RoadDirtRoadbook
Dirt by difficulty, rally roadbook, closed roads. Compare it with the motorcycle apps you know.
Polly Track picks dirt roads by how hard they can get, builds a rally roadbook from your route, marks roads closed to motorcycles with the reason and reroutes on the phone, even where there is no signal. Below, feature by feature, you can see what it does and what Calimoto, Kurviger, OsmAnd, DMD2 and Komoot do.
TarmacDirtClosed to motor vehicles
Comparison
Polly Track and other motorcycle apps, feature by feature.
For each app we read the official pages, the help centre and the price list. "Paid" means the feature needs a subscription; "Not verified" means we could not find it stated, not that it is missing. Polly Track currently covers Italy, region by region.
| Feature | Polly Track | Calimoto | Kurviger | OsmAnd | DMD2 | Komoot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt routing with a difficulty level | YesEasy, Medium, Hard | Noroad profiles only | Nodirt can only be avoided | Partlyprefer or avoid dirt, no levels | YesOffroad Easy, Medium, Hard | Nono motorcycle profile |
| Route calculation and rerouting with no signal | Yeson the phone | Not verified | Noneeds a connection | Yes | Yes | Norerouting needs internet |
| Roadbook with tulips | Yesbuilt from the route or a field survey, editable; on screen and PDF | Not verified | Partlyturn table, no tulips | Not verified | Yesreads PDF, GPX and OpenRally | Not verified |
| Roads closed to motor vehicles, with the reason | YesOpenStreetMap plus regional forest-road lists in some regions | PartlyOpenStreetMap restrictions | Partly"potentially closed" roads | Partlymotorcycle profile skips OSM bans | Yeslegal routing by default | Partlywarnings from OSM access rules |
| Closures with authority, act and validity | Yeswhen the source gives them | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | PartlyClosures with when and why; no authority/act |
| Seasonal closure warnings | Yesin the summary and while riding, for the ride date | Partlylive closures; avoiding them needs Premium | Partlyshown, not evaluated automatically | Partlytemporary restrictions | Partlysome areas (e.g. Catalonia) | Not verifiedclosures in the map data |
| Weather along the route | Yesalong the route, at the time you pass (MET Norway) | Noweather and rain radar removed in April 2024 | Not verified | Partlyweather layers on the map, with OsmAnd Pro | PaidWeather among subscription online features | Paidalong the whole tour, with Premium |
| SOS by SMS with position and recent track | Yesyou send it from the messaging app; nothing automatic | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Partlydocumented for DMD tablets; not verified on phones | Not verified |
| Crash detection | Trialoff by default; opens the SOS, which you send | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Partlydocumented for DMD tablets; not verified on phones | Not verified |
| Scenic road route (bends, passes, viewpoints) | Yes"Scenic": bends, passes and viewpoints, no motorways | YesFree twisty-roads algorithm | YesCurvy/extra curvy profiles also on free plan | Not verified | Not verified | Partly'Quiet' preference, no curvy profile |
| Suggested ride in an area, within the hours you have | Yes"Discover an area": ride out, dirt and back; timed loops too | YesRound trip 50 to 500 km from chosen point | YesLoop from point and distance (300 km free, 600 paid) | Not verified | Not verified | PartlyReady-made routes nearby; loops not generated by duration |
| Roads you have never ridden, from your rides | Yes"My roads" and "Prefer new roads"; all on the phone | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | PaidPersonal heatmap shows paths not yet explored |
| Fuel range and last fuel stop | Yeswarns before stretches with no fuel | Partlyfuel stations as points of interest | Partlyfuel stations along the route | Paidfuel level via OBD with Pro | Yesfuel range widget | Not verified |
| Warning to be back before dark | Yessunset at arrival, latest time to leave | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| Android Auto | Yes | PaidPremium | PaidTourer+ | PaidMaps+ or Pro | Not verified | No |
| Works without an account | Yes | Not verified | Not verifiedthe web planner does | Yes | Yesfor basic use | Noneeded to navigate and record |
| Every feature free, no ads | Yesno paid version | PaidPremium €59.99/year | PaidTourer €14.99, Tourer+ €29.99/year; free tier has ads | PaidMaps+ €14.99/year or €69.99; Pro €39.99/year | Paidfree base; subscription priced per country | Paidregions from €3.99; Premium €59.99/year |
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- Yes: included, no payment
- Paid: needs a subscription or purchase
- Partly: partly (see note)
- No: not available, per the official source
- Not verified: not found in official sources
- Coming (v2): planned for version 2
- Trial: included but still being tested in the field; off by default
Checked on 22 October 2026 against each app's official pages and price lists (sources). Other apps change their features and prices over time: if something is out of date, write to supporto@pollytrack.com and we will fix it. "Not verified" means we could not find it stated in official sources.
Getting started
From the home screen, in one tap.
Below the map there is "Where shall we ride?": type a destination, or pick one of the options below. The ☰ menu at the top opens My tracks, Offline maps, Settings and recording a free ride.
Up to three routes to compare, with distance on dirt and climb.
Start and finish in the same place, on different roads where possible.
A quick ride out, a loop on the area's dirt roads and back, within the hours you have.
Castles, villages, viewpoints and passes, with a photo when there is one.
Daily stages, with nights where there is somewhere to stay.
Plan
Choose the surface, compare routes.
Pick Road, Mixed or Offroad and how hard the dirt can be: Easy, Medium or Hard. The app suggests up to three routes and shows time, distance, distance on dirt, climb and elevation profile for each. In the coloured strip, brown is dirt.
- Dirt with no surface details is marked as "uncertain".
- Road only? The "Scenic" option looks for bends, passes and viewpoints; you can avoid motorways.
