# ABRP (A Better Route Planner)

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/abrp/

5 people recommended ABRP (A Better Route Planner) in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend ABRP as a smooth, popular route planner for EV trips. One critic objects to needing an app for driving.

Summary written by Claude from 6 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Popular go-to EV trip planner (2 comments in the sample): "both really popular for EVs for this exact use case" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48572831)) "I always pull up the route on ABRP app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663536))
- Smooth, well-suited trip experience (2 comments in the sample): "it was as smooth an experience as I've had making that trip" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49883391)) "it is usually a good match for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884019))

## Other navigation apps people recommend

- [Google Maps](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-maps/): 170 recommend, 80 mixed, 429 criticize
- [Apple Maps](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-maps/): 86 recommend, 45 mixed, 192 criticize
- [Waze](https://hackerapproved.com/p/waze/): 22 recommend, 5 mixed, 18 criticize
- [MapQuest](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mapquest/): 11 recommend, 4 mixed, 14 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://abetterrouteplanner.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ABRP (A Better Route Planner)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/abrp/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.