Footpath Route Planner vs Route Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Snap to roads and trails
- Measure distance and elevation
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Offline map downloads
- Route sharing
- GPX/TCX/FIT export
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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
Route Maker
Easily plan multi-stop trips for travel or business. Optimize routes, calculate total time and distance between waypoints, and even share your plans with others. Includes basic navigation features.
- Create routes with multiple waypoints
- Optimize route order for up to 30 points
- Calculate total and segment time/distance
- Register points with facility details
- Group and manage points
- Basic navigation with current location
- Share routes via app file or KML
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Multiple Waypoints Route Planner Apps ! You can make trip route including multiple tourist attraction, when you plan travel. You can make business route to visit multiple customers, when you must do route sales. You can make drive route, when you must do delivery business. "Route maker" is app for making route including multiple waypoints. You can make route including multiple waypoints easily by using "Route Maker". You can know the time and distance of the entire interval. And you can also know the time and distance between each waypoints. If you purchase Add-on, you will be able to use additional functions for sharing your route with your friends. And you can make KML file. ■Function List 1. Make Point ・You can register point for making route by searching the location information from the facility name or address. ・You can include the facility name, address and phone number to the point. 2. Grouping points ・You can create a group of points and manage the registered points. 3. Make Route ・You can make route including multiple waypoints by using registered points. *Max number of waypoints is 10 in normally. If you purchase add-on, max number of waypoints will be 10 or more. ・You can sort waypoints freely, and optimize route. *Optimization is up to 30 points. ・Also you can use as a simple navigation apps by displaying your current location on map. ・You can know the time and distance of the entire interval. And you can also know the time and distance between each waypoints. 4. Share route by using "Route Maker" You can share your route with friends who use "Route Maker" by making Route File. *If you want to make route file, you need to purchase Add-on. 5. Share route by using "Google My Maps" You can share your route with friends through Google My Maps by making KML file. *If you want to make KML file, you need to purchase Add-on. ■About In-app Advertising Banner Advertising is displayed in Home Screen. You can hide these Advertising by purchasing "Additional Function Add-on".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Footpath Route Planner at 4.8 against Route Maker's 3.2. Footpath Route Planner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 51%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Footpath Route Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Route Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Footpath Route Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Footpath Route Planner has 22K ratings behind it against 14, 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 51% of Route Maker's.
Footpath Route Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, Route Maker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Footpath Route Planner | Route Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (22K ratings) — better | 3.2 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.7% of reviews — better | 50.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #58 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Half Mile Labs LLC | TAIKI HIRATA |
Customer experience
Footpath Route Planner
Route Maker
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
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- 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
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- 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 Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Footpath Route Planner
- Footpath Elite (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Footpath Elite (Yearly)7 Days trial$23.491 Year
- Single Route Pass$1.99
Route Maker
- Additional Functions$2.99
Questions
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