Arrivati vs Toward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arrivati
This navigation app provides arrival notifications when you're close to your destination. It displays distance and direction, estimating travel time based on your average speed. You can set destinations by typing, copying, or using your address book.
- Arrival notifications
- Distance to destination display
- Direction indicator
- Estimated travel time
- Multiple destination input methods
- Adjustable notification sound and timing
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Map app with arrival notification. Map shows the distance to your destination and an arrow indicating which way you should go. Arrival time is estimated by your average speed. Arrivati is a map app that can notify you when you are approaching your destination. The sound and the timing of the notification can be adjusted. You can specify your destination by the following ways - Type address or coordinates manually - Copy address or coordinates and the app recognizes automatically - Use address in address book - Choose where a picture was taken. The app can: - show direction to the destination* - show distance to the destination - estimate your transport's speed based on GPS tracking - estimate travel time based on average speed* - notify you when you are approaching the destination *The app has below LIMITATIONS. - No turn by turn direction - Cannot calculate time based on traffic condition or routes - Rotation may be inaccurate when your device cannot calibrate compass to the environment.
Toward
This navigation app displays the distance and direction to your chosen destination. It functions even in airplane mode, making it suitable for use on planes and ships. The interface is designed for easy visibility and operation, even with a device in a case.
- Shows distance to destination
- Displays direction to destination
- Works in airplane mode
- Large, easy-to-use UI
- Set destinations via map or coordinates
- Manage saved locations
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Navigation toward your destination! This app will show you the distance to your destination and in which direction from your current location. It can also be used in airplane mode, so it works on planes and ships. There are no ads. The UI is designed to be large enough to be used on the sea and easy to operate even your device is in a case. The simple design makes it easy to recognize the information at a glance. How to use: 1. Set your destination from the map or latitude and longitude! (For the example, the data of "Enoshima" is set.) 2. On the list page, you can see the locations that you have added so far. Let's find out where the closest one is to your current location! 3. Tap the destination on the list to start the navigation. (Please check the actual surroundings and follow the traffic rules strictly) 4. By tapping the Edit button, you can sort, delete, and re-edit the destination. 5. The setting page allows you to change various units. Note: - Since this application works with GPS, you cannot use this in tunnel or underground environments. - Do not operate this application while driving, because it is dangerous. - The straight line is not correct because the map is drawn by Mercator method. Please note that the more distant the destination, the greater the error will be. - Application developer is not responsible for any disadvantages such as accidents and injuries while using this application. Please be sure to use this at your own risk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Toward at 5.0 against Arrivati's 3.7. Toward also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (50% vs 29%). Arrivati's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Arrivati sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Toward sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Toward holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arrivati has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Arrivati's written reviews are positive against 50% of Toward's.
Arrivati ships an update every 2 months, Toward every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arrivati | Toward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsuyoshi Niwa | Shota Utsumi |
Customer experience
Arrivati
Toward
In-app purchases
Arrivati
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Every 6 Months$4.496 Months
- Yearly Subscription$7.991 Year
Toward
- Unlock Limit of Destinations$0.99








