Features

Built for the road

No bloat. No features designed to justify a subscription. Just the tools a motorcyclist needs to plan, record, and share rides — with the people they actually ride with.

Ride Recording

Every ride, captured. Real stats, real history, real privacy.

Real-time stats

Speed, distance, duration, elevation — visible during the ride on a glanceable HUD.

Background GPS

Recording continues when the screen turns off. No gaps in your track.

Pause & Resume

Pause manually when you stop for gas. Or set it to auto-pause when you've been stationary for 90 seconds.

Time tracking

Separates time moving, time stopped, and time paused. Actual ride time, not clock time.

Photo attachment

Attach photos to a ride at the point where you stopped to take them. Pinned to the route trace.

Visibility control

Set rides to public, friends-only, or private. Public rides appear on your profile; private ones stay on your device.

GPX & KML export (Rydr)

Export rides in GPX or KML format. Import into Komoot, Google Maps, or any GPS device.

PDF map export (Rydr)

Generate a printable PDF of your route with key stats. Good for trip planning or sharing with non-riders.

Elevation chart

Completed rides show an elevation profile across the route. See where the hills were.

Ride history sync

Full ride history synced across devices on paid plans. Free tier keeps 20 days locally.

Group Riding

Premium

First-class group features for real-world group rides.

Shared destination

Leader sets a destination; everyone routes there their own way. No following a single line. Everyone's navigation still works.

Real-time positions

See where every member is on a shared map. Live positions, not last-known.

Auto-regroup

App detects when the group has spread too far and alerts the leader. No more wondering if someone's behind.

Where's the Group

Glance view showing all member positions relative to your position. One screen, no digging through menus.

Group chat

In-ride and pre-ride chat. Persistent history so latecomers can see the plan.

Trouble alerts

One tap to broadcast — mechanical issue alert. Group knows without a phone call.

Crash detection integration

If a member's crash detection fires during a group ride, the group sees the alert.

Wait mode

Leader can pause the route and hold the group at a waypoint. Useful at tricky junctions or while waiting for fuel.

Scheduled rides

Set a date, time, and destination in advance. Public scheduled rides appear in Discover for other riders to find and join.

Group Trips

A container for multi-day rides. One persistent chat, a shared photo album, and aggregate stats across all rides within the trip.

Safety

Free. Because your safety isn't a premium feature.

Crash detection

Detects sudden deceleration and impact patterns consistent with a crash. Sends an alert to your emergency contacts with your location if you don't respond within 30 seconds.

Safety SMS

Sends a text with your live tracking link when you start a ride. Your contact doesn't need the app.

Customizable templates

Write your own message. Change the tone, add context, set different messages for different contacts.

Per-contact assignment

Assign specific templates to specific contacts. Your spouse gets a different message than your riding buddy.

Live tracking link

Generates a web link your contact can open in any browser to see your position in real time.

Auto-message on arrival

Sends an automatic confirmation when you reach your destination. Closes the loop without a separate phone call.

Privacy

Local-first architecture. Your rides stay on your phone unless you choose otherwise.

Local-first recording

Rides are saved on-device by default. Cloud sync is opt-in per ride, not automatic.

No advertising SDKs

Zero third-party advertising libraries. Not Adjust, not AppsFlyer, not Firebase Analytics.

No data selling

We do not sell or license ride data to third parties. That's it.

Anonymous road database

Community road quality contributions are processed server-side with a map-matching algorithm that discards the original trace. We keep the road segment rating, not the trip.

Per-segment road reviews

You can rate a road segment on any completed ride. Aggregated, anonymized, and fed back into route scoring.

Data export & deletion

Request a full export of your data or delete your account entirely from within the app. Processed immediately.

Social

Friends, shared rides, and discovery — without the feed.

OpenRydr Friends

Mutual friend connections. Both riders must accept. No follower/following asymmetry by default.

Friends-only visibility

Share rides and routes with friends only. Not public, not private — the middle option.

Share rides via link

Public and friends-only rides generate a web preview link (openrydr.app/ride/[id]). Share in any messenger.

Share routes via link

Saved public routes get their own share link. Recipients can open it in the app or preview on the web.

Saved Ride Lists (Rydr)

Curate lists of rides and routes. Share a list with a single link. Good for "roads in Colorado" or "my favorite loops."

Discover

Tab showing your activity, friends' recent rides, and publicly scheduled group rides near you.