Comparison

DriveTracker vs Open Road

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

Head to head
About

DriveTracker

Automatically records your drives, displaying them on a map with distance and time details. Analyze driving patterns with graphs and reports, and export your data. Offers offline recording and seamless syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic drive recording
  • Route visualization on map
  • Distance and time tracking
  • Driving pattern analysis
  • Data export to CSV
  • Offline recording capability
  • Siri and widget control
Features
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■ Every Road You Drive, Saved on a Map DriveTracker records your drives and shows them on a map. Where did you go? How far did you drive? It's all there. Every road you've taken, right at your fingertips. ■ What You Can Do ・Your Routes Stay on the Map Every road you drive gets recorded automatically. Open the map and see everywhere you've been! ・Look Back at Any Trip Pick a past drive by date or place. "Where did I go that day?" — now you'll know. ・See Distance & Time as You Go While you're driving, check how far you've gone and how long it's been. Simple as that. ・Pause When You Need To Taking a break? Hit pause. Ready to go? Resume. Record at your own pace. ・Share Your Drives Tell friends and family where you went, how far, how long. Relive your road trip together! ■ Dig Into the Numbers ・Graphs That Make Sense See your driving patterns clearly: - Distance over time - Speed changes - Driving vs. stopped time Check by day, week, month, or year. Spot trends instantly! ・Reports for Any Period Today, this week, this month, this year... Pick any timeframe. "How much did I drive this month?" Done. ・Custom Date Ranges Want to check "last 2 weeks" or "September"? Easy. ・Export to CSV Grab all your records as a CSV file. Crunch the numbers in Excel or Google Sheets. ■ Works Anywhere ・No Internet? No Problem Record even offline! Deep in the mountains with no signal? If GPS works, you're good. ・iCloud Keeps You Synced Your records sync automatically between iPhone and iPad. Switch devices without losing anything. ■ Control Without Opening the App ・Talk to Siri "Start recording." "Stop recording." Hands-free, eyes on the road. ・Home Screen Widget Tap a widget to start or stop. No need to launch the app. ・Lock Screen Widget Add it to your lock screen too. Control recording without unlocking. ・Shortcuts Automation Set up rules: "Start when Bluetooth connects" or "Stop when I get home." Apple Shortcuts makes it happen. ・Live Activity While recording, info shows on your lock screen and Dynamic Island. Glance anytime. ■ Made For ・Road Trip Lovers Record your drives and revisit routes on the map. Remember that scenic detour! ・Motorcycle Riders Share how far you rode with friends. Save routes for next time. ・Delivery & Sales Drivers Track daily mileage. Know which routes, how far. ・Number Nerds See your driving habits in data. Graphs that actually make sense. ・Travel Memories Save every drive from your trips. "Where did we go that time?" Now you'll remember. Terms of Use: https://sbryu.com/apps/drivetracker/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sbryu.com/apps/drivetracker/privacy-policy

About

Open Road

This app automatically logs your drives, recording routes, mileage, and top speeds to build a personal map of your travels. It offers features like live friend tracking, speed camera alerts, and navigation, with premium options for deeper stats and community features.

Highlights
  • Automatic drive logging
  • Personalized road map
  • Live friend tracking
  • Speed camera alerts
  • CarPlay integration
  • Navigation with recording
  • Convoy voice chat
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open road tracks every drive for you. it records your route, miles and top speed, then adds each road to your own map. see your full history, your records, and the drivers you follow. it works with carplay. pro unlocks the community map, live friends and deeper stats. 3 days free on the yearly plan. 50,000+ drivers you drive every day and almost none of it gets kept. the store run, the loop, the drive to a friend's, the long way home. open road keeps all of it, so the map of where you have driven fills in on its own and any drive you took is still there a year later. drive tracker, drive log, trip log, route tracker, car stats, mileage, odometer, driving history. people call it a lot of things. it is the same idea. every drive saved without you doing anything. what you get • your drive log: every drive with the route drawn, the time, the distance and the day you took it. • your map: every road you have driven, filling in as you go. • your garage: every car you own, tracked on its own. • your friends on one live map while they drive. • speed cameras and average-speed zones on the map, plus police and hazard reports from drivers. • navigation built in, and the drive keeps recording while you use it. • convoy voice chat with your group, and the recap after you park. • streaks and milestones for every drive you take. • weather on your past drives, so you remember the day how it was. • a 3D map and a share card for the drives worth showing. • long drives are easy on the battery, and every drive saves and syncs. the map is the part people keep coming back to. one road at a time it turns into a picture of everywhere you have taken your car, and it is yours. it does not reset, it does not expire, and it keeps filling in for as long as you drive. who it is for drivers who care about the road. the person who takes the long way. the weekend trip that ends up being the best part of the month. the group that drives together and wants one map for all of it. anyone who looks forward to getting in the car. how far it goes free to download. premium adds depth: more of your history, deeper stats, and more of what you already use. 30 languages. what drivers say "App is clean and far better than competition." Jan 21, 2026 "Works well super clean interface." Jan 25, 2026 drive responsibly. use where legal. open road terms: openroaddrive.com/terms privacy policy: openroaddrive.com/privacy community guidelines: openroaddrive.com/community-guidelines

Screenshots

DriveTracker4 screens
Open Road4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Open Road at 4.7 against DriveTracker's 3.9. Open Road also leads on ratings volume (826 vs 7) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). DriveTracker's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 61%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. DriveTracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Open Road sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open Road holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Road has 826 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of DriveTracker's written reviews are positive against 61% of Open Road's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DriveTracker ships an update every 10 days, Open Road every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DriveTracker versus Open Road: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriveTrackerOpen Road
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)4.7 (826 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7826 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB274 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRyunosuke ShibuyaOPENROAD LLC

Customer experience

DriveTracker

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Open Road

All ratings826 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative28.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

DriveTracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time2
  • Welcome Offer$10.99
  • Premium Lifetime$14.99
4 purchases

Open Road

Subscriptions4
  • Open Road Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Paid$9.991 Month
  • Annual Paid3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Premium Annual B3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is DriveTracker free?
DriveTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Road free?
Open Road is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DriveTracker or Open Road?
Open Road is rated higher. DriveTracker averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Open Road averages 4.7 from 826 ratings.
Do DriveTracker or Open Road have ads?
Both DriveTracker and Open Road show ads.
Which is updated more often, DriveTracker or Open Road?
DriveTracker ships an update every 10 days, and Open Road every 6 days. Most recently, DriveTracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Open Road on November 6, 2026.

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