Comparison

Lightning GPS vs Map Routes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lightning GPS

Monitor the real-time location and status of your tracking units from anywhere. View vehicle states, track movement, and access historical event data. Receive and manage notifications, share locations, and send commands through a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Real-time unit location tracking
  • Vehicle state monitoring
  • Event timeline viewing
  • Notification management
  • Location sharing via links
  • Command sending
Features
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Track your Lightning GPS units from virtually anywhere in the world. The application from Lightning developers offers basic functionality in a user-friendly mobile interface. - Unit list management. Get all the necessary information on Vehicle state(Moving,idle Ignition), data actuality and unit location in real time. - Tracking will allow you to monitor location for your tracking units. - View the "Timeline” of events to see data from the tracker's available sensor data. - Receive and view notifications and manage notifications in the app. - Create links and share unit locations using the Locator function. - Send Commands. . - Suitability for smartphones and tablets.

About

Map Routes

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Map Routes allows you to enter a batch of addresses and display them on a map, so you can plan your route. You can save your addresses so they don't need to be reentered again next time. When the addresses are routed, the map can be zoomed to get a better view.

Screenshots

Lightning GPS3 screens
Map Routes2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lightning GPS at Free against Map Routes's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lightning GPS is free to download; Map Routes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lightning GPS versus Map Routes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightning GPSMap Routes
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrickHouse Electronics LLCDan Johnson

In-app purchases

None

Lightning GPS

No in-app purchases

None

Map Routes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightning GPS free?
Lightning GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Map Routes free?
Map Routes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightning GPS or Map Routes have ads?
Neither Lightning GPS nor Map Routes shows ads.

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