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komoot

An app that plans bike rides and hikes with voice directions.

Language & travelHiking and outdoor mapsNavigation and GPSFree plan
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What komoot does

komoot is a route planner for hiking, cycling and running. It plans routes with surface, difficulty and elevation details, suggests community Highlights, and guides you with turn-by-turn voice navigation and offline maps. Your first region is free, and you pay once for more regions or subscribe to Premium.

Route planning by sport with surface and elevation details
Community Highlights along the way
Turn-by-turn voice navigation and offline maps
GPS tracking and an adventure log
Syncs with web, Wear OS, Apple Watch and bike computers
First region free, then pay once or subscribe

komoot is great at the planning part. Pick a start and an end, choose your sport, and it builds a route that suits it, showing surface types, difficulty, distance and elevation. Community Highlights point out viewpoints, cafes and good stretches that other riders and hikers recommend.

Out on the route, you get turn-by-turn voice navigation, a GPS tracker and offline maps. Your trips go into an adventure log with photos and tips, and it syncs with the website, Wear OS and Apple Watch, plus bike computers and watches from Garmin, Wahoo and others.

The pricing is unusual. Your first region is free forever. After that you buy single regions, bundles or the World Pack once, or subscribe to Premium for extra features. Reviewers like the design and routing, while some wish the map zoomed in further.

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Who it's for

Cyclists planning road, gravel or bike-packing routes
Hikers who want routes planned for them

Skip it if: Backcountry trips that need detailed topo layers.

Pricing

Free plan
Free, with paid extras

Planning is free and your first region is free forever. More regions cost extra. The US App Store lists the World Pack at $29.99 one time and komoot Premium at $59.99, without showing the Premium period.

Prices can vary by country. Checked 19 Oct 2026.

What people like

  • Excellent automatic route planning
  • Voice navigation for bikes and hikes
  • Pay once option for maps
  • Works with many watches and bike computers

Watch out for

  • Only one free region
  • Pricing options can be confusing
  • Map detail is limited compared with pro topo apps

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Questions people ask

Is komoot free?

Planning is free and your first region is free forever. Other areas cost extra.

What is the komoot World Pack?

A one-time purchase that gives you maps and navigation for every region.

Does komoot work with Garmin?

Yes. It syncs with devices from Garmin, Wahoo, Sigma and Bosch.