Potholed vs Road Quality
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Potholed
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Drive Damage-Free. Potholes are more than just a nuisance, they are a multi-million pound tax on UK drivers. Potholed is your car’s early warning system, designed to save your suspension, your tyres, wheels and your wallet. Why Potholed? Real-Time Alerts: Passengers receive high-priority audio and visual pings before you hit a hazard. Route Safety Scan: Plan your journey and see every reported pothole on your path before you even leave your driveway. Crowdsourced Accuracy: Our "Still There/Fixed" community validation ensures you aren't alerted to holes that have already been repaired. One-Tap Reporting: See a hole? Tap once to log the GPS coordinates and location for the authorities. Claims Assistant: Did the worst happen? We provide direct links to local council reporting portals and help you gather the GPS and photographic evidence needed for a successful claim. Join thousands of UK drivers taking a stand against crumbling roads. Download Potholed today and protect your car.
Road Quality
This app uses motion and location data to detect and display real-time road roughness. It saves historical data for each street, allowing users to review past road conditions and identify recurring bumpy areas. AI-powered insights provide a clearer understanding of driving patterns and road quality over time.
- Live road quality monitoring
- Real-time street status
- Save road quality history by street
- Review rough and smooth roads
- AI-powered trip insights
- Account sign-in for data sync
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Road Quality helps you understand the roads you drive every day. Using motion and location data, Road Quality detects road roughness in real time, shows live road quality while you drive, and saves per-street history so you can review where roads were smooth, fair, or bumpy. With Road Quality, you can: • See live road quality while driving • View your current street and road status in real time • Save road quality history by street • Review rough roads and smoother roads over time • Sign in to keep your data connected to your account • Use AI-powered summaries and insights to better understand your trips and road patterns Road Quality is designed to turn collected driving data into something practical and easy to understand. Instead of just gathering information, the app helps you spot recurring rough-road areas, review recent road conditions, and get a clearer picture of your everyday routes. Whether you want to notice rougher streets, review your driving history, or explore smart road insights, Road Quality gives you a clean and useful way to do it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Potholed at 15.1 against Road Quality's 26.2. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Potholed | Road Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Stirrup | Ramya Kalasapura Ramaswamy |
In-app purchases
Potholed
No in-app purchases
Road Quality
No in-app purchases







