rueckenwind

rueckenwind
Author:	Axel Piepgras
License:	Proprietary (free (beta))
Platform:	iOS
Version:	1.1 (103, TestFlight) (2026-10-29)
Languages:	German and English
Website:	https://rueckenwind.piepgras.de
Bicycle navigation for iPhone on OpenStreetMap data: BRouter routing with alternatives, elevation profile, surface share and a direct MapComplete link for ways without a surface tag.
Features Feature Value Map Display Display map yes Map data raster Source online Rotate map ? 3D view ? Shows website ? Shows phone number ? Shows operation hours ? Routing Routing yes Create route manually ? Calculate route yes Create route via Waypoints yes Routing profiles bicycle Turn restrictions ? Calculate route without Internet (Offline routing) ? Routing providers ? Avoid traffic ? Traffic Provider ? Navigating Navigate yes Find location ? Find nearby POIs ? Navigate to point yes Navigation with voice / Voice guidance yes Keep on road ? Lane guidance ? Works without GPS ? Navigate along predefined route ? Tracking Make track ? Customizable log interval ? Track formats ? Geotagging ? Fast POI buttons ? Upload GPX to OSM no Monitoring Monitoring ? Show current track ? Open existing track ? Altitude diagram yes Show POD value ? Satellite view ? Show live NMEA data ? Show speed ? Send current position ? Editing ? Rendering ? Accessibility ?

rueckenwind is a bicycle navigation app for iPhone, currently in public beta via TestFlight. It uses OpenStreetMap data throughout.

Features

• Routing via BRouter with five profiles (touring, gravel, offroad, road, shortest) and up to three route alternatives
• Each alternative shows its share of unpaved sections, computed from the OSM surface tag
• Elevation profile and a climb overview along the route
• CyclOSM as the default map
• Turn-by-turn voice guidance, including a warning before steep descents (with the surface if it is not asphalt)
• Waypoints, draggable handles to adjust the route, round trips by desired amount of climbing
• GPX import and export
• Apple Watch companion

Contributing to OSM

Where ways along the route have no surface tag, the app counts them and offers "Add surface data to OSM", which opens MapComplete directly on the affected way so riders can fill in the missing tag. Street-level photos from KartaView can be shown along the route to help judge the surface.

Links

• Website: https://rueckenwind.piepgras.de
• Mastodon: @rueckenwind_app@mastodon.social