MOTOsafety vs PennDOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MOTOsafety
Track vehicles and monitor driver behavior for enhanced safety and security. Get detailed reports on driving performance, playback routes, and receive instant alerts for speeding or unauthorized movement.
- Monitor driver performance reports
- Route history and playback
- Movement notifications
- Geofencing alerts
- Speeding and unsafe activity alerts
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MOTOsafety GPS is the best and most reliable way to keep your family and vehicles safe on the road or out of sight. Perfect for coaching teen drivers, keeping seniors safe on the road, or to protect vehicles from theft. Features: - Monitor driver performance with an easy to read report card measuring speed, braking behavior, rapid acceleration, and more. - Play back a history of driving activity and locations with route replay. - Receive notifications when vehicles move after authorized hours or outside of geofenced locations. - Set instant alerts for speeding, harsh braking, and other unsafe activities.
PennDOT
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The PennDOT Roadside Activity Report App allows roadside specialists to document maintenance work on the road. The app allows specialists in each county to submit their work done for each day for approval and payment based on activities completed and chemicals used. This information is sent to PennDOT for processing and the app notifies the specialist when their report is approved or rejected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MOTOsafety at every 5 weeks against PennDOT's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MOTOsafety ships an update every 5 weeks, PennDOT every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MOTOsafety | PennDOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (119 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linxup, LLC | Executive Office of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
Bugs and requests
MOTOsafety
Reported bugs
89 issues- Notifications stopped working
- App unable to view after update
- App stopped working entirely
- Geofence not working
- Car shows offline frequently
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- Car shows incorrect location
- Notifications delayed
- App not running well after update
- Difficult to locate car
- No way to refresh screen
- Tracker offline
- App fails to notify of alerts
- Satellite tracking failing
- App not showing near-real-time GPS
- App shows vehicle still parked when driven
- App gives wrong information
- UI bugs and problems
- App crashes frequently
- Slow to retrieve tracking history
- App refreshes same location multiple times
- Difficult to find functions
- Difficult to go back from history to current location
- Forces close zoom on current location
- Cannot view starts/stops exceeding a page
- No way to find help in app
- App works like crap after updates
- App crashes more than vehicle
- New version is awful
- Map doesn't update
- Position is never current
- App has gone downhill
- App says top speed is lower than actual
- App gives incorrect driving scores
- App is unusable
- Cannot see total miles for the day
- Trips not listed most recent first
- Not working after upgrade
- Current position not working
- No alerts received
- Tracking not working
- Barely usable
- Cannot see routes some days
- Vehicle history incorrect
- Updates ruined service
- Major update destroyed ease of use and features
- New look is awful
- Difficult to read and figure out info
- New version not working same
- Latest update is terrible
- Basically unusable
- Missing most features of last app
- Updated version is terrible
- More difficult to navigate
- Features downgraded
- Takes an hour to locate/update location
- Geofencing feature does not work
- Trackers freeze
- Don't update every minute
- Takes an hour to reset trackers
- Current version screwed it up
- After update only shows last location when stopped
- Works sporadically
- Cannot see website on phone
- Orange light blinking
- App won't acknowledge device
- App unable to connect on login
- Website not mobile-friendly
- App doesn't launch
- Needs reinstalling every few days
- Refresh button intermittent
- Refresh button does nothing
- App stopped reporting fuel level
- Fuel level shows 0.0%
- New update not practical
- Where is the refresh button?
- New app update needs improvements
- Difficult to navigate
- Map replay doesn't show hybrid/satellite
- Fuel not functioning in app
- App update made things worse
- User interface convoluted
- Data reporting inaccurate
- Functionality unreliable
- Identifying vehicle location takes longer
- Route replay not accurate
- Real-time directional icon points wrong way
- Glitches
- Wrong location
- Alerts that brakes are rapidly applied frequently
Requested features
14 requests- Revert to older app version
- Improve app usability and navigation
- Fix notification issues
- Improve location tracking accuracy
- Make website mobile-friendly
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- Add option to see disconnected device alerts
- Allow geofence entry from app
- Fix refresh button functionality
- Bring back refresh button
- Allow users to customize view
- Remove large banners obscuring map
- Remove large A and B markers
- Fix zooming issues on iPhone
- Provide SDK for custom app development
PennDOT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MOTOsafety
No in-app purchases
PennDOT
No in-app purchases
