RHike
Coming soon

A hiking app the way a hiking app should be.

Load your route. Put your phone in your pocket. Walk.

I'm building RHike because I just wanted to walk, without a subscription, without a company logging my movements, without creating a profile and following friends first. So I'm making the app I want to use myself: one that just does what it needs to, so all I have to do is enjoy the walk.

And soon it gets even easier: this site will collect the finest GPX routes. Load them straight into RHike, or download them for whichever app you use yourself. These routes are and stay free, as I reckon it should be.

To really get the app right I still need some help. Through the short survey I hear what RHike should cost, and you can sign up right away as a tester to walk with the first version from the Play Store. Am I overlooking a feature? I'd love to hear that there too.

Pay once. Yours forever. No subscription.

No account, no followers, no fuss. Just walking.

No tracking. We don't store your data.

Works offline. Load your GPX route and walk it.

Walk along from the start

I am still looking for testers

The first version of RHike is nearly ready. I am looking for people who want to try it first and tell me honestly what could be better. You can sign up on the price survey page.

And you can have your say on the price as well.

Sign up as a tester
A first look

This is what RHike looks like

A few screens from the app, in light and dark. Tap an image to view it larger. Then use the button to switch between light and dark mode.

Standard

  • Load GPX routes and follow them offline
  • Turn-by-turn guidance with voice and vibration
  • Maps that work without coverage
  • Pauses automatically when you do
  • Your walking statistics, stored on your phone
  • Unlimited walking, forever

Pro - everything in Standard, plus:

  • Enriched routes: photos and sights along the way
  • Next turn in the notification bar
  • Route visible on your lock screen
  • Music ducks automatically during voice guidance
  • Extra battery savings for long days
  • Export and import statistics
What should it cost?

Help decide what's fair.

Four short questions about the price, two minutes of your time. Fully anonymous, only the amounts are stored, nothing else. I'm also looking for people to help test the app once the first version is on Google Play - you can sign up for that there too.

Have your say on the price
Progress

Where things stand

When the app launches, you'll be able to try it free for three walks first. Here's what still needs to happen before that:

Contacted the Landelijke Routedatabank (national route database) about using and publishing hiking route data Done
Testing the first version of the app myself In progress
Polishing current features In progress
Google Play Store account Pending
Finding testers Pending
Setting the price Pending
Releasing Android version 1 to the public Pending
Building an Apple version Phase 2