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CycleStreets vs Bikerouter: catalog facts
CycleStreets	Bikerouter
Best for: Cyclists in the UK planning routes on bike-friendly roads and paths	Best for: Cyclists planning road, gravel or MTB routes to load onto a GPS device
Free The homepage does not mention any paid plan for the journey planner.	Free Free to use, with voluntary support from users.
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	Many routing profiles for different bike types and riding styles Up to three alternative routes All 4 strengths for Bikerouter Many routing profiles for different bike types and riding styles Up to three alternative routes GPX export and import of GPX, GeoJSON and KML tracks No-go areas can be loaded from GeoJSON
Focused on the UK Still in beta, and route data is incomplete in some areas	Planning only; no turn-by-turn navigation Needs a browser and connection to plan routes
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 Bikerouter bikerouter.de Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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