BRouter Offline Navigation APK

Version 1.7.3 - btools.routingapp
btools,routingapp,maps,navigation,brouter

Configurable, (bike-) Router for OFFLINE Navigation, based on open data.

BRouter Offline Navigation apk

APP Information

Download Version 1.7.3 (50)
Apk Size5.03 MB
App DeveloperDr. Arndt Brenschede
Malware CheckTRUSTED
Install on Android4.0.x and up
App Packagebtools.routingapp.apk
MD5c46bf3b4dfb6860b8581cd778ca97033
Rate5
Website http://brouter.de/brouter

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App Description

BRouter Offline Navigation is btools,routingapp,maps,navigation,brouter, content rating is Everyone (PEGI-3). This app is rated 5 by 1 users who are using this app. To know more about the company/developer, visit Dr. Arndt Brenschede website who developed it. btools.routingapp.apk apps can be downloaded and installed on Android 4.0.x and higher Android devices. The Latest Version of 1.7.3 Available for download. Download the app using your favorite browser and click Install to install the application. Please note that we provide both basic and pure APK files and faster download speeds than APK Mirror. This app APK has been downloaded 2858+ times on store. You can also download btools.routingapp APK and run it with the popular Android Emulators.

Configurable, elevation-aware (bike-) Router for OFFLINE Navigation based on open data. Works in conjunction with a Map Application.
See http:brouter.debrouter for more documenation
See http:brouter.debrouter-web for an online version.
*** If you do not know one of the supporting map applications, then the BRouter-App is useless for you. Download only if you are willing to spend some time to understand the setup. No one-star reviews from the unpatient please! email for problems ***
BRouter does only the plain route-calculation and does not display a map or the calculated route on it's own and therefore works only together with a Map Application. There are two different methods for the interfacing between BRouter and the Map application: BRouter offers a service interface that is called by the map application without a need to start the BRouter-App. This way, BRouter is a routing service very much like an online routing service, including dynamic recalculations if you get off the track. The other mode of operation is to start the BRouter-App and use waypoints from the map application's waypoint database to define your route. The calculated route is then written as a GPX file (including the elevation profile) to the map-application's tracks directory. 
Some popular map apps support both the service interface and the interface via the wayoint database in their current versions available on Google Play.
The service interface uses a timeout of 60s, limiting it's use to distances of about 50km, but using the BRouter App you are able to calculate much longer distances. But even long-distance tracks can be followed via the service interface (including dynamic recalculations). This is done by pre-calculating a route for your destination once using the BRouter App and assigning it to a routing mode via the "Server-Mode" Button. This feature is called "timeout-free recalculations". 
The route calculation, no matter if via the service interface or via the BRouter App, also considers nogo areas that can be defined as waypoints with a special naming convention (e.g. "nogo200"  for 200m radius). This way it is possible to account for actual obstacles, but this feature can also be used to enforce personal preferences.
BRouter contains a download manager that assists downloading the required routing data files.The download manager is called on the first start of the app, and later on it is offered if internet access is available.
The mapping from one of the 6 routing modes (carbikefoot * fastshort), that are used traditionally by routing services, and BRouter's concept of fully configurable routing profiles get's the following default mapping after the installation of BRouter: 
car-fast -> car-test
car-short -> moped
bike-fast -> fastbike
bike-short -> trekking
foot-fast -> shortest
foot-short -> shortest
This mapping, however, can by changed anytime via the "Server-Mode" Button of the BRouter App. But also the routing profile definitions can be changed or new ones can be created.
Routing for cars is is currently available only in an experimental state ("car-test") and is not recommend. For example, turn-restriction are not taken into account. 

App ChangeLog

  • Mainly an Android 11 update, for version history see https://brouter.de/brouter/revisions.html

App Screens

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Google Play Reviews

  1. Peter Gazdik-avatar

    Peter Gazdik

    Great utility app. Sometimes you just wonder where they got the routing data from, especially in the woods. On the other hand, in very few cases it finds a path that is barely there (in said woods), so take the info with a grain of salt.

  2. A Google user-avatar

    A Google user

    How it works: define starting point and destination in a map viewer (e.g. Oruxmaps), then open the BRouter app, pick up your starting point and destination from there again, then choose from about 8 different routing styles (e.g. mountain-, trekking-, road-, recumbentbike). A gpx file with your route is generated that you can then view and follow in (e.g.) Oruxmaps. I used this in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Germany, mostly for long road and trekking bike-style routing. It worked very well, a loooot better than Garmin (gpsmap 64s) handheld GPS onboard routing and still better than Google maps bicycle routing. Thank you for this extremely useful app.

  3. Sylvain Bouju-avatar

    Sylvain Bouju

    My prefered routing service for my prefered navigation software (Locus Map Pro) Has working fine on my older Sony and Xiaomi smartphones, and is OK too now with a One Plus 6T, but strangely, is no OK with my previous One Plus 3T, so I use GraphHopper as routing service on this one.

  4. P Wat-avatar

    P Wat

    Well written, well supported, and operates well. Definitely adds some benefits to OsmAnd. Is excellent because it works offline, as does OsmAnd. Keep up the good work.

  5. A Google user-avatar

    A Google user

    As the author says, you need to invest time to get to know the application, but I have found the investment pays dividends in taking me on some great cycling routes. Great for cycle touring.

  6. Tristan Stanic-avatar

    Tristan Stanic

    Provide offline routing for tracing hiking routes using LocusMap. BRouter is really a god send. I use it even when there is Internet connection. Thanks.

  7. Ronny Fritz-avatar

    Ronny Fritz

    The app is ugly but if you want interesting cycling routes other than the same old boring ones from Google, komoot or strava, this is the place to go.

  8. Christiane Natiez-avatar

    Christiane Natiez

    Used it with Locus for offline navigation in several situations. Perfect. Perfect for hiking as for driving.

  9. Iñaki López Corral-avatar

    Iñaki López Corral

    excellent routing app that I use in combination with Oruxmaps offline GPS app for hiking

  10. Benedikt Stegmaier-avatar

    Benedikt Stegmaier

    Routing is great, the UI is almost unusable though.