Locate your friends on Zwift with ZwiftGPS

Posted by Eric Schlange | Mar 17, 2017 | News, Zwift Hacks | 14

ZwiftGPS (www.zwiftgps.com) is a new free app created by Zwifter Andy Lee and powered by Zwift Insider.

What Does It Do?

ZwiftGPS uses Zwift Insider’s maps plus Zwift’s unofficial API to plot the live in-game locations of yourself and anyone you follow. It’s made to be used on a second screen such as a phone, tablet, or computer monitor.

In addition to its core “locator” functionality, ZwiftGPS offers these features:

Rider details: click a rider to see distance, time, current watts, w/kg, and speed. Rider dot colors indicate current w/kg.
Ghost tool: add past rides from yourself or friends as “ghost pacers” on the map so you can try to keep or beat a particular pace.

See the ZwiftGPS Info/Support page for FAQ and more >

About The Author

Eric Schlange

Eric runs Zwift Insider in his spare time when he isn't on the bike or managing various business interests. He lives in Northern California with his beautiful wife, two kids and dog. Follow on Strava

14 Comments

Hybrid Noob on March 17, 2017 at 4:11 pm

Looks really good. Apart from anything else getting your own location on an island wide map should really help to get your bearings, as the in game map lacks a zoomed out view that’s required to give you an overview. Covers a big shortfall very well.
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tempocyclist.wordpress.com on March 18, 2017 at 1:27 am

That’s an awesome collaborative effort!
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Garry on March 19, 2017 at 2:08 am

this is excellent work. I really like it, especially the stats for a highlighted rider. if I could suggest a cheeky development. on strava I like the effort comparison where you can see the profile and two dots. this would be awesome to have a focused profile of where you are on the map to focus on racing segments. looking fwd to seeing how this evolves.
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Hedley Phillips on March 20, 2017 at 7:19 am

How blooming good is this! This is what has been missing in Zwift, some way of knowing where I am on the course and where the turns take me. Love it.
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Mendelea on March 20, 2017 at 9:30 am

So I tried it today I saw myself on the course but not others I follow who were on the same time a few seconds behind me not sure how to work it
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- eschlange on March 20, 2017 at 11:40 am
  
  Make sure your account isn’t marked as private–had another person with the same problem and that fixed it.
- Mendelea on March 21, 2017 at 7:21 am
  
  Not marked private.. Only following requests
- Mendelea on March 21, 2017 at 7:49 am
  
  Working really nice thanks
Gary on March 20, 2017 at 11:36 am

Can you switch to mph instead of kph?
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jameszwift on March 21, 2017 at 6:52 am

Those are the ideas official Zwift needs to develop…
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Mike Britton on March 23, 2017 at 1:33 pm

When is the unofficial API going to be released?
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Gary on November 2, 2018 at 12:58 am

The last reply in the thread I’m looking at was over a year ago. Has anything changed that stops you seeing people you follow on Zwift? I’m guessing this could have something to do with the new privacy laws?
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Lance McGrew on November 9, 2018 at 8:50 am

To see other riders, each rider needs to be logged into ZwiftGPS using their Zwift user ID number
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Phil Adams on December 28, 2018 at 4:57 am

Are there any plans to get this functionality actually in the game?
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