Potholed vs Pothole Tracker
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.
Pothole Tracker
This app uses your phone's sensors to automatically detect potholes while you drive. It anonymously shares this data to create a community-driven map of road conditions, helping you and others avoid rough routes.
- Automatic pothole detection
- Community-generated road maps
- Anonymous data sharing
- Real-time road condition insights
- Avoidance of rough roads
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Turn every ride into valuable road‑quality insights. Pothole Tracker uses your device’s motion sensors to automatically detect potholes while you drive. With your permission, detected potholes are anonymously uploaded to a shared database that maps road conditions across your city. Browse community‑generated street ratings, see which areas have the most frequent hits, and help others avoid rough roads. Together, we build a smarter, safer map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Potholed at every 2 days against Pothole Tracker's every 5 weeks. Potholed also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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.
Potholed ships an update every 2 days, Pothole Tracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Potholed | Pothole Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Timothy Stirrup | Bogdan Bun |
In-app purchases
Potholed
No in-app purchases
Pothole Tracker
No in-app purchases






