ABRP (A Better Route Planner)
Shares rank 10 of 12 navigation apps by recommenders
People recommend ABRP as a smooth, popular route planner for EV trips. One critic objects to needing an app for driving.
People recommend ABRP as a smooth, popular route planner for EV trips. One critic objects to needing an app for driving.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Popular go-to EV trip planner
“both really popular for EVs for this exact use case”
Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users” “I always pull up the route on ABRP app”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “Slate EV truck starts at $24,950” Smooth, well-suited trip experience
“it was as smooth an experience as I've had making that trip”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain” “it is usually a good match for me”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain”
Other navigation apps people recommend
The four most recommended other navigation apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps | 272 | 479 | 36% | 12 | 14 yrs4 owners | — |
| Apple Maps | 145 | 206 | 41% | 12 | 9 yrs5 owners | — |
| Waze | 27 | 19 | 59% | 10 | — | — |
| MapQuest | 16 | 14 | 53% | 7 | — | — |
| ABRP (A Better Route Planner)This page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it is usually a good match for me”
“it was as smooth an experience as I've had making that trip”
“I always pull up the route on ABRP app”
“That is my objection. When I drive a gas car don't need an app.”
“both really popular for EVs for this exact use case”
“yup ABRP was awesome for the trip, nothing out there comes close”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.