Comparison

What Road? vs Auspex Pro

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

Head to head
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

About

Auspex Pro

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The Auspex Pro app allows Auspex users to share their location and status with other Auspex users as well as view the location and status of any GridSmart devices.

Screenshots

What Road?4 screens
Auspex Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Auspex Pro at none against What Road?'s 4. Auspex Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). What Road?'s advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. Auspex Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What Road? ships an update every 5 months, Auspex Pro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
What Road? versus Auspex Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat Road?Auspex Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel BlackburnGRIDSMART LIMITED

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
None

Auspex Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is What Road? free?
What Road? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auspex Pro free?
Auspex Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do What Road? or Auspex Pro have ads?
What Road? shows ads; Auspex Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, What Road? or Auspex Pro?
What Road? ships an update every 5 months, and Auspex Pro every 8 days. Most recently, What Road? was updated on November 3, 2026 and Auspex Pro on November 5, 2026.

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