Comparison

Drive Safe vs Kooling

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

Head to head
About

Drive Safe

This app records your driving behavior to help you improve your skills and become more eco-friendly. It provides detailed trip analysis and a score to identify areas for improvement, potentially earning you an insurance discount.

Highlights
  • Records driving behavior
  • Provides trip analysis and scores
  • Identifies areas for improvement
  • Tracks driving over time
  • Calculates potential insurance discounts
  • Uses phone sensors for tracking
Features
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General Insurance of Cyprus is leading the way again! Their latest innovation, the Drive Safe mobile app, records driving behaviour, helping drivers to become even better on the road and to be more eco-friendly, as well as earning them a discount on the renewal of their insurance. In this way, General Insurance of Cyprus is contributing to the effort by the state to reduce the road traffic accidents. With Drive Safe, the driver is given information at the end of every journey about their driving behaviour and a score (0 – 100). The driver is immediately able to recognise weak areas in their driving and improve on them straight away during their next trip. The driver can also look at their driving behaviour over time and see how it compares with other drivers. At the same time, they can also see whether they will be entitled to a discount on renewal of their insurance Policy with General Insurance of Cyprus. How does it work Using the sensors and Location Service of the mobile phone, Drive Safe is able to identify the beginning and end of each journey and evaluate the driving behavior of the user/vehicle. The score for each trip and the total score of the driver is calculated using the advanced scoring model of Drive Safe which takes into consideration: • Driving in excess of the speed limit, • Using the mobile phone whilst driving, • Braking (sudden and aggressive braking), • Acceleration (sharp and aggressive acceleration) and • Driving during the most dangerous hours (00:00 - 05:00). The scoring ranges from 0 - 100, with 100 being the optimum. Drive Safe provides the driver with a full and detailed analysis of every trip, pointing out those areas where the driving was not ideal. Battery and internet connection Drive Safe has been designed and developed to ensure minimal battery consumption. When not driving, the expected consumption is negligible (less than 1% every 24 hours), while when driving, it is 3-5% per hour. Drive Safe does not require an Internet connection to operate. However, to improve the logging process, it is recommended that you have Wi-Fi and / or Data (3G / 4G) enabled. Personal Data The use of state-of-the-art mobile technology to evaluate driving behaviour requires the use of personal data, an issue which General Insurance of Cyprus takes very seriously and we have ensured that the confidentiality of the data is absolutely secure. More information regarding the processing of your personal data can be found in the Terms of the App or the GIC Privacy Statement (www.gic.com.cy).

About

Kooling

Features
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Kooling is your personal, automatic travel diary. A private digital record of every journey you make, from the everyday commute to the extraordinary adventure. No manual logging. No effort. Kooling runs quietly in the background, using your phone's sensors to detect how you're travelling. On foot, by bike, by car, by train or plane and builds a searchable memory of routes you took and how you got there. But Kooling is more than a diary. Every trip comes with its environmental footprint automatically calculated, so you can see the impact of your travel choices at a glance. Earn points by making energy efficient choices, convert these points into what matters for you.

Screenshots

Drive Safe4 screens
Kooling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kooling at monthly against Drive Safe's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drive Safe ships an update every 7 months, Kooling monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Drive Safe versus Kooling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrive SafeKooling
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB81 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGeneral Insurance of Cyprus Ltd.Kooling Technologies Limited

In-app purchases

None

Drive Safe

No in-app purchases

None

Kooling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drive Safe free?
Drive Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kooling free?
Kooling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drive Safe or Kooling have ads?
Neither Drive Safe nor Kooling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drive Safe or Kooling?
Drive Safe ships an update every 7 months, and Kooling monthly. Most recently, Drive Safe was updated on October 6, 2026 and Kooling on October 3, 2026.

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