Comparison

Footpath Route Planner vs Route Optimizer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Footpath Route Planner

Easily plan and navigate custom routes for any outdoor activity. Draw your path with a finger and the app snaps to roads and trails. Measure distances, elevations, and get turn-by-turn directions, even offline.

Highlights
  • Snap to roads and trails
  • Measure distance and elevation
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Offline map downloads
  • Route sharing
  • GPX/TCX/FIT export
Features
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Map routes with your finger and Footpath will snap to roads and trails. Measure distances and elevations in seconds, then navigate along with turn-by-turn directions. Footpath is the ultimate companion for planning and navigating custom routes. Join millions of adventurers and plan out your perfect route. SNAP TO MAP Quickly measure distances by tracing a map with your finger or Apple Pencil. Footpath will snap to roads and trails on the map. MEASURE DISTANCE AND ELEVATION Know exactly how far and how high you'll travel with elevation profiles. Plan routes that match your goals. SAVE ROUTES FOR LATER Plan out your week or trip. Keep up to 5 routes on hand for reference, or save unlimited routes with Footpath Elite. SHARE ROUTES Send your routes to friends or workout partners to open on their device. Footpath is designed to work for pretty much any activity or adventure, in any country: • Running • Cycling and mountain biking • Hiking and mountaineering • Walking • Motorcycling and driving • Backcountry skiing • Kayaking and standup paddleboarding • Sailing • And many more! FOOTPATH ELITE Ready to go the extra mile? Upgrading to Footpath Elite unlocks the following powerful features: TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION - Footpath will tell you when to turn with turn-by-turn audio cues on your iPhone and Apple Watch - Save your route and cues in advance for voice guidance that works completely offline - Double tap your AirPods or use the playback controls button on your headphones to replay your next cue PREMIUM OFFLINE MAPS - 3D and topographic maps including Footpath Outdoors (Worldwide), USGS Topo Maps (U.S. and Canada), OpenCycleMap (Worldwide), and many more - Cycling lanes, avalanche slope shading, and elevation contour lines - Download maps for use offline - Save places as favorites to customize your maps ORGANIZE - Create and edit unlimited saved routes - Duplicate, merge, and split routes - Organize and sort routes into custom lists ANALYZE - Record GPS tracks of your activities - Use HealthKit display and log extra health and fitness metrics such as heart rate during a GPS activity - View a calendar log and weekly summary of your activities - Analyze splits, speed, elevation, and heart rate - View a heatmap of your speed during your activity EXPORT - GPX import and export - TCX and FIT course export for turn-by-turn navigation on Garmin and Wahoo GPS devices - Export cue sheets to a spreadsheet app for customization and printing - Export your routes and workouts to Apple Health You can purchase a Footpath Elite monthly or yearly subscription through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew can be turned off anytime by going to the Manage Subscriptions page in settings after purchase, and your features will remain active until the end of the subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the same cost as your original purchase. TIPS FOR MAPPING ROUTES • For longer routes, try zooming in and mapping your route in multiple segments. • Tap and hold the map to quickly route between waypoints and POIs. • Did Footpath snap to the wrong roads? Trace over the incorrect segment to edit, or use the eraser tool. • Turn off snap to roads (magnet icon) and zoom in to manually trace the map. (Try switching to a satellite layer). • Displaying maps and continuously running GPS in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Navigate without maps or with the screen off for all day battery life. CONTACT US We've got a lot planned for Footpath. If you have any suggestions or feedback, or if you run into any issues, please contact us at support@footpathapp.com Terms of Service: https://footpathapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://footpathapp.com/privacy

About

Route Optimizer

This app helps field sales representatives optimize their daily routes, manage client visits, and find new prospects. It offers a contact map, route planning, and visit history to improve efficiency and save time. Designed as a mini-CRM for mobile sales professionals.

