Metadrive2 vs TRAPO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metadrive2
Record your vehicle journeys with an HD Digital Video Recorder. View and download your captured video recordings directly to your mobile device via WiFi.
- Record vehicle journeys
- HD Digital Video Recorder companion
- View journey videos
- Download journey videos
- WiFi connection for transfer
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MetaDrive2 is the accompanying mobile app to CSE MetaDrive, an HD Digital Video Recorder which can capture video recordings of your vehicle journeys. A micro SD card is used as the storage device, and through a WiFi connection you can use the mobile app to view and download your journey videos.
TRAPO
This app connects to a driving recorder dash cam via WiFi, allowing real-time viewing of recordings, saving and playback of videos, and capturing snapshots. Users can also edit and share videos, zoom in on footage, view GPS tracks on a map, and download videos from the dash cam's TF card.
- Live Viewfinder
- Video Save & Playback
- Snapshot Capture
- Video Editing & Sharing
- Zoom Functionality
- GPS Track Viewing
- TF Card Video Download
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TRAPO is the companion app for the driving recorder dash cam, While your smart device is connected to the driving recorder’s WiFi connection, this app will allow you enjoy the following features: • Live Viewfinder – See what your device is recording in real time. • Video Save – Save the recorded video to your phone or watch it in the app. • Video Playback – Playback your recorded videos on your smart device. • Snapshot – Capture a saved snapshot at the push of a button. • Share Video – You can edit and share videos to social platforms. • Zoom Video – You can zoom the video to see more clearly. • GPS track of video can be viewed on map. • Support to download videos in TF card at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TRAPO at 3.0 against Metadrive2's 1.0. Metadrive2's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TRAPO holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Metadrive2's written reviews are positive against 0% of TRAPO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Metadrive2 ships an update every 3 months, TRAPO every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metadrive2 | TRAPO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 394 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | lanfeng wu | Trapo Marketing Sdn. Bhd. |
Customer experience
Metadrive2
TRAPO
In-app purchases
Metadrive2
No in-app purchases
TRAPO
No in-app purchases
