Drivewyze vs MAPGEARS Streets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drivewyze
This app helps truckers bypass weigh stations across North America using their iOS device. It automatically detects weigh stations, sends bypass requests, and notifies drivers whether to bypass or pull in.
- Weigh station bypass
- Location detection
- Bypass/pull-in notifications
- 30-day free trial
- Subscription-based service
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Drivewyze® PreClear is the trucker app that saves you time, money and hassles, by letting you bypass weigh stations using your iOS device across North America. For a complete and updated list of supported states and sites, visit http://drivewyze.com/coverage-map. The Drivewyze app automatically detects the location of weigh stations and alerts the driver when the vehicle is 2 miles from an inspection site. Next, the app sends a bypass request, and notifies the driver to either BYPASS or PULL-IN when the vehicle is one mile away. --- New users are automatically given a 30-day complementary trial upon account sign-up. When this trial expires it will NOT auto-renew. You will need to Subscribe to continue to receive bypasses. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews every 30 days unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Cancellations can be done through your iTunes Account or through Manage Subscriptions via the in-app-menu. Any unused portion of a free trial period, will be forfeited if the user purchases a subscription. EULA: https://drivewyze.com/about-us/policy-center/end-user-license-agreement-apple/
MAPGEARS Streets
This app provides a real-time overview of operations, simplifying management tasks and enabling direct communication with drivers and customers. It offers route management, driver progress tracking, and street status updates for informed decision-making.
- Real-time operations overview
- Route creation and assignment
- Driver progress tracking
- Street status updates
- Observation management
- Online and offline functionality
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Streets Assistant give you a bird's eye view of your operations, simplify your management tasks, and provide a direct communication channel with drivers and customers. The Operations Manager makes routes and assigned them to drivers while also giving a real-time overview of current operations status for informed decision-making. This Mobile Assistant provides drivers with a simple overview of their assigned route and progress through the embarked tablet inside of each vehicle. It gives access to the following features: ► View, create, and edit observations that have multiple attributes; ► Real-time streets status of your assigned area; ► Use different base maps including Operational map layers; ► Operations can now gain real-time observations from the streets and status of the vehicles; ► Drivers can locate themselves on the map and share their location; ► Operates both online and offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MAPGEARS Streets at 100% against Drivewyze's 39%. MAPGEARS Streets also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Drivewyze's advantage is ratings volume (187 vs 12) and chart position (#17 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Drivewyze sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. MAPGEARS Streets asks for nothing beyond the download.
MAPGEARS Streets holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drivewyze has 187 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Drivewyze's written reviews are positive against 100% of MAPGEARS Streets's.
Drivewyze ships an update every 6 weeks, MAPGEARS Streets every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drivewyze | MAPGEARS Streets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (187 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #17 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drivewyze Inc. | MapGears inc. |
Customer experience
Drivewyze
MAPGEARS Streets
In-app purchases
Drivewyze
- Ontario Bypass Service$8.991 Month
- US Bypass$17.991 Month
- Monthly Bypass Service1 Month trial$17.991 Month
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- US and Ontario Bypass Service$22.991 Month
- Annual Bypass Service1 Month trial$179.991 Year
MAPGEARS Streets
No in-app purchases
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