Drivewyze vs Kinesis
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/
Kinesis
This app provides comprehensive fleet management by integrating telematics with fuel card data for accurate fuel consumption reporting. It offers a live map view of all vehicles, driver performance insights, and communication tools.
- Live vehicle map
- Fuel consumption reporting
- Driver performance tracking
- Journey history
- Traffic information
- Direct driver communication
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Kinesis from Radius Payment Solutions is one of the only solutions to fully integrate telematics with fuel card data, providing the most accurate fuel consumption reporting available on the market. Combining fuel management reporting with driver and vehicle performance data, Kinesis shows a full picture of fleet activity no matter how many vehicles you operate. The Kinesis app offers a streamlined version of the full system, showing a live map of all vehicles. Key features: - Filter by driver name or vehicle registration number - Select which vehicles you want to see on the map - Choose Road Map , Satellite or Street View - Display traffic information - See journey history for individual vehicle - See the performance of your drivers - Estimate the distance and time of arrival of your drivers - Call or text your drivers - Option to directly contact Kinesis Fleet with any queries
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kinesis at none against Drivewyze's 5. Kinesis also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and rating (3.7 vs 3.4). Drivewyze's advantage is ratings volume (186 vs 3) and chart position (#19 vs unranked). On price, 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. Kinesis asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kinesis holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drivewyze has 186 ratings behind it against 3, 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 54% of Kinesis's.
Drivewyze ships an update every 6 weeks, Kinesis weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Drivewyze | Kinesis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (186 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | 54.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 186 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #19 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drivewyze Inc. | Radius Limited |
Customer experience
Drivewyze
Kinesis
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
Kinesis
No in-app purchases









