Nearest Contacts vs iTheory DriveTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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+)
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.
- Private road course practice
- Simulate local traffic situations
- Maneuver evaluation
- Comprehensive study plan
- Instructor feedback on satellite images
- Customizable road conditions
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Nearest Contacts | iTheory DriveTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $22.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lobitos Creek | Swift Management AG |
Customer experience
Nearest Contacts
iTheory DriveTrack
In-app purchases
Nearest Contacts
No in-app purchases
iTheory DriveTrack
No in-app purchases







