# Carve: Scenic Drive Planner — Road Trip GPS & Offline Maps

> Road Trip GPS & Offline Maps (iPhone/iPad app by Christopher Chen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carve-scenic-drive-planner/id6808087716 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Christopher Chen](https://appshunter.io/developer/6808087718)
- Category: Navigation, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 42 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-05
- Data updated: 2026-10-08

## What is Carve?

Carve is a route planner for people who drive for the drive. Plan the coast road, the canyon, the long way over the pass, and Carve guides you along it, turn by turn.

Unlike everyday navigation apps, Carve never swaps your route for the fastest one, and it keeps guiding you when the signal drops.
 
PLAN THE ROADS YOU WANT
• Build a route stop by stop, or tap and hold anywhere on the map
• Choose scenic, balanced or shortest roads
• Make a loop that starts and ends where you are
• See the distance, drive time and elevation before you leave

DRIVE IT, TURN BY TURN
• Hear spoken directions, with live traffic on the map
• Follow an arrow back if you wander off the road
• Pick up an interrupted drive right where you left off

NOT SURE WHERE TO GO?
• Roll the dice for a scenic loop from right where you are

SHARE AND IMPORT
• Turn a Google Maps link into a Carve route
• Share any route with a link that opens in Carve or any browser
• Keep routes friends share in sync as they edit them

CARVE APEX
For the drives where it matters most:
• No signal: download the map and every turn before you go
• Wrong turn: get guided back to your route, not sent on a new one
• CarPlay: put your drive on the dash
• Recording: just drive, and Carve turns the roads you took into a route

Made for car clubs, rallies, and anyone who takes the long way on a Sunday.

Carve Apex is a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.

Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your routes on all your devices.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://carve.run/privacy/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carve Apex | $29.99 | per year |


## Is Carve safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Carve.

## Is Carve legit?

Carve: Scenic Drive Planner has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Carve is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-06

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-05

No release notes.

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