Derive vs Helloways
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Derive
This app offers a unique navigation experience by providing direction and distance without pre-set routes. It encourages spontaneous exploration and allows users to share custom adventures with friends, adding an element of surprise.
- Direction and distance guidance
- Spontaneous route discovery
- Shareable custom adventures
- Surprise destination mode
- Focus on local exploration
- Privacy-focused data handling
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Dérive, it is an address, a direction, a distance, and nothing more! Look up, turn your head, zigzag: Dérive is micro-adventure around the corner! The certainty of arriving at your destination, but without any suggested or imposed route. The arrow gives you the direction, but you are the one choosing your path according to your intention (avoiding crowded roads, discovering a new street, daring to get lost...) rather than always opting for the most optimised route. Intuition, surprise, confidence: rediscover what the algorithms try to make you forget. Dérives can be shared! A meeting point, a cool exhibition, a restaurant to try? Send a dérive to your friends and guide them to your favourites. Leave them a note to discover when they arrive at the place you chose! Surprise mode! Wanna play? Share a surprise dérive with your friends by hiding the exact address from them. Let them strive to discover the spot where you are taking them. On arrival, the address and your secret message will be revealed. Ideal for a first date, a birthday party or a little thrill in your daily life! So download the app, discover your city and share your adventures! Need more reasons to use Dérive? Dérive is committed to intimate, human, local and responsible travel: - Intimate: Dérive does not collect your personal data, because it does not need it to work, and because your private life is none of our business. Even if many other applications would say the opposite ;) - Human: Moving around all the time optimizing your way is for robots, not for humans. No need to look for speed and efficiency when you just want to enjoy the ride. Dérive just helps you rediscover the pleasure of strolling. - Local: London is not New York, Paris is not Los Angeles and Rome is not Atlanta. Our cities are not gridded and designed for cars. They are full of hidden spots and are a paradise for pedestrians. So why use the same navigation app to get around? - Responsible: Dérive is a lightweight application. It doesn't need to constantly optimize your journey time and display a map full of information to work. As a result, there is less CO2 emitted and less impact on your battery! Dérive requires a working compass on your smartphone. Dérive is a project created by Hérétique.
Helloways
Discover and navigate verified hiking trails and micro-adventures, many accessible by public transport. Record your routes, follow downloaded GPS files, and explore thousands of curated itineraries. Enjoy offline access and precise maps for a secure outdoor experience.
- GPS trail recording
- Import GPS files
- Offline navigation
- Curated trail catalog
- Share hike photos
- Vector maps
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GPS de randonnée et catalogue d’idées de randos & micro-aventures labellisées et sécurisées, Helloways est l’application partenaire de la Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre, ainsi que de centaines d’offices de tourisme et parcs naturels. Helloways vous permet de découvrir les merveilles naturelles autour des grandes villes françaises et belges : Paris, Bruxelles, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, Strasbourg, Lille, Angoulême... Toutes accessibles en transport en commun ! Partez l’esprit libre et dans une démarche durable. Avec l’appli Helloways : - Enregistrez votre sortie randonnée et récupérez votre tracé GPS - Lisez un fichier GPS que vous avez téléchargé sur un autre site/app et bénéficiez de la puissance de notre technologie et de nos cartes pour votre rando - Naviguez sur l’un des 2000 itinéraires de notre catalogue, même sans données mobiles - Partagez les photos de vos randos Avec l’abonnement CLUB à 39,90 € / an, vous accédez aussi aux itinéraires mythiques : GR20®, Tour du Mont-Blanc, Chemin de Stevenson, Trans’Bleausarde, Chemin de Saint Guilhem, Tour du Pic Saint-Loup, Tour de Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Haute Traversée de Belledonne, Tour des Écrins, Tour des Aiguilles Rouges... Vous accédez aussi au catalogue payant de la FFRandonnée. Pourquoi choisir Helloways ? - Des itinéraires de randonnée vérifiés sur le terrain et sécurisés, dont ceux de la Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre - 70 % du montant de votre abonnement est reversé pour l’entretien des sentiers et des balisages. Helloways est la seule app à proposer un modèle vertueux pour l’environnement et les acteurs de la randonnée pédestre. - Des randonnées & micro-aventures proches des grandes villes et accessibles en transport en commun, pour vivre la nature sans prendre sa voiture - Des circuits à la demi-journée ou sur plusieurs jours, pour tous les niveaux et toutes les envies - Téléchargez les itinéraires en mode “hors-ligne” pour les parcourir sans données mobiles et économisez votre batterie - Des cartes vectorielles ultra-précises pour ne pas se perdre - Une application mobile sexy et moderne, facile à utiliser Ils en parlent : Le Monde, TF1, The National Geographic (France), Geo, Brut, le Nouvel Obs, 20 Minutes... Vous avez une question ? Lisez notre FAQ : https://www.ennaturesimone.com/support-faq-helloways/ Suivez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux • Facebook : facebook.com/HellowaysFrance • Twitter : twitter.com/hellowaysfr • Instagram : @hellowaysapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Derive at 100% against Helloways's 27%. Derive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, 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. Helloways sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $38.99 per year. Derive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Derive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Derive's written reviews are positive against 27% of Helloways's.
Derive ships an update every 2 months, Helloways every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Derive | Helloways |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heretique | Helloways |
Customer experience
Derive
Helloways
In-app purchases
Derive
No in-app purchases
Helloways
- Club Helloways$38.991 Year
- Pack Starter$9.99
- Pack Hiker$24.99






