There's talk of Komoot moving over to a subscription model, so if you're thinking of taking the plunge then sooner rather than later is probably the call to take advantage of the once-only fee.

Those other region-based options would soon work out very expensive, unless you never leave your local area. You can buy more single regions for €3.99, or 'bundle regions' for €8.99, but realistically the spend here is currently €29.99, which buys you the whole world, for online and offline use, forever. You get one 'single region' for free, which is fine for trying out the platform but it's not a huge amount of use for ongoing road riding. To use Komoot you'll need to unlock some mapping.

Cons: Highlights only as good as the people creating them, curated content hard to navigate.

Pros: Routing has useful features, offline mapping and navigation, voice guidance works well.

It'll appeal more to those who mix road with gravel and mountain biking (and maybe a bit of hiking) than out-and-out roadies, but for those people it does enough to justify the price, especially as it's currently a once-for-life payment. It offers something a bit different to the other options out there, with a lot of curated content, and a more sophisticated routing engine. Komoot is both a desktop and a mobile app, with most of the features available through either portal, and navigation based on your smartphone, either using the screen for mapping or an earpiece (or the speaker) for turn-by-turn instructions, or both.

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