Comparison

SoloRoute vs MakeRoutes

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

Head to head
About

SoloRoute

Optimize your multi-stop journeys with this free route planner. Add stops, let the app arrange them in the best order, and navigate with your preferred maps app. Save addresses, track your progress, and reduce travel time and fuel costs.

Highlights
  • Add stops via typing or copy-paste
  • Optimize route order
  • Save addresses to address book
  • Navigate with Google Maps
  • Mark stops as complete or skip
  • Dark mode support
  • Historical route analytics
Features
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The Ultimate Free Multi-Stop Route Planner App How It Works - Add your stops by typing addresses or copy-paste a list of addresses - Save addresses to your address book for future use - Hit optimize — we arrange them in the best order - Reorder routes as you'd like, including reverse routes - Navigate with Google Maps - Complete stops or skip stops - Finish your day and carry over skipped stops Perfect For - Food delivery drivers - Package delivery - Field service - Sales and field marketing routes - Canvassing - Anyone making multiple stops Why Drivers Like SoloRoute - Completely free for most use-cases — no credit card needed - Use less gas, spend less time on the road - Easy on the eyes with dark-mode support - Track your routes with historical analytics and efficiency scores Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MakeRoutes

This app optimizes multi-stop routes for various needs, from daily errands to professional deliveries. It calculates the best order for your stops and allows you to open the optimized route in popular navigation apps for turn-by-turn directions. Plan your trips efficiently and save time on the road.

Highlights
  • Optimize up to 11 stops (15 with setting)
  • Choose fastest time or shortest distance
  • Set route end point
  • Search stops by address or place name
  • Drag and drop stop reordering
  • Open routes in Apple Maps or Google Maps
  • Works worldwide
Features
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MakeRoutes puts your stops in the right order, so you drive less and get home sooner. Add the places you need to visit, tap optimize, and MakeRoutes works out the best order to visit them. Then open the route in Apple Maps or Google Maps for turn-by-turn navigation. WHO IT'S FOR • Everyday errands — pharmacy, school run, shopping, then home • Driving friends or family home — drop everyone off and finish at your own door • Days out and house viewings — several places in one trip, without doubling back • Trades and home visits — plumbers, electricians, physios and carers • Sales and field reps — fit more visits into the day • Delivery drivers and couriers — rounds of up to 11 stops, or 15 with the "Allow up to 15 stops" switch KEY FEATURES • Optimize up to 11 stops per route — 15 if you turn on "Allow up to 15 stops" (the web version allows 8) • Choose fastest time or shortest distance • Decide where the route ends: anywhere, back at your starting point, or at a stop you pick • Search stops by address or place name • Drag stops to reorder them by hand • One tap to open the route in Apple Maps or Google Maps (Google Maps takes up to 11 stops) • Available in 11 languages, picked from your device NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Open the app and start planning. No signup, no email, nothing to fill in. YOUR ROUTES STAY YOURS Routes are saved on your device. Your location is used only when you tap "Use my location" — there is no background tracking. WORKS WORLDWIDE MakeRoutes searches Spanish addresses using official national address data, so it finds streets and door numbers that generic maps often miss. Routes outside Spain work too: because MakeRoutes is free, they share a limited daily allowance. Plan your first route in under a minute.

Screenshots

SoloRoute4 screens
MakeRoutes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SoloRoute at 4.8 against MakeRoutes's 3.0. SoloRoute also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 2). MakeRoutes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SoloRoute sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. MakeRoutes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SoloRoute holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SoloRoute has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoloRoute ships an update weekly, MakeRoutes daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SoloRoute versus MakeRoutes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoloRouteMakeRoutes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (32 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoutificPau Bosch Monjas

Customer experience

SoloRoute

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MakeRoutes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SoloRoute

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
None

MakeRoutes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoloRoute free?
SoloRoute is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MakeRoutes free?
MakeRoutes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SoloRoute or MakeRoutes?
SoloRoute is rated higher. SoloRoute averages 4.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while MakeRoutes averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SoloRoute or MakeRoutes have ads?
Neither SoloRoute nor MakeRoutes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoloRoute or MakeRoutes?
SoloRoute ships an update weekly, and MakeRoutes daily. Most recently, SoloRoute was updated on October 30, 2026 and MakeRoutes on October 31, 2026.

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