If you came here trying to download ScootRoute and found nothing, or a dead link, you are not imagining it. ScootRoute was a navigation app for micro-mobility, marketed at scootroute.com as smart navigation for micro-mobility for scooters, e-bikes and mopeds. In 2026 it has become hard or impossible to install in much of the world, and riders who relied on it are understandably looking for something that still works.
I build Urban Rider, the maintained alternative I cover further down, so read me as a biased but honest source. Before any of that, here is the straight, factual answer on where ScootRoute stands today.
Is ScootRoute still available in 2026?
Only in some places, and for most riders the answer is effectively no. Here is what can be verified as of June 2026:
- Android: removed from Google Play. The ScootRoute listing (package
com.scootroute.ScootRoute) now returns a 404 Not Found. This has been confirmed across multiple regions. If you are on Android, there is currently no official way to install it. - iOS: gone from many App Store regions. The app is no longer listed in several European stores, including the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. A listing does still exist in the United States App Store under the name ScootRoute - Get there safely, so it has not vanished from iOS everywhere.
- The website is still up, but quiet. scootroute.com remains online, yet its copyright reads 2021 and it shows few signs of recent activity. To be fair to the people behind it, that points to an app that appears unmaintained rather than a company we can confirm has shut down.
The net for riders is simple. Across Android, and across much of Europe on iOS, you can no longer download ScootRoute, and even where a listing survives it has not seen a meaningful update in a long time. If your phone is anything other than a US iPhone, you most likely need a maintained alternative.
One fair caveat: App Store availability can differ by country and can change without notice. If you want to check your own region, you can look the app up directly through Apple, but expect the picture above to hold in most European markets.
What ScootRoute set out to do
It is worth giving ScootRoute its due, because the idea behind it was a good one and it is exactly why its users are now stuck. Mainstream navigation apps are built for cars and then stretched to fit everything else. ScootRoute tried to start from the rider instead.
From what it offered, it aimed to give micro-mobility riders preference-based routing: you could lean the route towards or away from things that matter on two wheels, such as speed, inclines, the type of road, and the availability of bike lanes. On top of that it offered voice navigation for turn-by-turn guidance and the ability to save routes you ride often. For a scooter, e-bike or moped rider, that is a far more sensible starting point than a car app with the highways switched off by hand.
The problem was never the concept. The problem is that the concept needs an app that keeps working, and for most riders ScootRoute no longer does.
Urban Rider: the maintained alternative
This is the app I make, so weigh that accordingly. Urban Rider exists for the same reason ScootRoute did: everyday two-wheel and micro-mobility riders deserve navigation built around their vehicle, not a car route in disguise. The difference today is that it is actively maintained and you can install it.
It treats your vehicle as the starting point. Choose a scooter or moped profile and it avoids highways, major trunk roads and many tunnels by default, because in most countries those machines are not allowed there. Choose the motorcycle profile and the faster roads come back, with controls to fine-tune from there. Arrival times are modelled on real two-wheel speeds rather than a car at full pace on the same road, so the estimate matches how you actually move through a city.
On the move, Minimal Mode strips the screen down to the next instruction, the distance and your speed, which is all you should be reading at a glance on a handlebar mount. Your next turn also appears on Apple Watch, so the phone can stay clamped to the bars. For electric riders, the app surfaces charging stations along the route. It is free, asks for no account, keeps route history on the device, and is privacy-first by design.
The honest caveats: Urban Rider is iOS-first today, with an Android version still in open testing rather than a final release. If you are an Android rider who lost ScootRoute, you can join that test now, and a full launch is on the way. If you want the wider landscape, I compare the main options in the best scooter and moped navigation apps, and explain how city riding works in the micromobility guide and the urban navigation guide.
ScootRoute vs Urban Rider, side by side
ScootRoute's column below describes, fairly, what the app set out to offer. Bear in mind that for most riders it can no longer be downloaded, which is the single most important line in the table.
| What you want | ScootRoute | Urban Rider |
|---|---|---|
| Can you install it today | Removed from Google Play; gone from many iOS regions; a US iOS listing remains | Yes, free on iOS; Android in open testing |
| Actively maintained | Appears unmaintained; site copyright reads 2021 | Yes, actively developed |
| Built for micro-mobility, not cars | Yes, that was its purpose | Yes |
| Vehicle-aware routing that avoids prohibited roads | Preference-based routing for road types and bike lanes | Avoids highways and many tunnels by default in scooter and moped profiles |
| Arrival times at real two-wheel speed | Routing tuned for micro-mobility | Yes, modelled on low city speeds |
| Voice guidance and saved routes | Yes | Yes, with routes saved on the device |
| Glanceable handlebar display | Standard turn-by-turn | Minimal Mode plus Apple Watch turn prompts |
| Price and privacy | Was free | Free, no account, privacy-first |
Switching from ScootRoute without losing your routes
If you still have ScootRoute on a phone that can run it, take a few minutes before you lose access. There is no automatic way to move saved routes between apps, so the safe approach is manual:
- Write down the trips that matter. Note the start and end points, and any waypoints, for the routes you ride most often.
- Pick a maintained app and set your vehicle. In Urban Rider, choose the profile that matches your scooter, moped, e-bike or motorcycle so routing rules fit your vehicle from the first trip.
- Recreate and save. Enter your regular routes once and save them on the device, and you will not have to set them up again.
The wider point is the one ScootRoute understood from the start. For more than a decade, navigation has been designed for four wheels and then adapted, reluctantly, for two. Riders deserve tools built for how they actually move through a city, and just as importantly, tools that keep working. If you have been left without ScootRoute, it is worth trying an app that starts from your vehicle and is still being looked after.
Frequently asked questions
Is ScootRoute still available?
Only in some places. As of June 2026 the ScootRoute Android app has been removed from Google Play, where its listing now returns a 404 Not Found. On iOS the app has disappeared from many App Store regions, including the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands, while a listing still exists in the United States App Store. So in much of Europe and on Android you can no longer download it, and many riders are looking for a maintained alternative.
What happened to the ScootRoute app?
Publicly we can only describe what is verifiable. The Google Play listing has been pulled and now returns a 404, and the iOS app is gone from several European App Store regions while remaining in the United States store. The scootroute.com website is still online but its copyright reads 2021 and it shows few signs of recent activity, so the app appears unmaintained rather than confirmed shut down. The practical result is that most riders can no longer install it.
Is there an app like ScootRoute?
Yes. Urban Rider does the same job ScootRoute set out to do: vehicle-aware navigation for micro-mobility and two-wheel riders. You pick a profile for your scooter, e-bike or moped and it builds routes that keep you off roads your vehicle cannot use, tuned for low city speeds rather than a car at full motorway pace, with voice guidance and saved routes. It is free, needs no account and is actively maintained.
What is the best ScootRoute alternative?
For everyday micro-mobility riding, Urban Rider is the closest maintained alternative to ScootRoute in 2026. It is built around your vehicle instead of a car, avoids highways and many tunnels by default in its scooter and moped profiles, models arrival times at real two-wheel speeds, and strips the screen down with Minimal Mode for handlebar use. It is free and privacy-first, available on iOS today with an Android version in open testing.
Will my ScootRoute saved routes transfer to another app?
There is no automatic transfer between ScootRoute and other apps. If you still have access to the ScootRoute app, note down your important start and end points before you lose access, then recreate and save them in your new navigation app. Urban Rider lets you save routes on the device, so once you have re-entered your regular trips you will not need to set them up again.
