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Detecht alternative: free curvy routing and navigation

Detecht gives crash detection away free and charges for curvy routing and live tracking. How a free alternative compares, and where Detecht still wins.

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Detecht starts from safety. Automatic crash detection, a safety contact who is told where you are, and a community feed, all free. The route planning that most people want from a motorcycle app sits behind a subscription.

If that arrangement suits you, there is not much to fix. If you came for the roads, this is where the two apps differ.

MotoRidez plans twisty or off-road routes. Pick your road type, and the routing follows.

What Detecht charges for

On its premium page, Detecht lists these as Premium features:

  • Curvy route generation to a destination, and a curvy map overlay.
  • Round trips generated with one press.
  • Live safety tracking, so your contacts can follow the trip.
  • Navigation of other people’s routes.
  • GPX import and export.
  • Speed camera alerts in selected countries.
  • Topographic maps in selected countries.
  • Up to five emergency contacts.

The price is USD 60 a year (USD 5 a month billed annually), USD 40 billed every six months, or USD 7.99 a month.

Free on Detecht: automatic crash detection, route tracking, the trip planner, the social feed, navigation of your own routes, road hazard warnings and CarPlay in beta.

Feature comparison

MotoRidezDetecht
Crash detectionFreeFree
Curvy route planningFreePremium
Round tripsFreePremium
Turn-by-turn voice navigationFreeFree on your own routes; Premium on others’
Live position sharingFreePremium
GPX import and exportFreePremium
Trip recording and historyFreeFree
Ridden-roads map, GPS-confirmedYesNo
Avoid roads you have already riddenYesNo
Community route libraryNoYes, 1 million+ routes
CarPlayNoBeta
Speed camera alertsNot listedPremium, selected countries

Where Detecht still wins

  • Community routes. A library of over a million routes in more than 150 countries is something MotoRidez does not have.
  • CarPlay. Detecht has it in beta. MotoRidez does not support CarPlay.
  • Topographic maps and speed cameras in the countries where Detecht offers them.
  • A social feed built into the app.

If you ride other people’s routes more than you plan your own, Detecht is the better fit.

Where the alternative wins

  • You want curvy routing and round trips without a subscription.
  • You want live position sharing for a group without everyone paying.
  • You want a map of the roads you have already ridden, and routes that avoid them.
  • You want GPX in and out without a plan.

Crash detection is not the deciding factor

Both apps include it free. Detecht describes using the phone’s motion sensors and GPS to detect a crash and tell your safety contacts. MotoRidez does the same and can alert emergency contacts. Neither is a substitute for other emergency equipment. Read how crash detection works in a phone app before relying on any of them.

Moving over

Export your tracked routes from Detecht as GPX and import them into MotoRidez. Our guide to GPX files covers the steps. Keep both installed for a trip or two. The only useful comparison is a real route on each.

Questions riders ask

Is Detecht free?

Partly. Crash detection, route tracking, the trip planner, a social feed and navigation of your own routes are free. Curvy routing, round trips, live safety tracking, GPX import and export, speed cameras and navigation of other riders' routes need Detecht Premium.

How much is Detecht Premium?

Detecht lists USD 60 a year, USD 40 billed every six months, or USD 7.99 a month. Check the current price in the app before subscribing.

What is a free alternative to Detecht?

MotoRidez covers curvy route planning, round trips, turn-by-turn voice navigation, live position sharing, crash detection and GPX import and export without a subscription.

Does the alternative have Detecht's community routes?

No. Detecht lists more than a million community routes in over 150 countries. If browsing other people's routes is why you use Detecht, that is a fair reason to stay.

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