Reviews of BRouter Offline Navigation

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List of user reviews and ratings for BRouter Offline Navigation

Total ratings

3.35 (Rating count: 1,436)

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Review summary

BRouter Offline Navigation is praised for strong offline routing and customizable profiles, especially when used as an extension to OsmAnd or Locus Map. It’s free and highly capable for outdoor routing. However, users frequently cite a dated, hard-to-use UI, crashes, the need for other apps to function, documentation gaps, and occasional routing inaccuracies. The app shows strong potential when properly set up, but stability and usability drawbacks hinder consistent, broad adoption.

Pros

Powerful offline routing with customizable profiles for biking/hiking.
Works as an extension to existing navigation apps (e.g., OsmAnd, Locus Map), reducing the need to install multiple map apps.
Free and highly capable, with many reviewers calling it excellent or the best in its category.
Valuable for planning and saving routes for outdoor activities like hiking and bicycling.
Effective and reliable once properly configured with the right map tool.

Cons

Poor UI/UX and non-intuitive design that makes it hard to use.
Instability: crashes or the app exits after selecting a profile or configuring settings.
Not a standalone app: it relies on other navigation apps to function, which is not obvious from the app’s name or UI.
Documentation is lacking or out-of-date, with unclear instructions on how to use.
Occasional routing accuracy issues (e.g., car routing unstable, bike routing choosing highways) and other reliability quirks.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 3.35

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18% (7)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-12	Ja*****	Great navigation. The interface is not that nice, but the rest is great
Great navigation. The interface is not that nice, but the rest is great
2026-01-22	Ri*****	The app crashes once a profile is selected A Shane after watching a TCR blog where the route was planned using this app
The app crashes once a profile is selected A Shane after watching a TCR blog where the route was planned using this app
2025-08-04	Ad*****	It's a 5 star app hidden behind a phenomenally bad UI. Worth using, but it's basically unusable.
It's a 5 star app hidden behind a phenomenally bad UI. Worth using, but it's basically unusable.
2025-03-08	Nd*****	Nice app
Nice app
2024-06-18	Ma*****	I gave it some time, read though all docs on the web, but still I failed to make it work with Locus. And I consider myself as a power user. I'll give it another shot later. Consider updating the docs in case they are out of sync or something. Meanwhile 3 stars in sake of the web app that is perfect, although not offline.
I gave it some time, read though all docs on the web, but still I failed to make it work with Locus. And I consider myself as a power user. I'll give it another shot later. Consider updating the docs in case they are out of sync or something. Meanwhile 3 stars in sake of the web app that is perfect, although not offline.
2024-06-11	Fo*****	Excellent
Excellent
2024-06-10	H4*****	This app doesn't proceed beyond an outline of international boundaries
This app doesn't proceed beyond an outline of international boundaries
2024-06-05	Ni*****	proved to be very useful lil' app
proved to be very useful lil' app
2024-05-27	Da*****	Sadly I'm one of those cases where it just forces me to quit after selecting my profile... Please just release a mobile version of the excellent brouter.de
Sadly I'm one of those cases where it just forces me to quit after selecting my profile... Please just release a mobile version of the excellent brouter.de
2024-05-05	SV*****	The fact that this app only works in conjunction with other navigation apps as a plugin is neither obvious from the name, not the app ui. The ui is horrible and the app closes for no reason after you configure something. After getting it to work in OsmAnd it works like a charm, and I love that I dont have to switch apps and have to download multiple maps, because it just extends my installed Navigation app. Please title it 'Extension' or something and add explanatory text on startup.
The fact that this app only works in conjunction with other navigation apps as a plugin is neither obvious from the name, not the app ui. The ui is horrible and the app closes for no reason after you configure something. After getting it to work in OsmAnd it works like a charm, and I love that I dont have to switch apps and have to download multiple maps, because it just extends my installed Navigation app. Please title it 'Extension' or something and add explanatory text on startup.