USA Rest Stops vs Highway Dining
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USA Rest Stops
Easily locate nearby rest stops across the US, including highways and turnpikes. Browse by state or view them on an interactive map. Discover facilities, hours, parking availability, and read reviews before you stop.
- Browse by state and interstate
- Interactive map view
- Facility and hours information
- Favorite rest stops
- Send to navigation apps
- Parking availability
- User reviews
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This app will help you easily find the nearest rest stop on the US, including Interstates, US highways, and state highways! You can browse by state and interstate or you can browse on a map. This app will show you the traditional rest areas as well as welcome centers and service plazas on turnpikes. Key features: - Map view allowing you to see how far the next rest stop is. - Easily search by state or state and highway - Shows available facilities and hours (if available) - Mark rest stops as a "favorite" - Send rest stop to various navigation apps - Shows number of car and truck parking (if available) - Check in to rest stops to earn badges - Show rest stops along a route to a city We strive to make sure the information is as accurate as possible. If you find any errors or omissions, please feel free to let us know! The GPS is used in the background only when you ask to receive a notification about a particular rest stop. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Highway Dining
Discover nearby restaurants based on your driving direction and speed, with estimated arrival times. Get directions, call restaurants, and read reviews from other diners.
- Restaurant discovery based on driving time
- Real-time location updates
- Direct calling to restaurants
- Navigation to chosen restaurants
- Display of user reviews
- Map with updating compass
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Highway Dining App will show you the available restaurants in next 20,30,40,60 minutes based on the driving direction and speed !!! Share your thoughts for improvements and add your valuable reviews ! Features: Finding a list of the closest restaurants while driving on the highway is now possible with the new Highway Dining app. This app helps users to find restaurants that are just a minute away or even 20-60 minutes away from their current location. The Highway Dining app lists out all the restaurants based on inputs like the speed and direction of travel. Friends and families who are on the move will find this user-friendly app extremely handy and convenient to use when they are looking for a place to eat which is a just minute away from their current location. For their convenience, the Highway Dining app also displays all the places to dine at that are also a little further away and users can view all this information with the touch of a button. This app includes features such as calling a restaurant directly from the app if the phone number is available and users can also get directions from their current location to a restaurant of their choice by accessing maps using the app. Reviews left by previous visitors to a particular specific restaurant are also displayed by the app. Additional features include a map with a compass that constantly updates the user’s location as they travel along the highway, so they get the most accurate information while searching for restaurant through real-time location updates. * Some features not available in all countries * Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
USA Rest Stops and Highway Dining both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Highway Dining's written reviews are positive against 42% of USA Rest Stops's. Highway Dining also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). USA Rest Stops's advantage is ratings volume (258 vs 31). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. USA Rest Stops sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Highway Dining asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for USA Rest Stops against 3.3 for Highway Dining. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USA Rest Stops has 258 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of USA Rest Stops's written reviews are positive against 77% of Highway Dining's.
USA Rest Stops ships an update every 6 weeks, Highway Dining every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USA Rest Stops | Highway Dining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (258 ratings) | 3.3 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovative Software Technology, LLC | One Team US |
Customer experience
USA Rest Stops
Highway Dining
Bugs and requests
USA Rest Stops
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes when selecting state view
- White/blank screen on app launch
- Map freezes and locks up completely
- Pinch-to-zoom not responsive
- Direction filter reverses results (South shows North)
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- Cannot find current location
- Server timeout errors
- WiFi recognition failure
- Review submission button non-functional
- App incompatible with iPhone X and newer devices
- Satellite view switching causes crashes
Requested features
10 requests- CarPlay and Android Auto support
- Legend/key explaining all symbols and icons
- Easier review submission process for rest areas
- Display exact mileage between rest stops
- Route planning functionality
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- Offline mode capability
- Improved color contrast for sunlight readability
- Edit and delete review functionality
- Bidirectional accessibility marking for rest stops
- Current location auto-detection on map view
Highway Dining
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
USA Rest Stops
- National Parks Upgrade$1.99
- Remove Ads Upgrade$1.99
Highway Dining
No in-app purchases
Questions
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