination on a nice ‘quiet’ route (my preference vs ‘fast’). The increasing availability of shared bicycle schemes such as Santander in London or Citi Bikes in New York, etc, has made cycling a viable and exciting way to explore cities while travelling. So far I’ve used it in 9 cities and it’s been excellent (I paid for the global map upgrade). Is it perfect? No. Is it significantly better than Google Maps? Yes. Google Maps is 90~95% there for cars but only 50% there for cycling; our routing needs are different. If you want to reduce the risk of a car accident, be on roads where there’s less cars. Simple. Even for cities I ‘know’, Bike Citizens helps me do that. As an additional bonus, I’ve gotten to know my home city that much better! Highlights - the loud audio ‘turn by turn’ navigation prompts mean you can often navigate without the screen (just place the phone in a top pocket) - once you’ve downloaded a city you can keep the phone in airplane mode, saving both data and battery usage, and the audio navigation STILL works. This has been INVALUABLE - this app introduced me to the Finn handle bar navigation aid which is extremely affordable ($10~), portable, and doesn’t require a special phone case (unlike, say, Topeak’s $40+ products) Quirks (none of which are deal breakers) - unlike the UK’s CycleStreets app it doesn’t show any bicycle parking. This data is also available in OSM and would be a very useful addition (a small blue dot on the map would suffice) - while you can select between three routing options, you can’t ‘edit’ the route in app... - ...so when you divert from the app’s chosen course (because you know a better route, say), you have to listen to it saying ‘recalculating route’, over and over and... - the app will say ‘take the first to the left’ when really it means ‘take the second left’. - you can’t search for ‘100 5th Avenue’, only ‘5th Avenue’, which can be annoying for such long streets (solution: find a short street near your destination and use that instead) - The Komoot app will navigate using street names, not just with ‘turn left’, which can be confusing when faced with multiple options It’s not often you find an app that genuinely makes your life easier or better; this is one of those gems. ‘Thank you’ to the team who put this together! (June 2019)

   Turrican888 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 5/5Excellent!

   This is definitely my preferred bicycle routing app! It gives multiple route good options, depending on your preferences.

   I_cycle · 31 Jul 2026

4.2 7427 ratings · Google Play

1. 5/5

   💕🦋 SUPER APP🦋💕

   BLUMEN BAUER · 28 Aug 2026

2. 5/5

   Amazing app!!!

   Adriana P (96NanaShi) · 28 Aug 2026

3. 5/5

   does exactly what it's supposed to do

   Larsagonist · 28 Aug 2026

4. 1/5

   Something happened with this app. It used to be really simple and easy to use. Lately, it is slow and sloppy and does not even recognize many of the addresses I use. What happened?

   Bruce Adams · 28 Aug 2026

5. 1/5

   unable log in via google, unknown error client it is showing

   MVSSD GANESH REDDY · 28 Aug 2026

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