Cycle your city with confidence. Defensive Pedal is a bike navigation app that calculates cycling routes up to 110% safer than default bike directions. Built for urban cyclists, it uses real road-risk data to find safer paths, warns you about hazards reported by other cyclists in real time, and keeps an eye on the weather and air quality along your route.
WHY DEFENSIVE PEDAL
Navigation apps were not built for cyclists' safety. They send you down six-lane roads because they are the shortest line on the map. Defensive Pedal treats every street as a risk score — not just a distance — and finds cycling routes that keep you on calmer, safer roads whenever possible. On a typical urban trip they cut your exposure to high-risk roads sharply. You stay in control: pick the routing mode that fits the day.
SAFETY-FIRST ROUTING
- Safety-scored routes built from real road-risk data — up to 110% less exposure to high-risk roads than default cycling navigation
- Three route modes in one tap: Safe (avoids high-risk roads), Fast (shortest time), Flat (avoids hills)
- Risk distribution chart for every route so you can see exactly what you are riding into
- Elevation profile with total climb, descent, and gradient
- Option to avoid unpaved surfaces if you are on a road bike
LIVE HAZARD AWARENESS
- Community hazard reports — potholes, construction, broken glass, dangerous junctions — dropped and voted on by other cyclists
- Alerts pop up as you approach a reported hazard
- Confirm or dismiss hazards in one tap to keep the map accurate for everyone
WEATHER AND AIR QUALITY
- Current and forecast weather for your location, built into the planning screen
- European Air Quality Index, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and ozone readings so you can plan around pollution spikes
- Optional daily weather notification to help you plan your commute
BIKE-SPECIFIC POINTS OF INTEREST
- Bicycle parking spots, rental stations, and repair shops pinned on the map
- Water fountains, public restrooms, and transit connections for longer rides
NAVIGATION THAT FEELS NATURAL
- 3D course-up camera that follows you as you ride
- Clear turn-by-turn voice guidance
- Dark mode during navigation to reduce glare at night
- One-tap recenter to jump back to your position after panning the map
PROGRESS AND COMMUNITY
- Trip history with full GPS replay, distance, duration, elevation, and safety score
- XP, streaks, and badges that reward regular riding
- Neighborhood leaderboards to compare with other local cyclists
- City Heartbeat dashboard showing your city's cycling pulse
- Share your best rides to the community feed; like, react, and comment
BUILT FOR YOUR CITY
- Offline map packs so navigation keeps working with no data
- Light, dark, and system themes
- Works on any iPhone and GPS-enabled iPad
WHO IT IS FOR
- You commute to work by bike and want routes that do not feel like a stunt
- You ride recreationally and want to discover calmer streets
- You are new to urban cycling and want a gentler introduction to city riding
- You care about the air you breathe and the weather you ride in
PEDAL PLUS (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION)
Free to download. Safe routing, hazard alerts and navigation stay free. Pedal Plus adds Cool and E-bike routing, unlimited saved routes, imported courses and offline map packs, and your full ride history. EUR 3.99/month or EUR 39.99/year, auto-renewing until cancelled in your Apple ID settings.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://routes.defensivepedal.com/privacy
PRIVACY AND TRUST
Operated by Antifragil SRL (Romania). GDPR-compliant: we never sell your data and never run ads in the app. You can delete your account and its data any time.
START RIDING SMARTER
Your next commute could be your safest one yet. Download Defensive Pedal and ride defensively.
