Comparison

Root vs Scenic Way

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

Head to head
About

Root

Features
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Root – Ride Smarter Ride smarter. Plan better routes. Track your progress. Root is a motorcycle companion app built for riders who want more from every journey. Whether you’re commuting, touring, or exploring new roads, Root helps you plan, track, and connect β€” all in one place. Plan & Save Routes Create and customise routes in seconds. Save your favourite rides and build your own collection of roads worth riding again. Track Your Rides Use GPS tracking to record your journeys and see your route history clearly mapped out. Personal Ride Analytics See distance, ride stats, and progress over time. Turn every ride into measurable improvement. Earn XP & Level Up Every mile counts. Earn experience points as you ride and watch your level grow. Join Rider Groups Connect with other riders, join groups, and share routes within the community. Root is designed for real motorcyclists who value progress, planning, and community. Download Root and make every ride count. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scenic Way

Plan and navigate custom routes for driving, walking, or cycling, prioritizing scenery over speed. Discover curated iconic routes and receive turn-by-turn guidance with live traffic and speed camera alerts. Share your adventures with friends and enjoy a private, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Custom route planning with waypoints
  • Scenic vs. fastest route comparison
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Live traffic and speed camera alerts
  • CarPlay integration
  • Plan walks, runs, and rides
  • Shareable routes
Features
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Most sat-navs get you there the fastest way. Scenic Way is for the journeys where the route is the point. Plan a drive, walk, run or ride through the places you actually want to go - then follow it turn by turn, with live traffic, speed-camera alerts and CarPlay. PLAN YOUR WAY β€’ Drop waypoints anywhere, search a village, tap a viewpoint, add the pub for lunch β€’ See the real trade-off before you choose: "Fastest Β· 1h 2m" vs "Scenic Β· +28m" β€’ Drag to reorder, reverse the route, start and end at Home β€’ The app suggests attractions or points of interest near your route - one tap adds them as a stop ICONIC ROUTES, BUILT IN β€’ Legendary drives ready to go: the North Coast 500, Skyfall's Glen Etive, the Snow Roads, the Yorkshire Dales and more β€’ New featured routes appear automatically NOT JUST FOR DRIVERS β€’ Plan walks, runs and rides too β€’ Or tell it "find me a 5 km loop" and it invents one from wherever you're standing DRIVE IT PROPERLY β€’ Voice-guided turn-by-turn that follows YOUR route, not the fastest one β€’ Live traffic on the road ahead β€’ Resume from where you are after a lunch stop, or skip a stop on the fly BUILT FOR CARPLAY β€’ Your planned routes on the dashboard, with camera alerts and a skip-stop button β€’ Guidance keeps working through signal blackspots SPEED-CAMERA AWARE β€’ Import your own licensed camera feed (SCDB, PocketGPSWorld) for spoken alerts β€’ Automatically adapts to local law by country SHARE THE ADVENTURE β€’ Send any route as a link to your friends, so they can save their own copy and join your trip β€’ Perfect for road trips: every car runs the same route, even if the convoy splits up β€’ Import and export GPX for Garmin, TomTom and more PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No ads, no tracking. Your routes stay yours unless you share a link. Sign in with Apple. SCENIC WAY PRO Free to plan, browse and share. Scenic Way Pro unlocks the full driving experience - turn-by-turn navigation, CarPlay, speed-camera alerts, the loop generator and unlimited saved routes. β€’ 7-day free trial, then Β£2.99/month or Β£24.99/year β€’ Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Let's take the scenic way. Terms of Use: https://scenicway.co.uk/terms Privacy Policy: https://scenicway.co.uk/privacy

Screenshots

Root4 screens
Scenic Way4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Root at 14.0 against Scenic Way's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Root sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Scenic Way sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Root versus Scenic Way: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRootScenic Way
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyβ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationβ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size32 MB73 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerben hodgeTurnkey I.T Solutions Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Root

Subscriptions2
  • Root Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Root Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Scenic Way

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Root free?
Root is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scenic Way free?
Scenic Way is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Root or Scenic Way have ads?
Neither Root nor Scenic Way shows ads.

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