Twisty slider
Dial your route from Direct to Wild — the router bends toward curves, not traffic.
Coming soon to the App Store 
Route the ride, not the destination
Motorcycle navigation for iPhone that favors curvy, scenic roads over the fastest highway slog. Plan twisty routes, ride with clear turn-by-turn, and build a heatmap of every road you've ridden.
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Built by a rider, for riders
Every one of these exists because a car-first navigation app makes the wrong call on a motorcycle.
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Round trips
Pick a distance and direction — get a loop that starts and ends at your door.
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Turn-by-turn for riders
On-screen maneuver banners, distance-to-turn and automatic reroute when you miss a turn.
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Ride recording
Record every ride in the background; save it, relive it, ride it again.
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Places to ride to
Gas, coffee and ice cream on the map — spot a stop and drop it into your route.
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Personal heatmap
Your most-ridden roads, glowing brighter the more you ride them.
Plan
Roads worth riding
Set the Twisty slider anywhere from Direct to Wild and ArcRoute bends your route toward curves and scenery instead of the fastest way there.
- Skip highways, ferries and tolls with a tap
- Multi-stop waypoints — full stops or ride-throughs
- Round trips: pick a distance and direction, get a loop home
Ride
Navigation built for the bars
Big maneuver banners, distance-to-turn and arrival detection — readable at a glance from a bar mount, with a gloved hand and a visor in the way.
- Auto-reroute the moment you miss a turn — no alerts to dismiss
- Saved rides replay from local data on your phone
- Gas, coffee and ice cream on the map, one tap into your route
Remember
Every ride remembered
ArcRoute records in the foreground or background and map-matches every kilometer into a personal heatmap of your most-ridden roads.
- Background recording that survives a phone in your pocket
- Save any ride and navigate it again later
- The more you ride, the brighter your roads burn
Why ArcRoute
Your maps app wants the ride to be over
Every general-purpose navigation app is optimized to end the journey as soon as possible. That is the opposite of why you got the bike.
| Aspect | A general maps app | ArcRoute |
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| Picks your route by | Shortest time to arrival | How good the road is, on a slider |
| Sends you down | Motorways and ring roads | Backroads, passes and switchbacks |
| When the ride ends | A trip filed in your location history | A recorded ride you can replay and ride again |
| After a season | A list of places you searched for | A heatmap of every road you have ridden |
| Designed for | A car dashboard | A bar mount, gloves and a visor |
Questions riders ask
Short answers to what comes up most. If yours is not here, write to me and it will be.
Is ArcRoute available yet?
Not yet. The app is in active development and testing, and it is coming to the App Store for iPhone. Write to petr@arcroute.app if you want a nudge when it lands, or want in as an early rider.
Does it work without a signal?
Partly. Planning a new route needs a connection, because routing is computed on ArcRoute’s own routing server. A saved ride replays from data stored on your phone, so the line you are following survives a dead signal — but the map underneath it can only draw tiles your phone already loaded, and re-routing around a missed turn needs the server. Downloadable offline maps are not in the first release.
Does it speak directions out loud?
Not in the first release. Guidance is on-screen — big maneuver banners and distance-to-turn, built to be read at a glance from a bar mount. Spoken directions are on the list and the app already shows them as “Soon” in Settings. If that is a deal-breaker for you, write to me and it moves up.
Do I need an account?
Yes — ArcRoute uses Sign in with Apple, so there is no separate password to invent. You can use Apple’s Hide My Email relay if you prefer not to share your real address. The account is what keeps your rides and heatmap synced across devices.
What data does ArcRoute collect?
What the app needs to work: your rides, planned routes and precise location while you are navigating or recording — including in the background during an active ride. Your rides and heatmap are yours; they are never sold and never used for third-party advertising. The Privacy Notice lists every provider involved.
Which iPhone do I need?
ArcRoute needs iOS 26.4 or later, so any iPhone that can run iOS 26 will do — Apple decides which models that covers, and the App Store listing will name them at launch. It is a recent baseline, so older iPhones are not supported. Settings → General → Software Update tells you where your phone is, and whether an update is waiting.
Is there an Android version?
No. ArcRoute is built natively for iPhone and there is no Android version planned right now. If that changes, it will be announced here first.
What will ArcRoute cost?
ArcRoute is a subscription — there is no permanently free tier. ArcRoute Pro comes as an auto-renewing monthly or annual plan billed through the App Store, and eligible new subscribers get a seven-day free trial. Apple decides trial eligibility and shows the exact price for your country before you confirm anything.
Can I use it for cars, bicycles or hiking?
Nothing stops you, but every decision in ArcRoute is made for motorcycles — the routing bias toward curves, the glanceable navigation screen, the bar-mount-first layout. A car driver would find it takes the scenic long way for no reason. That is the point.
Coming soon to the App Store
ArcRoute is in the final stretch
Coming soon to the App Store for iPhone. Got questions, ideas, or want to be an early rider? One rider reads every message — me.
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