Route vs Tracking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Route
This app centralizes all your online order tracking, providing real-time updates from checkout to delivery. It helps you manage lost or damaged packages and keeps a history of your purchases.
- Track all packages in one place
- Visual package journey tracking
- Real-time push notifications
- One-click order resolution
- Universal order history
- Connects with 600+ carriers
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Route is the premier package tracker for all of your online orders. Join over 50 Million people who have tracked their orders with Route. Route connects with millions of online stores and over 600 shipping carriers worldwide, including Amazon, FedEx, UPS, USPS, DHL, and more. Get shipping notifications that give you real-time status updates on any delivery! NEVER MISS A DELIVERY The Route App brings package tracking and delivery to life. No more wondering where your package is—has it been shipped? Is it stuck in transit? Delivered? Now you can visually track your package’s journey from checkout to doorstep, review previous online orders and handle delivery issues (lost, stolen, damaged) all in one app. “Shopping made simpler” - HYPEBEAST “Your go-to package tracker” - NBC News WHY YOU’LL LOVE ROUTE Track all your packages in one place - Stop searching for tracking numbers in your inbox. Track every order automatically by connecting your emails to Route. Visual Tracking™- Hate searching for tracking numbers? Us too. Route seamlessly connects to every online order and makes package tracking a breeze. Real-time push notifications - Route syncs in real-time with shipping carriers like FedEx, UPS and USPS to provide shipping updates that keep you informed from the minute you checkout until your package arrives safely on your doorstep. Curated Product Discovery - Find the next brand you’ll fall in love with. No more knock-offs. Buy direct from brands you trust. Follow Your Favorite Brands - Never miss a product drop. One-click Order Resolution - Your package never showed up? Damaged? We got you. File a claim in one click from one of our 11,000+ merchant partners and let Route handle the rest. Universal order history - Gone are the days of digging through emails to find old online purchases. Route automatically stores and organizes every order (including Amazon) for quick review and reorders. Unrivaled privacy - Don’t worry, the Route Bot pulls only the necessary information to track your packages, and never shares it. WHAT OTHER SHOPPERS ARE SAYING GAME CHANGER “100% a must have for anyone who shops online” INCREDIBLE! “I love not having to sift through emails to find tracking info. This app is amazing!” PEACE OF MIND “Super convenient to have an app to track all packages from different sources. No more stress over missed deliveries.” Questions? Contact us at feedback@route.com.
Tracking
Consolidate all your online purchase shipments into a single, intuitive application. Receive real-time status updates and estimated delivery times, and get instant notifications upon arrival. Easily add tracking numbers via camera or photo import.
- Track all shipments in one app
- Detailed tracking status and estimates
- Push notifications for arrivals
- Add tracking numbers via camera (iPhone)
- Import tracking numbers from photos
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Are you tired of searching through your emails to figure out when your online purchases will arrive? Now, you can track all your shipments in one easy-to-use app! - Add your packages that are on their way and see them all in one app - Following along with detailed tracking status and shipping estimates - Find out as soon as your shipment arrives with push notifications - Easily add tracking numbers using your device's camera (iPhone only) - Add tracking numbers by importing a photo or screenshot Note: free version limited to 1 shipment at a time, low cost subscription unlocks unlimited shipments!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Route at none against Tracking's 3. Route also leads on ratings volume (518K vs 51). Tracking's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 39%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Tracking sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Route asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Route against 4.7 for Tracking. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Route has 518K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Route's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tracking's.
Route ships an update every 3 weeks, Tracking monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Route | Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (518K ratings) — better | 4.7 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 518K — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #210 | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Route App LLC | Michael Willard |
Customer experience
Route
Tracking
Bugs and requests
Route
Reported bugs
4 issues- Orders not showing up in the app
- Delivered packages still showing as in transit
- Crashes or freezes when using the app
- Incorrect delivery location information
Requested features
5 requests- Option to manually enter tracking numbers
- Ability to add notes or descriptions to orders
- Support for multiple email accounts
- Improved filtering and organization of orders
- Web-based version for desktop use
Tracking
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Route
No in-app purchases
Tracking
- Tracking Unlimited - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Tracking Unlimited - Annual7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- 3 Packages$0.99








