Varia™

This is the best app of 2025, and every single year into the future. Not only can this program/device/application notify users of possible accidents, or getting hit— it can also notify other gps units in cars. A true life saver. This program has one “best of” for the next decade. It also pairs well with a bicycle gps unit (“lights off” feature). -Austin

The radar and the head unit display are great but the camera and its phone app are horrible. The radar on my wahoo works flawlessly. But the wonky connection to download photos and the random “failed to delete” are infuriating.

I use my Varia with a Wahoo Roam, and it’s fantastic in every way. I can then upload video using a usb c cable to my computer. But then there’s the app. The app is so slow it’s useless. Good thing you won’t need it, if you have a computer and a compatible gps.

I can’t hear the sounds as well as I’d like. If you allowed us to choose our own sound files, we could select better tones.

I just bought the Varia for the Multiple Sclerosis ride across Minnesota because we ride on some big roads. We also ride on some quiet country roads, but the few cars that ride these roads are moving fast. I ride a road bke and paired the varia with my iphone and my garmin triathlon watch. It worked awesome! I knew when the cars were coming on the country roads so i could move to the edge of the road. On busy roads , likewise you knew when cars were coming. The varia made a clear visual and sound ( on my phone) AND the visual was also on my tri watch!! When all the cars were past it gave a softer “all clear” chime so yiu knew yiu could move away from the edge of the road. Battery life lasted well past my 5 hour rides and was quickly charged at night from my power pack. It really helped me feel safer and i could enjoy the long days of riding much more.

To know that a vehicle is coming behind you is comforting. I am 82 years old and Electric vehicles don’t always make enough noise for me to hear so this helps me keep safe. Thanks

I am much more relaxed riding in traffic

I have been trying for months to get this app to work correctly with a garmin RTL515 on my bike. The little car icon shows up on the screen but does not move as the car approaches and passes. But if the radar picks up more than one car they will all move up the screen correctly. Garmin sent a replacement device but that made no difference. So it is a bug in the app or its connectivity to the device. I’ve tried moving the device up and down on the seat stem. Even holding it in my hand. Nothing makes any difference P S. I finally figured out why I had this problem. I have Bluetooth enabled hearing aids which would bring the “bell” of a coming car directly into my hearing aids. Somehow that high jacked the car image which would just stand still unless another car was picked up without triggering the “bell” warning. Once I disabled my hearing aids from Bluetooth everything works perfectly. It would be nice if this could be fixed so I could ride my bike with disabling my blue connection to my hearing aids

I can no longer use a helmet rear view mirror due to a spot of macular degeneration in my left eye and handlebar mirrors work poorly for a number of reasons. A friend has a Garmin radar unit and likes it. I thought I’d give it a try. Now I won’t ride without it. Varia connects effortlessly to my RV315. The interface is simple to use and easy to see in all conditions. Varia is as important for safety as wearing a bike helmet as far as I’m concerned.

Great app but only on radar light on it at a time. I have several radar lights