If you ride a motorbike — whether daily through Phuket traffic or once a month on a weekend trip — your phone is part of your kit. The right app finds quieter roads, tracks the ride, and gets help to you faster if something goes wrong.
Below are three apps worth installing in 2026, and what each one is actually good for.
1. CHAIN — Community & SOS
A social network built specifically for motorcycle riders. The main screen is a live map showing other riders nearby, published trips you can join, and your own tracks.
What it's good for:
- Find riders nearby in real time
- Group chats for trips and meetups
- Trip tracking for solo and group rides with stop points
- SOS button — if you crash or break down, nearby riders see your marker and can come help
- Garage profile — list your bikes, find owners of similar models
Best for: anyone who rides regularly and wants to plug into a riding community, especially for safety on longer trips.
2. Scenic — Motorcycle Navigation
Turn-by-turn navigation built around the idea that the fastest route is rarely the best one. Scenic is designed for riders who actually want to enjoy the road.
What it's good for:
- Curvy/scenic route planning instead of just shortest-time
- Multi-stop routes with custom waypoints
- Offline maps for areas with weak signal
- Ride recording with stats and photos pinned to the route
- GPX import/export to share routes with friends
Best for: weekend trips, exploring backroads, planning a coastal day like Phuket → Khao Lak without ending up on the boring main highway.
Scenic Motorcycle Navigation on the App Store
3. REVER — Ride Tracking & Route Planning
REVER focuses on the social and tracking side: log every ride, view stats, and discover routes other riders have shared near you.
What it's good for:
- Automatic ride tracking with distance, time, and elevation
- Discover routes uploaded by other riders worldwide
- Plan routes on a map and send to your phone
- Challenges and badges for riders who like a bit of gamification
- Apple Watch and CarPlay support
Best for: riders who want a long-term log of their trips and a steady supply of new routes to try.
REVER - Motorcycle GPS & Rides on the App Store
How to Combine Them
In practice you don't need to pick one — they cover different jobs:
- Plan the route in Scenic (or REVER) the night before
- Record the ride in REVER so you have a log of it
- Stay visible in CHAIN so you can meet other riders or get help if something goes sideways
A Few Practical Tips
- Mount your phone properly. A €10 mount is fine; sticky pads are not.
- Bring a power bank or a USB charger — GPS apps eat battery.
- Download offline maps before leaving on routes like Phuket → Khao Lak.
- Test the SOS / share-location feature with a friend before you actually need it.
Ride safe, and enjoy the road.