Built by a runner. For runners.

A one-person project · Geneva, Switzerland

Roovr is a free running and trail loop generator built by Yann Curdy, a runner based in Geneva. One developer, no investors, no venture capital, no plan to sell your data.

The routine.

Roovr started where most running ideas start: with a runner stuck in a loop. After enough months of running the same 5K, 10K and half-marathon courses around the same neighborhoods, the problem wasn't motivation. It was monotony. Existing route apps fell into one of three buckets - locked behind a subscription, built around a social feed, or designed for planning trips abroad rather than answering the only question that mattered: what's a fresh 8 km loop from where I'm standing, right now?

What Roovr does.

You pick a distance. The algo traces a circular running or trail route on real streets and paths, brings you back exactly to your starting point, and exports the GPX to Strava, Garmin, Coros, Suunto, Komoot, or any watch that accepts GPX. There's no account, no subscription, no ad, no premium tier hiding the good features. It's free because it's a one-person project, not because there's a paid tier waiting in the wings.

Under the hood.

Routing runs on GraphHopper over OpenStreetMap data. OSM is the same map the volunteer community has built and maintained for two decades, down to the quiet streets, parks and riversides that make a loop worth running. Roovr favors those quiet edges over arterial roads.

Privacy.

Roovr complies with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP, revised) and the European GDPR by default. GPS is used only while the app is in active use, never stored on Roovr servers, never sold. Full detail in the privacy policy.

Reach out.

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