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CycleStreets vs BBBike: catalog facts
CycleStreets	BBBike
Best for: Cyclists in the UK planning routes on bike-friendly roads and paths	Best for: Cyclists planning a route within a supported city
Free The homepage does not mention any paid plan for the journey planner.	Free The route planner is used in the browser with no payment described.
Android, iOS, Web	Web
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	Covers more than 200 cities worldwide Built specifically for cycling routes All 4 strengths for BBBike Covers more than 200 cities worldwide Built specifically for cycling routes Based on OpenStreetMap data Interface in five languages with a mobile version
Focused on the UK Still in beta, and route data is incomplete in some areas	Routing is limited to the listed cities and their surroundings Dated, list-based interface for choosing a city
Downloadable app, Web application	Web application
Not open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for CycleStreets cyclestreets.net f-droid.org/packages/net.cyclestreets Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for BBBike bbbike.org Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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