OptimalRouteMaps vs ScanRoute
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OptimalRouteMaps
This app helps you find the shortest possible car routes by solving the traveling salesman problem. It allows you to select multiple points, calculate optimal paths, and save your routes. You can also transfer route details to Apple Maps for further analysis.
- Select route points by long-pressing map
- Search waypoints via Apple Maps
- Delete route points
- Calculate optimal distance routes
- Save, edit, and delete routes
- Use current location as start point
- Transfer route branches to iOS Maps
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The application is designed to build the shortest distances loop car routes on Apple maps by solving the classic traveling salesman problem. The application allows you to: - select the points of the route directly by long pressing on the map; - search for waypoints using the Apple Maps search engine; - delete route points; - calculate the optimal, minimum in terms of the distance of the automobile route, bypassing route points with a return to the starting point; - save, edit, delete built routes in the application database; - select the current location as the starting point or arbitrary point of the route; - transfer separate branches of the route to the iOS Maps application for a more detailed analysis; - remember intermediate data to continue calculations with a large number of route points; - display distances in miles or kilometers, depending on the application settings.
ScanRoute
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Streamline your delivery route planning with ScanRoute, a powerful mobile app designed to optimize routes for personal use, delivery personnel, couriers, and logistics companies. Using advanced algorithms to solve the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP), ScanRoute converts your paper address lists into a digital format, extracts the text, and reorders these addresses for the most efficient delivery sequence. Enhance your delivery efficiency and reduce travel time with ScanRoute. Key Features: Address Scanning: Effortlessly scan paper lists of delivery addresses using your device's camera and convert them into a digital format for easy access and management. Route Optimization: Utilize our state-of-the-art TSP algorithm to find the most efficient sequence of delivery addresses, minimizing travel time and fuel costs while maximizing productivity. Google Maps & Waze Integration: Access your optimized delivery route directly on Google Maps and Waze for easy navigation, ensuring you never miss a stop. Offline Functionality: Maintain access to essential features and continue with seamless delivery operations even without an internet connection, perfect for remote areas. Authentication System: Save and manage your delivery routes in history or favorites for quick access, enhancing route planning and execution efficiency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ScanRoute at Free against OptimalRouteMaps's $1.99. ScanRoute also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 41 months). OptimalRouteMaps's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On 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
ScanRoute is free to download; OptimalRouteMaps costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OptimalRouteMaps ships an update every 41 months, ScanRoute every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OptimalRouteMaps | ScanRoute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Baibuz | Eli Van Stichelen |
In-app purchases
OptimalRouteMaps
No in-app purchases
ScanRoute
No in-app purchases
Questions
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