MetroView GPS Navigation vs Drive App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetroView GPS Navigation
Navigate Australia and New Zealand with up-to-date, offline maps and turn-by-turn directions. Features advanced speed alerts for school zones and national speed limits to help you drive safely. Supports CarPlay and live traffic updates.
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Offline Australia/NZ maps
- SpeedAlert with school zones
- CarPlay support
- HERE live traffic
- Regular map updates
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The most up to date Turn-By-Turn Navigation app for Australia and New Zealand. Comprehensive SpeedAlert with school zones that will save your license!! Support for CarPlay. Free regular Australia and NZ offline map updates. Speed Alert - Licence saving national coverage for speed limits including speed, school zones and time of day. HERE live traffic. The only navigation app developed in Australia. NO Internet connection required - comprehensive ALL AUSTRALIA & NZ map data stored offline within the app. Regular free ongoing map updates. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Drive App
Discover hidden roads and curate exhilarating driving routes. Share your adventures with friends and connect with local drivers based on car models. Track your convoy's live location for seamless group drives.
- Discover hidden roads
- Curate driving routes
- Share routes with friends
- Smart driving directions
- Connect with local drivers
- Track convoy location
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Drive is the essential app for car enthusiasts. Uncover incredible hidden roads - Drive uses smart algorithms to highlight the best driving roads in your area. Find driving experiences that no one else knows about! Easily curate exhilarating routes - Quickly connect highlighted roads & waypoints to craft the perfect driving route. - Share accurate routes with friends. - Get smart driving directions that don't force you to tap "continue" at every stop. Invite old friends, make new ones - Quickly share your routes with friends. - Make new friends by inviting local drivers based on the make & model of their car. - Track the live location of everyone in your convoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Drive App at Free against MetroView GPS Navigation's $5.99. Drive App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On 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
Drive App is free to download; MetroView GPS Navigation costs $5.99 up front. MetroView GPS Navigation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drive App asks for nothing beyond the download.
MetroView GPS Navigation ships an update every 3 months, Drive App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetroView GPS Navigation | Drive App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MetroView Systems | Drive Digital Inc |
Customer experience
MetroView GPS Navigation
Drive App
Bugs and requests
MetroView GPS Navigation
Reported bugs
37 issues- Location Services MUST BE SET TO ALWAYS
- Street names disappear on CarPlay
- Over speeding speed voice doesn't switch off
- No HOME OR WORK button on CarPlay
- Trip error and route disappears randomly
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- Slow to update road/speed limit changes
- Directs to minor gravel roads
- Voice search has no internet connection error on CarPlay
- App won't work unless Location Services set to Always On
- Older version link doesn't work
- App crashes all the time
- Paid features not working
- Listens to conversations and imports meetings
- Directions too large, lost verbal directions
- App gets confused often
- Routing is pretty bad
- Large scale maps lack detail
- No lane assistance on iPhone 4
- Speed limits in app frequently don't match posted numbers
- Locations of stores/restaurants out of date
- Once tried to drive on a bike trail
- Forced Termination/can't open app
- User interface not intuitive
- CarPlay crashes all the time
- Sound guidance sometimes stops
- Zooming in and out not matching speed
- 1.2Gb download size is too big
- No response from support
- Local Speed limits have not been updated
- Important turns and side roads not shown
- Accuracy and details are compromised
- App closes itself as soon as you go to a different route, never recalculates
- Missing speed limit at many places
- Doesn’t give a school zone warning
- Plain black GPS view with yellow, white and purple streets and a weird thick blue stripe at the top of the screen
- Trip planner doesn't work at all
- Current speed not shown on CarPlay screen
Requested features
22 requests- Update UI to more modern design
- Update app to work with iOS 26
- Show street names on CarPlay
- Option to switch off over speeding speed voice
- Add HOME OR WORK buttons on CarPlay
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- Provide option to inactivate automatic start navigation
- Improve voice guidance
- Option to remove safety sounds
- Incorporate Split Screen View for iPad
- Fix voice search no internet connection error on CarPlay
- Add alternative routes option
- Allow planning and saving custom routes with multiple waypoints
- Integrate a dash cam into the app
- Improve GPS graphics clarity
- Fix trip planner on iPad and iPhone
- Show current speed on CarPlay screen
- Allow users to choose location services setting
- Provide 2 preview of future turns instead of one
- Develop a similar app for North America
- Add lane assistance
- Improve routing algorithm
- Add local POI storage with data disabled
Drive App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MetroView GPS Navigation
- 12mth Live Traffic$4.99
Drive App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MetroView GPS Navigation free?
Is Drive App free?
Do MetroView GPS Navigation or Drive App have ads?
Which is updated more often, MetroView GPS Navigation or Drive App?
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