The best route planning apps, according to hackers
3 route planning apps recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All route planning apps
- KomootRecommended for planning cycling and hiking routes; many say quality held up after the acquisition, while others report locked features and upgrade prompts.8recommend
- Gaia GPSHikers and backcountry users rely on it for maps and navigation on the ground, though it runs on a subscription and one person reports flaky offline service.6recommend
- PlotalongRecommended for planning scenic and motorcycle routes, with saved waypoints and better scenic-road routing than Google Maps. One commenter doubted it suits a 3-4 person RV trip.5recommend