- With a bike and rider profile (for example "Maxi adventure"), surface and difficulty are set for you.
- Place search works with no signal.
Navigate
Big arrow, voice and rerouting.
Tap "Ride". At the top you see the next turn and how far it is, below it the following three and the distance to go. The voice announces turns in English or Italian. If you miss a turn, the route is recalculated on the phone.
- Large text and buttons, made for a handlebar mount and gloves.
- Speed and the road's limit when known; fixed speed cameras flagged 1,500 m ahead.
- Keeps guiding with the phone locked; dark colours at night.
Weather
Rain on the route's profile.
Once the route is ready, Polly asks MET Norway for the forecast at a few points along it, for the time you will pass each one. The elevation profile shows where rain is expected; below it, one line sums up the sections, for example "Light rain from km 40 to 64, around 10:44", with the age of the forecast.
- On dirt it estimates the risk of mud from the expected rain and the rain of the last few hours.
- With no signal you see the last forecast downloaded, with its age. The route is calculated anyway.
- Only the area, rounded to about 1 km, is sent. Turn it off in Settings › Default route.
Safety
SOS by SMS, with your recent track.
In Settings › Safety you add up to three contacts. While navigating or recording, "SOS" prepares a text message with your position, heading and up to six points of the road you have just ridden. You have 5 seconds to cancel; then the phone's messaging app opens and you press Send.
- It needs SMS coverage, not internet. Polly sends nothing on its own and does not call emergency services: "Call 112" only opens the phone dialler.
- Crash detection (trial): off by default. If you turn it on, after a hard impact, a sudden stop and 30 seconds almost still, an alarm sounds with "I'M OK"; if nobody answers within 60 seconds the SOS opens, and you still press Send.
Rally roadbook
A roadbook built from your route.
While navigating, open the ☰ menu and tap "Rally roadbook". Each box is a junction: total and partial distance, a drawing of the junction (tulip) with the real side roads, the exit heading in degrees (CAP), the surface, steep climbs marked ! !! !!!, and symbols for villages, fuel and gates. At the top is the trip meter, which you correct by ±10 or ±100 metres.
- Handlebar remote. A Bluetooth remote that works as a keyboard scrolls the boxes and corrects the trip meter. In Settings › Remote control, press the key you want for each action. On Android the volume keys work too.
- Training. On a tablet, "Hide map" leaves only the roadbook, to learn navigating like in a rally.
- Printable PDF. In "My tracks" tap ⋮ › "Export roadbook PDF": 145 or 150 mm roll, A4 or A5.
- Editor and field survey. With "Edit roadbook" you fix tulips, notes, symbols and photos. While riding, "MARK" saves a danger, a ford or a gate; at the end of the ride the marks become boxes. Export to GPX and OpenRally too.
Symbols and marks are drawn for Polly Track with the usual roadbook meaning; they are not the official FIM set.
Closures
You see closed roads, and who closed them.
Sections closed to motor vehicles are magenta on the map and counted in each route's summary. While navigating, an alert comes 300 metres before (you can choose 150 or 500). Press and hold a road to see its surface, difficulty and the reason for the closure: forestry road, footpath, seasonal ban, protected area. When the source gives them, you also see the authority, the act (an ordinance, for example) and how long it applies.
The map also shows protected areas and Natura 2000 sites (the EU network of protected areas), from official ISPRA and European Environment Agency data.
The data comes from OpenStreetMap and may be incomplete: the sign on the ground always wins, and the rider decides.
Maps
Download only the regions you need.
On first launch the app suggests the region you are in. Each region is about 130 MB (Molise) to 940 MB (Lombardy). Once downloaded, the map, search and routing work with no signal, and routes cross every region you have downloaded.
- Topo map with contour lines, hillshade, tracks coloured by difficulty, protected areas, passes, fords, barriers, springs and huts; you can turn it off.
- Viewpoints, passes, huts, water and fuel you can show or hide.
Record
Record your ride and look back at it.
From the ☰ menu tap "Record a free ride", or record while navigating. At the end, the report shows distance, moving time, averages, climb and how much dirt; on the map you can colour the track by speed, lean, braking and throttle. Lean and braking are estimated with the phone's sensors on the mount.
- Open a GPX or KML from "Share" and follow it, even in reverse.
- Export your rides as GPX or CSV from "My tracks".
- "My roads" colours the roads you have already ridden; loops and "Discover an area" can prefer new ones.
Tablets and iPad
On a tablet, map and data side by side.
On Android tablets and iPad, next to the map there is a panel with the route's elevation profile coloured by surface, your real altitude over the estimate, the climb left and the gradient of the next 500 metres. Switch to "Ride" and speed and altitude are drawn as you go.
In the car and on your wrist
Android Auto and Apple Watch.
Android Auto: start navigation on the phone and turn-by-turn appears on the car's screen, with the turn, distance and arrival. If you end it from the car, it ends on the phone too.
Apple Watch: install it from the iPhone's Watch app; it shows the next turn, taps at 200 and 50 metres and tells you whether you are recording (watch screens are in Italian for now).
More screens
Loops, nearby places, trips, night.
No signal, no data collection
Works with no signal. Your data stays on your phone.
Once the region is downloaded, search, routing, rerouting and guidance run on the phone, even where there is no coverage.
Tracks, rides, SOS contacts and telemetry never leave your phone. The app collects no data and shows no ads. Weather, if you leave it on, sends MET Norway only the area, rounded to about 1 km.
Interface and voice in both languages, on Android and iPhone, phone and tablet.
There is no paid version. If you like, you can buy a coffee, a beer or a sandwich: it unlocks nothing. Buy me a coffee.
Coming soon
Not in the app yet.
- Sharing tracks, group rides and live location with version 2
- CarPlay waiting for Apple's approval