How Linje compares

Komoot, Strava, Ride with GPS and Garmin are good at what they do. Linje does a different job: it builds the ride, then works out when to leave and which way round.

Where to rideWhen to leaveWhich way round

Side by side

What each app does about the three questions, where the others are stronger and what each one costs. Linje's column is the app as it launches in spring 2027.

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What is compared	Linje	Komoot	Strava	Ride with GPS	Garmin
The ride
Builds a route to the distance you ask for	Yes. Loops, out and backs and A to B, in seconds	In part. Suggests other riders' routes, or you plan your own	Yes. Suggested Routes, from where other people ride, for subscribers	No. You draw the route yourself	Yes. Round-trip courses in Garmin Connect and on Edge bike computers
Suggests when to leave	Yes. The best hours over the next two days, from the forecast	In part. Shows the forecast along a route you already have, in Premium	No.	No.	No.
Says which way round to ride	Yes. Clockwise or anticlockwise, to make the most of the wind	No.	No.	No.	No. You pick the heading yourself
Checks the terrain after rain and snow	Yes. Whether the gravel has dried out, from Norway's rain and snow records	No.	No.	No.	No.
Places worth stopping for, as map layers	Yes. Cabins, saunas and swimming spots, added to the ride in two taps	Yes. Highlights recommended by other riders	In part. Points of interest on the map	In part. Points of interest you add yourself	In part. Points of interest on the device
Where the others are stronger
A library of routes from other riders	No. Linje builds a new ride each time	Yes. Tours and Highlights from its riders	Yes. Routes and segments from its riders	Yes. Routes and collections from its riders	In part. Courses shared in Garmin Connect
Where it works	Norway	Worldwide	Worldwide	Worldwide	Worldwide
Bike computers and watches	In part. Export or import a GPX file	Yes. Sends routes to Garmin, Wahoo and others, in Premium for new accounts	Yes. Sends routes to most devices	Yes. Sends routes to Garmin, Wahoo and others	Yes. It is the bike computer
What it costs and what comes with it
How you pay	A free version, and one payment for the rest. Never a subscription	A free version, map regions bought once, and Premium by monthly or yearly subscription	A free version, and a monthly or yearly subscription	A free version, and plans billed by the year or month	Comes with a Garmin device, and Connect+ by monthly or yearly subscription for extras
Feeds, followers and leaderboards	None. Rides, not people	A feed and followers	A feed, followers and leaderboards	Friends and clubs	Connections and challenges

The other columns were checked on 22 October 2026 against each app's own pages and manuals. Apps change. If a line here is out of date, write to hello@linje-route.com and it will be put right.

A different job, not a replacement

The big apps are built around what has already been ridden: huge libraries of other riders' routes, training and devices that last all day. If that is what you want, they do it well.

Linje starts from today. It builds a ride from your door for the distance you ask for, reads the forecast and works out the hour to leave and the way round that makes the most of the wind.

Plenty of riders will use both. Build the ride in Linje, export it as a GPX file and follow it on the bike computer you already own.

What Linje promises

Never a subscription
One payment for the most powerful features. No monthly fee, ever.
No ads
Places that pay to be on the map will always say so.
Rides, not people
Share a route or invite people on a ride. There are no feeds, likes, followers or leaderboards.
Every figure has a source
Each number in the app says where it came from, so you can judge it for yourself.

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Komoot, Strava, Ride with GPS and Garmin are trademarks of their owners. Linje is not connected to any of them.