Comparison

Nearest Contacts vs iTheory DriveTrack

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

Head to head
About

Nearest Contacts

This app transforms your address book into a travel resource by showing you the nearest contacts on a map. It helps you find nearby friends, family, or customers, and locate points of interest like restaurants and hotels. Get driving directions and filter results by contact group or travel direction.

Highlights
  • Display contacts on a map
  • Show distance and driving time
  • Get driving directions
  • Filter by contact group
  • Filter by travel direction
  • Built-in compass
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Geotag your Contacts! Nearest Contacts tells (and shows) you the nearest contacts from your address book. Use it on the road to recall those favorite restaurants and hotels, or to find nearby friends, family or customers. Nearest Contacts makes your address book a great travel resource. Keep track of hotels and road food, points of interest, anything you might want to come back to (or avoid!). For planning ahead, find contacts nearest to any place you choose. See your contacts on a map, showing distance and driving time, and get driving directions with a tap or two. Visiting a customer in the field? Use Nearest Contacts to find other nearby customers, or a favorite nearby bar to celebrate your success (or drown your sorrows). Filter the results by contact group or by travel direction, and use the built-in compass for orientation. With its simple and intuitive interface, Nearest Contacts makes your address book a more useful travel companion. (Nearest Contacts now requires iOS 15+)

About

iTheory DriveTrack

Practice driving on selected road courses and simulate local traffic situations. Get feedback on maneuvers and track your progress with a comprehensive study plan. Ideal for preparing for your driving exam.

Highlights
  • Private road course practice
  • Simulate local traffic situations
  • Maneuver evaluation
  • Comprehensive study plan
  • Instructor feedback on satellite images
  • Customizable road conditions
Features
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Learning to drive? DriveTrack turns every lesson into practice you can repeat on your own. Record the exact routes your driving instructor takes you on, then head out and practise them privately — as often as you like — until every junction, roundabout and manoeuvre feels natural. RECORD AND REPLAY YOUR LESSONS Capture the streets your driving school chooses for you with precise GPS tracking. Review each route later, complete with the road conditions and manoeuvres you practised, so you always know what to work on next. PRACTISE THE RIGHT THINGS Choose the conditions that matter — weather, road type, traffic density — and see how you handled each one. A clear study plan keeps your overall progress in view throughout your training. CAPTURE TRICKY SITUATIONS Turn confusing junctions and traffic situations into satellite sketches. Your instructor can draw the correct manoeuvre right on the picture and explain it afterwards, so it finally clicks. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Your routes, sketches and notes travel with you on every practice drive. Note: Practice drives must always be accompanied by an authorised person — check with your driving instructor. Continuous use of GPS in the background can significantly reduce battery life.

Screenshots

Nearest Contacts4 screens
iTheory DriveTrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nearest Contacts at 67% against iTheory DriveTrack's 0%. Nearest Contacts also leads on price ($1.99 vs $22.99). iTheory DriveTrack's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Nearest Contacts costs $1.99 and iTheory DriveTrack $22.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nearest Contacts ships an update every 3 months, iTheory DriveTrack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nearest Contacts versus iTheory DriveTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNearest ContactsiTheory DriveTrack
Price$1.99 — better$22.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLobitos CreekSwift Management AG

Customer experience

Nearest Contacts

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

iTheory DriveTrack

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nearest Contacts

No in-app purchases

None

iTheory DriveTrack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nearest Contacts free?
Nearest Contacts costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iTheory DriveTrack free?
iTheory DriveTrack costs $22.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nearest Contacts or iTheory DriveTrack have ads?
Neither Nearest Contacts nor iTheory DriveTrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nearest Contacts or iTheory DriveTrack?
Nearest Contacts ships an update every 3 months, and iTheory DriveTrack fortnightly. Most recently, Nearest Contacts was updated on September 22, 2026 and iTheory DriveTrack on August 29, 2026.

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