[EN] MyRoute-app Routeplanner Next (Beta)

[Stevedo 6 0]

@Hubert-Thoring

Hi Hubert, I've had time to sleep on this and look at it again this morning. You have captured exactly how I feel about these latest announcements. I paid for Planner and Navigation Lifetime licenses in November 2025. Seems a very short lifetime to now be asking for more money. MRA will argue that I don't have to pay anything but then I don't get new features that are implied by a lifetime license.

Also, I find it unacceptable for MRA to ask existing customers to pay to test Beta software, really!!!!

As others have expressed, I think this whole thing has been communicated extremely poorly as evidenced by the number of questions and declarations of confusion.

To me, this feels like a company that was too successful in selling lifetime licenses. As a result, recurring and new customer revenues are not sufficient, hence the current efforts to extract more money from existing lifetime license holders. All IMHO.

[Marinus van Deudekom]

@Hubert-Thoring Hubert just look at the explanation on the site and all of the FAQ's you'll find all the answers there. You dont have to buy anything and you'll have what you've paid for. With the upgrade to the beta planner you'll have have some extra's.
Not to worry

[Dave J 0]

@Marinus-van-Deudekom Agree. People need to read the explanations! I took advantage of the Beta Navigation Next Lifetime early purchase and that has worked really well. I will do the same for the new Planner which is a cheap price for some of the new features whilst keeping my current planner features on a new platform; moreover, I get a chance to test and have a say on future builds. Most developers, and not just MRA, are charging a premium for integrated AI features so I did not expect that new feature to be included - AI platform providers are charging for services like these.

MRA, I feel, is being very fair for early access to a new set of features without undermining existing lifetime Gold customers who will still move to the new platform with the features they currently have.

[Christian Feurstein]

@Corjan-Meijerink said:

Having Routeplanner Gold allows you to keep using all the features you currently have.

MRA Routeplanner Next will have many new features. Those are new subscriptions.
Buying pre-sale gives lifetime access to those with the exception for commercial clubs, AI Routeplanner and Navigation Next (that stays as it is).

Buying the €199 pre-sale is only relevant if you don’t have Gold lifetime now. Then you immediately get that too. The €49 is for:

• Early access
• Private forum group where you help decide what we build
• Lifetime access to the new subscriptions with the exception for commercial clubs, AI Routeplanner and Navigation Next
• A good night sleep as you support a hard working small company
• Badge on your profile

That’s it

You loose nothing. Do not worry.
This is a fun announcement that a lot of awesome new stuff is coming.

Not paying anything? That’s fine!
You keep the features you have, no extra’s and have to wait to February to use it.

Sorry, but it is still confusing imho.
You are telling us:

• Lifetime access to the new subscriptions with the exception for commercial clubs, AI Routeplanner and Navigation Next

Which are those new subscribtions in detail for a MRA Routeplanner Gold Lifetime / Navigation Next Lifetime member? In other words, as a MRA Routeplanner Gold Lifetime member / Navigation Next Lifetime do I get which new subscriptions/functions when buying the €49 offer?
The commercial clubs, AI Routeplanner is even with the €49 package not included, so what is the difference in funcionality then between buying and not buying the €49 package? Just early access, private forum, badge and donating???

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Christian-Feurstein read this: https://beta.myrouteapp.com/presale#existing-customers

It says exactly what happens and when

[Dikke Wim]

I am a MRA Routeplanner Gold Lifetime and a
Navigation Next Lifetime member and I'm trying to buy beta access for €49.
Unfortunately, I cannot login with my regular inlog and password. Do I have to register again?

[Marinus van Deudekom]

@Dikke-Wim Yes Wim it says Create a new account and afterwards submit your original account

[silberfuchs67]

@dikke-wim You have to wait until the Beta Access starts and then create a new login. That’s my understanding.

[Karel76]

https://beta.myrouteapp.com/features

Well, this table is a mess, just like the whole product presentation. The entire offer must have been generated by AI, because even after an all-day explanation, a lot of people still don't understand it.

Why doesn't the table simply compare the plans—Free, Silver, Gold, new NEXT, AI—with a clear breakdown of what's included in each membership underneath, like other providers of similar products do? That would make it clear. And ideally, each feature could include a link explaining what value it actually brings.

For example:

[Marinus van Deudekom]

@Karel76 it does, look a bit closer