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Bike Citizens vs CycleStreets: catalog facts
Bike Citizens	CycleStreets
Best for: City cyclists who want bike-friendly navigation for daily rides	Best for: Cyclists in the UK planning routes on bike-friendly roads and paths
Free Free to download from the App Store and Google Play.	Free The homepage does not mention any paid plan for the journey planner.
Android, iOS	Android, iOS, Web
Routing calculated for cyclists Reward campaigns run with cities All 3 strengths for Bike Citizens Routing calculated for cyclists Reward campaigns run with cities Available on Android and iOS	Route planning designed for cycling rather than driving Photomap with over 165,000 images of cycling infrastructure All 4 strengths for CycleStreets Route planning designed for cycling rather than driving Photomap with over 165,000 images of cycling infrastructure Local area pages across the UK Web planner plus iOS and Android apps
Website gives few details on app features Ride data is used for city planning partnerships	Focused on the UK Still in beta, and route data is incomplete in some areas
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Not open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Bike Citizens bikecitizens.net Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for CycleStreets cyclestreets.net f-droid.org/packages/net.cyclestreets Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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