A Better Routeplanner (ABRP‪)‬ 4+

5.0 Update issues

Just updated to the new 5.0. I like some of the new things. As a premium member, I'm glad some of the features are being spread out to free users. My problem is that some things have kind of broken. Two things in particular bothered me as a US user.

First and foremost, it seems like all the speed limits are in kph rather than mph. I have my info displayed in mph. As an example, on my way to work, the speed limit was listed as 112 and my speed at 70. It was a bit of an annoyance.

Secondly, the efficiency at 65mph used to display into the hundredths digit on the phone screen when running navigation through CarPlay. Now it only displays in the full ones digit and I can't get more precise data without going into the reference data in my app. I know many Europeans use watts per 100km or miles, which is pretty precise, but I'd like to have more accurate numbers either way.

App stability and some suggestions

So this app does help you plan for your trip it allows you to set an average speed and plot charging based on that which is nice for those of us who don’t want to go 65 in an 80 zone to make it to the next charger. The app has a few problems, I’ve noticed when data is limited the app malfunctions, it doesn’t properly forecast the remaining battery percentage when you go below the minimum set threshold and if you set it below where you would like the battery to be at the next charger it will plot it to that percentage. What ends up happening is when you go below let’s say 25% where I set it to it then says you won’t make it and you will arrive with negative 600% battery. I think if they changed it to minimum charge preference instead of minimum charge theshold that calculation wouldn’t fail. It also crashes when left open on the map for a long time too.

Overall this is a nice trip planner, not sure if premium is worth it based on the limited app stability and calculation performance in real time. The stability issues had me using the Tesla nav and not the app on my return trip.

Developer Response ,

Hi, thank you very much for the rating! We're truly sorry about the issues you experienced and we'd be happy to take a closer look at these behaviors. Could you contact us at support@iternio.com and include the links to the problematic plans and any other helpful information? Thank you.

Fantastic App and Awesome Development

VERY highly recommended! This is a marvelous app. While the stock Tesla in-car navigation system is great, abetterrouteplanner is an order of magnitude improvement and makes trip planning a pleasure. The wealth of data that this application synthesizes virtually eliminates any vestige of “range anxiety” that I still had after over a year of Tesla ownership. Among many other features, the ability to select various route options, such as “avoid highways” is extraordinarily welcome, especially since the native Tesla navigation system does not allow such fine tuning. The basic version of this app is great and highly functional but the premium version is well worth it. I would also stress that while it has a few minor glitches (virtually inevitable with a complex application) the developer is so conscientious and so dedicated that I have no doubt that it will continue to improve. The developer has plans to execute a video tutorial, which will be a real plus. If every app developer had his attitude the virtual world would be a far better place!