# Plotalong

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Plotalong and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended 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.

## Why people recommend it

- Good for scenic and motorcycle routes (2 comments): "it's leagues better than Google maps at sticking to the scenic route" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48817031)) "faster, easier mapping app to plan motorcycle rides" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48088998))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Komoot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/komoot.md): 8 recommend
- [Gaia GPS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gaia-gps.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Plotalong", https://hackerapproved.com/p/plotalong/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).