Scenic app for Android? Yes, and a free alternative
Scenic runs on iOS and Android. What its Premium plan includes, what it costs, and how a free alternative compares on planning, navigation and offline maps.
Scenic is a well-regarded motorcycle navigation app, and it is available on both iOS and Android. If you came here wondering whether it runs on your phone, it does.
The question that usually follows is what it costs and what is behind the paywall. That is where the two apps differ.
MotoRidez plans twisty or off-road routes. Pick your road type, and the routing follows.
What Scenic charges for
Scenic has a free tier and a Premium plan. On its premium page, Scenic lists the following as Premium features:
- Turn-by-turn voice navigation and offline maps.
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
- Round-trip generation and advanced routing modes, including curvy routes and AI-generated beauty routes.
- Route import (GPX and other formats) and export to GPX.
- Speed and red-light camera alerts, and road closures and incidents on the map.
- Dirt-road visualisation, ride recording and ride statistics.
The listed price is USD 4.99 a month billed annually, about USD 60 a year. Monthly and quarterly plans are available, new users get a free trial, and the price varies by region.
Feature comparison
| MotoRidez | Scenic | |
|---|---|---|
| iOS and Android | Yes | Yes |
| Web planner | Yes | Yes |
| Curvy route planning | Free | Premium (advanced routing modes) |
| Turn-by-turn voice navigation | Free | Premium |
| Offline maps | Free, per planned route | Premium, global coverage |
| Round trips | Free | Premium |
| GPX import and export | Free | Premium |
| Live position sharing for a group | Free | Not listed |
| Crash detection | Free | Not listed |
| Ridden-roads map, GPS-confirmed | Yes | Not listed |
| Avoid roads you have already ridden | Yes | Not listed |
| Speed camera alerts | Not listed | Premium |
| CarPlay and Android Auto | No | Premium |
Where Scenic still wins
Being straight about it, because a comparison that never concedes anything is an advert:
- CarPlay and Android Auto. If you run a compatible head unit on the bike, Scenic supports both. MotoRidez supports neither.
- Speed camera alerts, road closures and incidents on the map.
- Whole-region offline. Scenic lists offline maps with global coverage. We download the map for a route you have planned.
- A large community library. Scenic’s App Store listing cites more than 200,000 user-designed routes.
- Interface craft. App Store reviewers praise the route planning, though some call the interface clunky in places.
Where the alternative wins
Navigation and offline maps without a subscription
Curvy routing, voice navigation, round trips, GPX both ways and offline downloads for the route you are riding are free, with no clock ticking.
Group features that do not depend on everyone paying
Planning a group ride works when everyone can see the same route, RSVP to it, and share their position on the day. Live position sharing and shared trips are free, and crash detection is included.
The map remembers what you have ridden
MotoRidez records rides and then map-matches them to the roads themselves, so your map builds a picture of the network you have GPS-confirmed. Ask for a route that skips those, and you get sent down something new from your own front door.
Tracking
Scenic’s App Store privacy label lists identifiers under “Data Used to Track You”. MotoRidez carries no ads and no third-party analytics in the app. Read each app’s own privacy policy before deciding.
Where the alternative falls short
- You depend on CarPlay or Android Auto.
- You want speed camera alerts.
- You improvise far outside coverage and want whole regions downloaded in advance.
If those describe how you ride, stay with Scenic. They are coherent reasons, and no comparison table should talk you out of them.
Moving your routes across
GPX is the bridge. Scenic lists GPX export under Premium, so export your saved routes before your plan lapses, then import them into the new planner. They come back as editable routes with draggable waypoints rather than a fixed line you cannot adjust. Read our guide to GPX files for motorcyclists if you have never done it. It takes ten minutes, and it is the best insurance against any app changing its pricing on you.
Keep Scenic installed. Nothing about trying a second app requires deleting the first, and the only meaningful test is riding a real route on both.
Questions riders ask
Is Scenic available on Android?
Yes. Scenic is available on iOS and Android, and also has a web app. It supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
How much does Scenic Premium cost?
Scenic lists USD 4.99 a month billed annually, about USD 60 a year. Monthly and quarterly plans cost more per month, new users get a free trial, and the price varies by region. Check the price in the app before subscribing.
What is a free alternative to Scenic?
MotoRidez covers curvy route planning, round trips, turn-by-turn voice navigation, offline maps for a planned route, GPX import and export, live position sharing and crash detection without a subscription.
Does the alternative support CarPlay or Android Auto?
No. If CarPlay or Android Auto on a bike-mounted head unit is central to how you ride, Scenic supports both and that is a fair reason to stay.
Can I move my routes from Scenic?
Yes, by GPX. Scenic lists GPX export under Premium, so export your routes before your plan lapses, then import them into the new planner.
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