Highlights
  • Contact map with filters
  • Prospect search in Google Maps
  • Route planner and optimizer
  • Visit history and summaries
  • Integration with favorite navigation apps
  • Mini-CRM functionality
Features
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EasyWay is the app designed specifically for Field Sales Reps! Natacha V. - Sales Director “This app is a game-changer for preparing my routes. It saves me so much time and allows me to easily keep track of my appointments, including summaries with the date, time spent, and future client needs. As a Sales Director, I’ve recommended it to my team, and they’ve all appreciated the efficiency and time savings it offers.” Ben S. - Business Engineer “Harold has developed an outstanding app that simplifies route planning and provides a clear overview of visit statuses across the sales territory. It’s a real time-saver for my daily activities! The app is intuitive, user-friendly, and easy to get started with. On top of that, Harold is incredibly responsive when it comes to implementing new features to enhance the experience. I strongly recommend this app to all field sales reps—try it, and you’ll adopt it in no time!” Its purpose: to save you time so you can spend more with your clients. It has four main features that make it a tailor-made app for salespeople: • A contact map • A prospect search in Google Maps • A route planner and optimizer • A visit history This makes it a sort of mini-CRM or personal CRM, dedicated to field sales professionals. But why would you need such an app if you already have a CRM? Many CRMs are outdated and often have issues such as: • Only a web app on a PC, forcing you to take out your PC in the car and requiring a network connection • CRMs without a contact map, forcing you to use Google Maps alongside your clients • 2000s-era ergonomics Let’s take a tour of the app and explore its features in more detail! • STARTING POINT: A CONTACT MAP: These are from your phone’s directory or an Excel file. You can also manually add a contact. There’s even a filter system by group or last visit to simplify finding the next client to visit. • LOOKING FOR NEW CLIENTS: Launch a search in a city or around a client. Add the results directly to your route in just a few clicks. • EASY PLANNING: Add clients to a route in two clicks. • VISIT SETUP: Define the time on-site and set a fixed or flexible hour. • SMART OPTIMIZATION: Optimize your route and get the shortest itinerary ⇒ saving time and energy. • THE ROUTE IS READY, LET’S GO: Start the route and check your schedule during the day ⇒ know if you can extend or shorten the visit. • EASY NAVIGATION: Start navigation to your contacts in one click with your favorite navigation app (Waze, Google Maps…). • VISIT HISTORY: Keep track of the visit date (with or without notes). • END OF THE ROUTE: Congratulations, you’ve reached the end, but it’s not over yet… Download Easy Way! You can use it for free indefinitely (with some limitations, but it’s perfectly usable). You can enjoy a one-month free trial to test all the features. Please note that this app requires a paid subscription to access all its features. Your Apple ID account will be charged on the last day of your free trial. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless canceled 24 hours before the expiration date. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Enjoy a one-week free trial to test all the features.

Screenshots

Footpath Route Planner4 screens
Route Optimizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Footpath Route Planner at 22K against Route Optimizer's 9. Footpath Route Planner also leads on chart position (#65 vs unranked). Route Optimizer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Footpath Route Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Route Optimizer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Route Optimizer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Footpath Route Planner has 22K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Footpath Route Planner's written reviews are positive against 92% of Route Optimizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Footpath Route Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, Route Optimizer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Footpath Route Planner versus Route Optimizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFootpath Route PlannerRoute Optimizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22K ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#65 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHalf Mile Labs LLCStarship Coder

Customer experience

Footpath Route Planner

All ratings22,076 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews836 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative13.5%

Route Optimizer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Bugs and requests

Footpath Route Planner

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • No more free turn by turn
  • Buggy and unreliable
  • Seems to no longer recognize footpaths
  • Offline maps fail
  • Only selects roads
Show 9 more
  • GPS not helpful at all
  • Confusing and difficult to use
  • Useless without paying
  • Degraded my paid for membership
  • Crashes and loses data
  • Doesn't map footpaths well
  • Inaccurate and not reliable
  • Difficult to edit routes
  • Double counting steps

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add ability to make notes on routes
  • Add ability to create folders within folders
  • Add ability to change alerts to be earlier
  • Add ability to display more run data
  • Add ability to store notes against a route
Show 6 more
  • Add ability to search/view good walks
  • Add ability to import existing GPX files
  • Add ability to easily move start/mid points
  • Add ability to automatically snap imported GPX
  • Add ability to share routes
  • Add ability to track steps

Route Optimizer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Footpath Route Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Footpath Elite (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Footpath Elite (Yearly)7 Days trial$23.491 Year
One-time1
  • Single Route Pass$1.99
3 purchases

Route Optimizer

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly subscription7 Days trial$5.007 Days
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$12.001 Month
  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$99.001 Year

Questions

Is Footpath Route Planner free?
Footpath Route Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Route Optimizer free?
Route Optimizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Footpath Route Planner or Route Optimizer?
Route Optimizer is rated higher. Footpath Route Planner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Route Optimizer averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Footpath Route Planner or Route Optimizer have ads?
Neither Footpath Route Planner nor Route Optimizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Footpath Route Planner or Route Optimizer?
Footpath Route Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Route Optimizer every 4 days. Most recently, Footpath Route Planner was updated on September 25, 2026 and Route Optimizer on September 23, 2026.

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