# Cruising With Squad — Live Route Tracker & Sharing > Live Route Tracker & Sharing (iPhone/iPad app by Hiroshige Abe.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cruising-with-squad/id6788774575 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Hiroshige Abe](https://appshunter.io/developer/6788774577) - Category: Navigation, Travel - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.2 · 24 MB - Languages: American English, Japanese - Released: 2026-07-14 - Data updated: 2026-09-22 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cruising-with-squad/id6788774575/reviews.md ## What is Cruising With Squad? “CwS” (Cruising With Squad) is the ultimate location-sharing app designed specifically for driving enthusiasts, car clubs, and touring groups to record and share their routes in real time. Your driving data and tracks can be rendered onto the map anytime from your history folder and can be exported as a standard GPX file, allowing you to easily import and visualize your epic journeys on Google My Maps or other platform tools. By sharing a secure Room ID, you and your friends can track each other's live locations directly on a single map. It is the perfect companion for group road trips where everyone is heading to the same destination but choosing their own scenic paths and exploring freely. 【Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)】 (1) When is the best time to use this app? • Have you ever felt anxious when you arrived at the meeting spot, but your friends hadn’t shown up yet, and you couldn't reach them because they were driving? With CwS, you can see exactly where your squad is traveling on the map in real time. No more worrying! • Want to recreate those legendary TV car-challenge shows where one team takes the highway and the other takes the winding backroads to see who arrives first? CwS tracks everyone's live progress, allowing you to enjoy a thrilling, law-abiding navigational challenge with your friends! After the drive, you can overlay the exported GPX files onto a map to compare everyone's route choices at a single glance. (2) Do I have to share my location all the time? Not at all! Your location is only shared within the room while you explicitly press the "Start Recording" button. You have absolute, 100% control over your privacy at all times. (3) Does it run in the background? Yes, it fully supports background operation. However, to deliver the most beautiful, ultra-precise track onto the map without losing a single meter, CwS is optimized as an "Always-On Cockpit Display" that automatically prevents your screen from dimming or sleeping. *If you lock your device or place it in your pocket/bag to run in the background, iOS enters an aggressive battery-saving mode that automatically limits GPS tracking intervals. This can cause your track lines to appear slightly simplified or jagged. This is an official OS-level power-saving specification, not a bug. For the silkiest, most accurate real-time tracking, we highly recommend mounting your iPhone onto a dashboard/handlebar holder with the screen on! -------------------------------------------------- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 6.0 — 2026-09-18 Thank you for using our app! In Version 6.0, we have made several updates to optimize the layout for various screen styles and improve overall performance. 【What's New in version 6.0】 • Added support for Split View on larger screens such as iPad (Regular size class). • Updated button layouts to seamlessly adapt to diverse screen configurations and foldable display styles. • Improved performance when stopping location tracking (data logging). • Fixed the following issue: ○ Fixed a bug on Apple Watch where updating friend information while viewing the friend list would automatically switch back to the first tab. We will continue to enhance the app for a better user experience. Thank you for your continued support! ### 5.0 — 2026-09-10 [What’s New in Version 5.0] • Real-Time In-App Notifications for Squad Updates Added a popup notification feature that displays on-screen when a friend's status changes (such as room entries/exits, sharing status, or message updates). Notification preferences can be fully customized in the iOS Settings app. • Expanded Customization via iOS Settings App The following performance and privacy preferences can now be managed directly from your device’s system Settings app: - Location Tracking Accuracy - Data Update and Sharing Intervals for the Squad - Toggle controls for specific In-App Notifications • General Improvements & Feature Enhancements: - The app now accurately saves and records the precise location data at both the exact moments of starting and stopping drive logs. - Added a smart warning alert at app launch to inform the user if their device's location permission is not set to "Always," ensuring reliable background sharing. - Added a real-time heading icon in the top-right corner of the radar screen to display the vehicle's actual direction of travel, improving awareness while driving. ### 4.0 — 2026-08-28 [What’s New in Version 4.0] • Added "Message Pins" Feature for Real-Time Squad Sharing Users can now drop pins on the map to report road conditions (such as traffic or checks) near their current location, or to share their next action (such as setting a destination or taking a break) for a specified location. The selected action status will automatically sync and update on the friend list in real time. • Added Automatic "Waypoint" Tracking When drive logging is resumed within the same room, the previous stop location is now automatically saved as a waypoint and displayed on the history map. • Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements: (1) Fixed an issue where friend data updates were still being fetched in the background after leaving a room. (2) Fixed a layout issue where previous room data remained visible on the screen when switching rooms via an invitation URL. ### 3.0 — 2026-08-13 What's New in Version 3.0 Thank you for cruising with us! We are thrilled to bring you major new features and important bug fixes to elevate your driving experience. ■New Features (1) Apple Watch Support ・Remotely join a new room, re-enter your last room, start/stop journey tracking, and view your active friend list directly from your wrist. (2) CarPlay Support ・Access essential controls directly from your dashboard including joining a new room, re-entering your last room, and starting/stop tracking, alongside a full friend list and map view. *Note: To fully comply with CarPlay system regulations, the full friend list updates every 10 seconds, and the active friend list updates every 60 seconds. *Note: The map will automatically display up to 12 of the closest friends within a 100km radius from the camera's center position. *Premium purchase within the iPhone or Apple Watch app is required to unlock Apple Watch and CarPlay features. (3) Journey Time Saving ・Your actual recorded journey time is now saved and displayed beautifully inside your History List. (4) Tracking Reminder Alerts ・Receive a helpful notification every 2 hours while active in a drive room to prevent accidentally forgetting to stop your recording. ■Bug Fixes (1) Fixed an issue where journey logs failed to save correctly if the app was force-closed during tracking or if a room was entered directly via a shared link. (2) Fixed an issue where adding additional tracking logs to an existing room would accidentally reset the room's title back to its default name. (3) Fixed an issue where the History List was not sorted in the correct chronological order. ### 2.1 — 2026-07-25 [What’s New in Ver 2.1] Thank you for using "Cruising With the Squad." Version 2.1 brings an immediate performance and stability patch to optimize location tracking and significantly improve background efficiency. ■ BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE TUNING 1. Fixed an issue to prevent GPS and electronic compass data from being actively acquired while on the home menu/standby screen. 2. Optimized background location tracking conditions to drastically reduce overall device power consumption. As a result of these adjustments, the app now successfully prevents unintended location service dropped connections during extended background and sleep cycles. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-22.*