Comparison

Eki Live vs Road Quality

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

Head to head
About

Eki Live

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Eki Live shows the current or next train station in your Dynamic Island and lock screen while riding above-ground trains in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Live station data appears automatically when you start riding a train. There's no need to remember to open the app. You can still open the app to follow your journey or select a parallel railway. • Accurate GPS is required for tracking – underground trains are not fully supported. • Background location permission is required to use automatic background start feature. • Dynamic Island appears on supported devices only. Railway data is provided by the Association for Open Data of Public Transportation.

About

Road Quality

This app uses motion and location data to detect and display real-time road roughness. It saves historical data for each street, allowing users to review past road conditions and identify recurring bumpy areas. AI-powered insights provide a clearer understanding of driving patterns and road quality over time.

Highlights
  • Live road quality monitoring
  • Real-time street status
  • Save road quality history by street
  • Review rough and smooth roads
  • AI-powered trip insights
  • Account sign-in for data sync
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Road Quality helps you understand the roads you drive every day. Using motion and location data, Road Quality detects road roughness in real time, shows live road quality while you drive, and saves per-street history so you can review where roads were smooth, fair, or bumpy. With Road Quality, you can: • See live road quality while driving • View your current street and road status in real time • Save road quality history by street • Review rough roads and smoother roads over time • Sign in to keep your data connected to your account • Use AI-powered summaries and insights to better understand your trips and road patterns Road Quality is designed to turn collected driving data into something practical and easy to understand. Instead of just gathering information, the app helps you spot recurring rough-road areas, review recent road conditions, and get a clearer picture of your everyday routes. Whether you want to notice rougher streets, review your driving history, or explore smart road insights, Road Quality gives you a clean and useful way to do it.

Screenshots

Eki Live4 screens
Road Quality4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Eki Live at 18.0 against Road Quality's 26.2. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Eki Live versus Road Quality: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEki LiveRoad Quality
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwoCentStudiosRamya Kalasapura Ramaswamy

In-app purchases

None

Eki Live

No in-app purchases

None

Road Quality

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eki Live free?
Eki Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Road Quality free?
Road Quality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eki Live or Road Quality have ads?
Neither Eki Live nor Road Quality shows ads.

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