Real-Time Pace Notes for Every Drive

Know your corners. Get real-time information on the corner up ahead — straight through your car's speakers.

Corner Difficulty · Speed Bumps · Speed Cameras · Surface Changes

See it in action

Your pocket co-driver

Rods gives you real-time audio pace notes on any road. Like a rally co-driver reading the road ahead — so you always know what's coming.

Plan your route

Get all of the road information you need when planning a route.

  • Speed Bumps — Get alerted to speed bumps along your route before you reach them.
  • Speed Cameras — Know where speed cameras are located so you can stay aware.
  • Surface Changes — Be informed of road surface changes like gravel, cobblestone, or unpaved sections.
  • Weather Conditions — See current weather at your route to prepare for conditions ahead.

Built for driving enthusiasts

  • Touge enthusiasts
  • Rally fans
  • Sunday drivers
  • Motorcyclists

Drive Offline, No Signal Needed

Create your route with internet, then drive it offline — pace notes use GPS only.

Fully Customisable

Set your preferred timing till callout. Hear what you need, when you need it.

Works Almost Anywhere

Supported in most regions worldwide with metric and imperial measurements.

Pace note modes — adapted to every driver

Choose how your turns are called. Switch anytime.

Simple Mode

Turns are called out as Easy, Medium, or Hard. Examples: Easy right, Hard left, Medium right.

Advanced Mode

Uses the real rally 1–6 severity scale. 1 is the sharpest corner, 6 is barely a bend. Examples: Right 5, Left 2, Right 3.

Co-Driver Mode

Got a passenger? Turn them into your rally co-driver. Pace notes appear on screen — no audio, just visual cues and haptic vibrations.

Pace note examples: MEDIUM LEFT LONG, INTO RIGHT 3, HARD LEFT TIGHTENS, EASY RIGHT INTO ROUNDABOUT

Download Rods

Available now on iOS and Android. Real-time pace notes app for drivers.