Alternatives to Footpath Route Planner
A mobile route planner where you draw a path with your finger to measure distance and elevation. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Footpath Route Planner
A mobile route planner where you draw a path with your finger to measure distance and elevation.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Footpath Route Planner.
Komoot
Route planner and outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling and mountain biking with community routes.
Komoot adds a web planner and sport-specific automatic routing with a community route library, but requires an account and some features are paid.
Plotaroute
A web route planner for walks, runs and bike rides with auto-routing and GPS export.
Plotaroute moves planning to a web browser with automatic suggestions and Garmin and Wahoo export, but has no mobile navigation app and needs a connection.
OpenRunner
A route planner for hiking, running and cycling, with a web editor and mobile app.
OpenRunner adds a web editor with automatic path tracing and road type breakdown, with an Android app only and community routes strongest in France.
gpx.studio
A free online editor for viewing, creating and editing GPX files with route planning tools.
gpx.studio is a free browser planner with elevation profiles and GPX editing tools, but has no mobile app or turn-by-turn navigation.
Ride with GPS
A cycling route planner and navigation app with a large shared route library.
Ride with GPS provides web planning and turn-by-turn phone navigation with device sync, but is focused on cycling rather than running or hiking.
MapMyRun
A GPS running app for recording routes, activity statistics and training history, with training plans.
MapMyRun combines route discovery with GPS run recording and training plans on Android, iOS and web, with some features in a paid tier.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
AllTrails
A trail guide and mapping service for finding, planning and recording hikes, rides and runs.
Wikiloc
A trail-sharing platform and mobile app for finding, recording and following outdoor routes with GPS.
Cyclemeter
A phone-based bike computer and workout tracker for cycling, running, walking and hiking.
OpenTracks
Open-source Android sport tracker that records runs, rides and hikes with GPS while keeping data private.
