Roady vs mi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roady
Discover hidden local gems like walks, waterfalls, and viewpoints in New Zealand and Australia. Plan your road trip with reliable information and share your own travel experiences.
- Discover local walks, waterfalls, and viewpoints
- Access reliable travel information
- Plan NZ and AUS road trips
- Tick off experiences and earn badges
- Climb the leaderboard
- Create a travel profile map
- Share ratings and tips
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Finding things to do in new places can be tough. We got sick of Googling “best things to do in XYZ” and finding the same results each time. We wanted local knowledge, the walks, waterfalls, swimming holes and viewpoints that we didn’t know existed. But finding these, let alone getting any reliable information on them to plan an NZ or AUS road trip, isn’t easy. So Roady set out with a mission to give travellers easy access to local knowledge, no matter where they are. After years of travelling around the country capturing content and learning about these places, we’ve built a travel app that includes our favourite spots and key information that we would have wanted in one place. Tick off experiences as you travel the country, earning badges and climbing the leaderboard along the way. By ticking off an experience, you’ll create a record of your travels on your profile map. Upload a photo, leaving a rating and sharing a tip to provide your own local knowledge for others. Follow us on Instagram @roadynz [:mav: 2.71.0]
mi
Manage your entire hotel stay directly from your phone. Book your next trip, complete contactless check-in and check-out, and use your device for keyless entry to your hotel and room. Enjoy added benefits by downloading before arrival.
- Bookings management
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Keyless hotel and room entry
- Personalized stay customization
- Exclusive app benefits
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With mi-pad’s exclusive app, you can control and customise every aspect of your stay directly from your personal device. Make your next booking, contact-less check in and check-out, keyless hotel and room entry Of course our team of friendly, helpful staff are always on hand to help with anything you need. Download our app before you arrive for added benefits
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roady at 71% against mi's 0%. mi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Roady sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. mi asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roady ships an update every 6 days, mi every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roady | mi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roady Travel Limited | Mipad Holdings Limited |
Customer experience
Roady
mi
Bugs and requests
Roady
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot access bucket lists or add items
- Photos won't upload (not jpeg)
- Submit button doesn't work on survey
- Bug at the start - cannot use app
- Crash issue (now fixed)
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- Occasional issues with ticking off activities
- Images won't upload
- Slow page loading
- Bugs that sometimes close the app
- Unable to reset password
Requested features
10 requests- Version for Europe
- Add/suggest places
- Offline mode
- Ability to hide/color-code map pins
- "Along the way" feature for routes
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- Ability to tick off places without posting a picture
- Add local recommendations
- Access other photo options besides photo library
- More locations off the beaten track
- Paid vs free option for locations
mi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Roady
- AUS Explorer - Monthly$4.991 Month
- NZ Explorer - 3 monthly$5.993 Months
- NZ Explorer - yearly$9.991 Year
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- AUS Explorer - Yearly$12.991 Year
- New Zealand Access$5.99
- New Zealand Access$7.99
- New Zealand Access$12.99
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- Australia Access$14.99
- NZ Access$17.99
- New Zealand Access$17.99
- New Zealand Access$19.99
- Australia Access$19.99
mi
No in-app purchases








