Comparison

Airbox vs What Road?

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

Head to head
About

Airbox

Features
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Airbox situational awareness app. • Operate effectively with colleagues • Navigation • Information sharing • Map annotation.

About

What Road?

Instantly discover your current road name, full address, and location on a map. Share your precise whereabouts with ease, save your lookup history, and access information via widgets or voice commands.

Highlights
  • One-tap road identification
  • Siri integration for spoken answers
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app with complications
  • Share address with Apple Maps link
  • Save and search lookup history
  • Export history as CSV (Pro)
Features
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Know exactly what road you're on, in one tap. WhatRoad finds the road you're on and shows its name, the full address and a map. It's ideal when you need to tell someone where you are: a recovery driver, a taxi, a delivery or a friend you're meeting. ONE TAP, OR JUST ASK • Tap Find My Road for the road name, full address and a map • Ask Siri "What road am I on in WhatRoad" for a spoken answer without opening the app • Add the Find My Road control to Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button ALWAYS TO HAND • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your current road at a glance, in StandBy too • An Apple Watch app with its own lookups and complications for every watch face SHARE EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE • Share the address with an Apple Maps link in seconds • Copy the address or GPS coordinates • Open in Apple Maps, or check the spot with Look Around EVERY ROAD, SAVED • Your lookups are saved to a searchable history on your device • Long-press any road to copy, share or open it in Maps • Your history syncs to your Apple Watch WHATROAD PRO A single one-time purchase, shared with your family: • No ads • See every saved road on one map • Export your history as a spreadsheet (CSV) PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Location is only used while you use WhatRoad, or its widgets if you allow it • Your history stays on your device and your Apple Watch, with no account • Works with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Dark Mode Questions or ideas? Email contact@samuelblackburn.com

Screenshots

Airbox4 screens
What Road?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Airbox at none against What Road?'s 4. Airbox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price 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. What Road? sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Airbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airbox ships an update every 3 weeks, What Road? every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Airbox versus What Road?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirboxWhat Road?
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size570 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAirbox Systems LtdSamuel Blackburn

In-app purchases

None

Airbox

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

What Road?

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • WhatRoad Pro$3.99
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  • Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Airbox free?
Airbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is What Road? free?
What Road? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Airbox or What Road? have ads?
What Road? shows ads; Airbox does not.
Which is updated more often, Airbox or What Road??
Airbox ships an update every 3 weeks, and What Road? every 5 months. Most recently, Airbox was updated on November 3, 2026 and What Road? on November 3, 2026.

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