Comparison

Potholed vs Road Quality

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

Head to head
About

Potholed

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Potholed4 screens
Road Quality4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Potholed versus Road Quality: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotholedRoad Quality
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy StirrupRamya Kalasapura Ramaswamy

In-app purchases

None

Potholed

No in-app purchases

None

Road Quality

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Potholed free?
Potholed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Road Quality free?
Road Quality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Potholed or Road Quality have ads?
Neither Potholed nor Road Quality shows ads.

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