OpenPaths vs Solaris Vision Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenPaths
Securely store and visualize your personal location history. Track your movements, upload data to a website for download in various formats, and control who can access your information. Offers API integration and runs with minimal battery drain.
- Location tracking
- Data visualization
- Data export (KML, JSON, CSV)
- Secure data locker
- API integration
- Background operation
- Minimal battery drain
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OpenPaths (https://openpaths.cc) is a secure data locker for personal location information. Using our iPhone app you can track your location, visualize where you've been, and upload your data to the OpenPaths website. You can then download your data from the website in a variety of friendly formats, including KML, JSON, and CSV. The OpenPaths API enables you to integrate your own software with the platform. You can keep your location history to yourself, or you can share it with specific research initiatives, art projects, or educational programs as you so choose. The OpenPaths online interface allows you to manage who has access to your data. Your data is secure on the encrypted OpenPaths servers and cannot be accessed by anyone without your express consent. OpenPaths is a new way for individuals to take ownership of, to work with, and to share the data that they generate in their daily lives. OpenPaths is a community project initiated by the Research and Development Lab at the New York Times Company. - Runs in the background - Minimal battery drain For more information, please visit https://openpaths.cc
Solaris Vision Driver
This application enables truck drivers to transport sand for specific logistics jobs. It is designed for drivers working with Solaris Last Mile.
- Sand transport for jobs
- Solaris Last Mile integration
- Truck driver utility
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Solaris Vision Driver allows truck drivers to move sand for Solaris Last Mile jobs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OpenPaths at 44% against Solaris Vision Driver's 0%. OpenPaths also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.4). Solaris Vision Driver's advantage is rating (2.9 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 35 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solaris Vision Driver holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of OpenPaths's written reviews are positive against 0% of Solaris Vision Driver's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OpenPaths ships an update every 35 months, Solaris Vision Driver every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenPaths | Solaris Vision Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 2.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of California, San Diego (Business Affairs) | Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, LLC |
Customer experience
OpenPaths
Solaris Vision Driver
In-app purchases
OpenPaths
No in-app purchases
Solaris Vision Driver
No in-app purchases
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