Roady vs Mevo
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]
Mevo
This app offers a flexible and cost-effective shared mobility solution, focusing on people rather than cars. It provides keyless entry and a variety of vehicle options for a unique vehicle sharing service.
- Shared mobility provider
- Focus on people, not cars
- Modular and flexible service
- Cost-effective travel
- Drives down emissions
- Keyless entry
- Variety of vehicle options
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Whether you're nipping across town for a meeting, grabbing a mate from the airport, doing the big shop, or escaping the city for the weekend, there's a Mevo waiting nearby. Book it for ten minutes or ten days and pay only for the time you use. Fuel, charging, insurance and select parking are all included in your rate, so the price you see is the price you pay. The app is your key. Find a car, reserve it, walk up, unlock, that's it. No paperwork, no key handover, no waiting around. With the Mevo app you can: • Sign up in minutes (you'll need a driver's licence and a payment card) • Find available cars 24/7 on the live map, or browse them as a list • See each vehicle's location, fuel or charge level, and walking distance from you • Reserve a car weeks in advance • Start, pause and end your trip from your phone • View parking zones and trip rules at a glance • Manage your account, trips and invoices in one place • Refer friends and earn driving credit • Get help from a real human More at www.mevo.co.nz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mevo at none against Roady's 13. Mevo also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Roady's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (29 vs 9). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mevo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mevo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 9 respectively.
Roady ships an update every 6 days, Mevo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roady | Mevo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roady Travel Limited | Accel Technologies |
Customer experience
Roady
Mevo
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
Mevo
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
Mevo
No in-app purchases
