Comparison

Open Road vs Exit51

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

Head to head
About

Open Road

This app automatically logs your driving history and replays routes, providing key stats like distance and top speed. Compete by tracking personal bests in speed zones and speed traps, and share your drives with visually appealing cards on social media.

Highlights
  • Automatic drive history
  • Route replay
  • Speed traps and zones
  • Personal best tracking
  • Shareable drive cards
  • Speed heatmaps
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open road is a drive tracker for iPhone. it starts on its own, records every drive, and puts every road you take on one map. your drive log keeps the route, time, distance and the day you took it, with a garage for every car you own. drive with friends on a live map, join a convoy with voice chat, and watch your streaks build. free to download; premium adds more history and deeper stats. 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

About

Exit51

Connect with fellow car enthusiasts, share your vehicle builds, and plan group drives. Explore new routes and keep your location private with customizable controls.

Highlights
  • Live map with crew tracking
  • Ghost Mode privacy controls
  • Start convoys and set destinations
  • Digital garage with vehicle mods
  • Explore and unlock new roads
  • Customizable profile and location privacy
Features
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Exit51 is the social app built for car enthusiasts. Connect with your crew, show off your builds, and explore the road together. Exit51 requires a paid Exit51 Pro subscription to use. Every feature listed below is part of Exit51 Pro. It's auto-renewing. Cancel anytime. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN EXIT51 PRO • See your crew live on the map with Ghost Mode privacy controls • Start convoys and set shared destinations for group drives • Build your digital garage with multiple vehicles and detailed mods • Explore new roads to unlock your personal fog-of-war map • Track your distance explored, trips, and personal stats • Compete on leaderboards with your crew and the wider community • Customize privacy controls for your profile and location Whether you're into classics, sports cars, or tuned builds, Exit51 is where car culture lives. Terms of Use: https://exit51.vexia.digital/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://exit51.vexia.digital/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Open Road4 screens
Exit514 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Open Road at free with in-app purchases against Exit51's subscription. Open Road also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 46%). Exit51's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Open Road sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Exit51 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Open Road against 4.6 for Exit51. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 826 and 283 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Open Road's written reviews are positive against 46% of Exit51's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open Road ships an update every 6 days, Exit51 every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Open Road versus Exit51: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen RoadExit51
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (826 ratings) — better4.6 (283 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better45.8% of reviews
Number of ratings826 — better283
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#90 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size274 MB92 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperOPENROAD LLCEZ RECURRING LLC

Customer experience

Open Road

All ratings826 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral11.3%
Negative26.3%

Exit51

All ratings273 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral10.4%
Negative43.8%

In-app purchases

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
8 purchases

Exit51

Subscriptions8
  • Exit51 Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Exit51 Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Exit51 Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Exit51 Pro (Monthly)$19.991 Month
  • Exit51 Pro$69.991 Year
  • Exit51 Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Exit51 Pro (Annual)3 Days trial$129.991 Year
  • Exit51 Pro (Annual)$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Open Road free?
Open Road is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exit51 free?
Exit51 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Open Road or Exit51?
Open Road is rated higher. Open Road averages 4.7 out of 5 from 826 ratings, while Exit51 averages 4.6 from 283 ratings.
Do Open Road or Exit51 have ads?
Open Road shows ads; Exit51 does not.
Which is updated more often, Open Road or Exit51?
Open Road ships an update every 6 days, and Exit51 every 5 days. Most recently, Open Road was updated on October 28, 2026 and Exit51 on October 28, 2026.

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