Roadside 66 vs Go Route 66
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roadside 66
Discover offbeat and essential landmarks along U.S. Route 66 with detailed maps, trip planning tools, and captivating stories. Explore over 1,600 points of interest, from classic attractions to quirky sights and giant statues.
- Over 1,600 points of interest on Route 66
- Detailed maps and trip planning tools
- Stories and photos of landmarks
- Information on classic and quirky sights
- Backseat Know-It-All factoids
- Route Zealot mode for more POIs
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Roadside 66 ® places offbeat and essential landmarks from U.S. Route 66 in the hands of road trippers. The legendary Chicago-to-LA highway celebrates its 100th year in 2026. Plan and navigate your adventures without missing anything! • Powered by offbeat travel authority RoadsideAmerica. Jam-packed with the thorough research and wit fans have come to expect. • Save lists, create trips, mark Been Theres -- synced via iCloud to your devices. • Navigate detailed maps & use trip planning tools • Beautiful photos (some by veteran Roadie photographers). • 1,700+ points-of-interest (POIs) in Route 66 corridor — See popular classics! The Blue Whale, Jackrabbit Trading Post, St. Louis Arch — Quirky sights! Singing Highway, Bottle Tree Ranch, Santa Anna's Leg, road phantoms, Uranus! — Giant statues. Neon signs, Restored gas stations and motels — Folk art environments, murals, weird museums — Over-the-top tourist traps and photo ops! ** Backseat Know-It-All ** Our arcane knowledge booster -- starts each driving day with an illuminating factoid or two. ** Route Zealot ** For hardcore Rt. 66 veterans, a mysterious toggle reveals even more points-of-interest. ** Snappy Reports from the Roadside America Team ** Our writers talk to unique characters, from the savvy huckster to the sleepless owner, from the over-caffeinated local booster to the otherworldly artist. ** The Team That Unlocked the "Muffler Men" Mystery! ** The Roadside 66 team is led by original Roadside America book authors, who pioneered a previously undefined tourism category (offbeat, ironic, quirky) and a unique approach to road trips. They (re-)discovered, named, and mapped “The Muffler Men,” fiberglass giants and enduring Route 66 icons. Ready to open that spare eyeball? Room in the trunk for souvenirs? This app is your indispensable highway spirit guide.
Go Route 66
Plan your ultimate road trip along the historic Mother Road. Discover landmark tours and learn about the rich history of this iconic route from start to finish.
- Road trip planning
- Landmark tours
- Historic Route 66 information
- Adventure guide
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Go Route 66 is your guide for your adventure from start to finish. From tours of landmarks, to the history of the Mother Road, this app is all you need to plan your road trip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Go Route 66 at 100% against Roadside 66's 50%. Go Route 66 also leads on price (Free vs $7.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.9). Roadside 66's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#86 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Go Route 66 is free to download; Roadside 66 costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Go Route 66 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Roadside 66's written reviews are positive against 100% of Go Route 66's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Roadside 66 | Go Route 66 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #86 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | This Exit LLC | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Roadside 66
Go Route 66
In-app purchases
Roadside 66
No in-app purchases
Go Route 66
No in-app purchases
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