Comparison

DriveEzMD vs Places by Data

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

Head to head
About

DriveEzMD

Manage your Maryland tolling account with this official app. Pay video tolls, request transponders, view transactions, and update payment information. It simplifies toll payments and account management for drivers in Maryland.

Highlights
  • Pay video tolls
  • Manage Pay-By-Plate accounts
  • Manage E-ZPass accounts
  • Request and manage transponders
  • View toll and payment transactions
  • Update payment details
  • Automatic account replenishment
Features
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With the DriveEzMD Mobile App, you can pay Video Tolls and manage your Pay-By-Plate or E-ZPass account: -Request and manage transponders -View your toll and payment transactions -Update or change payment details -Enroll in automatic account replenishment -Add and remove vehicles on your account -Register an E-ZPass On the Go

About

Places by Data

Automatically creates a private map of your life from your iPhone's existing data. Visualize your travels, photos, health metrics, and device encounters on a single, interactive map.

Highlights
  • Automatic travel mapping
  • Photo library integration
  • Health metric visualization
  • Wi-Fi & Bluetooth device tracking
  • On-device trip stories
  • Interactive map layers
Features
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Your phone quietly knows where you've been. Places by Data turns that into a beautiful, private map of your life, built automatically from the data your iPhone already has, and kept entirely on your device. Scan your photo library and watch your travels appear: every place you've been, clustered on one living map you can scrub through time. Pinch into a year, a month, a single day, and press play to watch your world fill in. WHAT IT MAPS • Photos - your library becomes places and trips, automatically • Location - the spots you visit and the paths between them • Wi-Fi & Bluetooth - the networks and devices you encounter, and where • Health - steps, distance, heart rate, sleep, workouts and more • Motion - a live look at your phone's orientation, compass, and altitude TRIPS, WRITTEN FOR YOU Your photos and visits are grouped into trips automatically, and each one gets a short story composed by Apple's on-device intelligence — private, personal, and never sent to the cloud. ONE MAP, EVERY SIGNAL The Atlas composites everything into place "bubbles" you can explore. Tap one to burst it open into an interactive web of what happened there. Toggle live layers — earthquakes, aircraft overhead, weather radar, nearby Wikipedia places - right on top of your own map. TRACE A DEVICE Pick a Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth device and see everywhere you've crossed paths with it, plotted across the map over time. DEEP INSIGHTS A dashboard for every sensor: your visits, the networks and devices around you, your health metrics with charts, and a live motion instrument panel with posture, movement, and elevation readouts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN This is the whole point: your data never leaves your iPhone. There are no accounts, no servers, no tracking, and nothing is collected. Want a copy? Export an encrypted backup file that only you can open, to Files or iCloud Drive — your choice. FREE, FOR EVERYONE Every feature is free. If you love it, an optional tip helps keep new features coming. Places by Data is your world, mapped privately.

Screenshots

DriveEzMD4 screens
Places by Data4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Places by Data at 100% against DriveEzMD's 18%. Places by Data also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). DriveEzMD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (120 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Places by Data sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. DriveEzMD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Places by Data holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DriveEzMD has 120 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of DriveEzMD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Places by Data's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DriveEzMD ships an update every 3 weeks, Places by Data every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DriveEzMD versus Places by Data: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriveEzMDPlaces by Data
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (120 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaryland Transportation AuthorityPicture This Parties

Customer experience

DriveEzMD

All ratings120 ratings
Positive47.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative45.8%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive17.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative75.6%

Places by Data

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

DriveEzMD

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Tolls not showing correctly or delayed
  • Login functionality bugs
  • App not loading or extremely slow
  • "Remember Me" checkbox not working
  • TLS error: failed to get a secure connection
Show 9 more
  • App half loads or doesn't show transactions
  • Website requires specific browsers (Chrome/Edge)
  • Cannot type information into fields
  • App glitches and closes out
  • Login loop issues
  • Error during account creation
  • Nickname linked to existing account during signup
  • Request times out before completion
  • "Remember Me" has no effect

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add Face ID or fingerprint login
  • Keep users logged in
  • Add support for Apple Pay and Google Pay
  • Improve out-of-state toll tracking
  • Show all transactions within the app
Show 7 more
  • Allow saving card information without auto-replenishment
  • Improve filtering and search functionality
  • Provide real-time toll registration
  • Allow users to see past toll fees easily
  • Update account management for modern options
  • Fix TLS errors and update security protocols
  • Improve website browser compatibility

Places by Data

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DriveEzMD

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Places by Data

One-time5
  • Coffee Tip$2.99
  • Lunch Tip$4.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99
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  • Big-Hearted Tip$19.99
  • Huge Tip$49.99

Questions

Is DriveEzMD free?
DriveEzMD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Places by Data free?
Places by Data is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DriveEzMD or Places by Data?
Places by Data is rated higher. DriveEzMD averages 3.0 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Places by Data averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DriveEzMD or Places by Data have ads?
Neither DriveEzMD nor Places by Data shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DriveEzMD or Places by Data?
DriveEzMD ships an update every 3 weeks, and Places by Data every 3 months. Most recently, DriveEzMD was updated on November 14, 2026 and Places by Data on October 31, 2026.

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