MakeRoutes vs Route Planner for Couriers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakeRoutes
This app optimizes multi-stop routes, arranging your destinations for the most efficient path. It allows you to add multiple locations and then opens the optimized route in your preferred navigation app for turn-by-turn directions.
- Optimize up to 11 stops
- Choose fastest time or shortest distance
- Set route end point
- Search stops by address or place name
- Drag and drop reordering
- Open route in Apple Maps or Google Maps
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MakeRoutes puts your stops in the right order, so you drive less and get home sooner. Add the places you need to visit, tap optimize, and MakeRoutes works out the best order to visit them. Then open the route in Apple Maps or Google Maps for turn-by-turn navigation. WHO IT'S FOR • Everyday errands — pharmacy, school run, shopping, then home • Driving friends or family home — drop everyone off and finish at your own door • Days out and house viewings — several places in one trip, without doubling back • Trades and home visits — plumbers, electricians, physios and carers • Sales and field reps — fit more visits into the day • Delivery drivers and couriers — rounds of up to 11 stops, or 15 with the "Allow up to 15 stops" switch KEY FEATURES • Optimize up to 11 stops per route — 15 if you turn on "Allow up to 15 stops" (the web version allows 8) • Choose fastest time or shortest distance • Decide where the route ends: anywhere, back at your starting point, or at a stop you pick • Search stops by address or place name • Drag stops to reorder them by hand • One tap to open the route in Apple Maps or Google Maps (Google Maps takes up to 11 stops) • Available in 11 languages, picked from your device NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Open the app and start planning. No signup, no email, nothing to fill in. YOUR ROUTES STAY YOURS Routes are saved on your device. Your location is used only when you tap "Use my location" — there is no background tracking. WORKS WORLDWIDE MakeRoutes searches Spanish addresses using official national address data, so it finds streets and door numbers that generic maps often miss. Routes outside Spain work too: because MakeRoutes is free, they share a limited daily allowance. Plan your first route in under a minute.
Route Planner for Couriers
Optimize your delivery routes to save time and fuel. Input multiple stops via typing, file upload, or OCR scanning, then get the most efficient path with one tap. Navigate directly through your preferred maps app.
- One-tap multi-stop route optimization
- CSV and Excel import
- OCR address scanning
- Stop-by-stop navigation
- Manual stop reordering
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Route Planner for Couriers puts your stops in an efficient order, so you spend less time driving between deliveries. Add your stops, tap Optimize, and go. The whole route is ordered in seconds — no manual reordering. Open each stop in Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze or another navigator, mark it delivered and move on to the next one. ADD STOPS FAST • Scan a parcel label with the camera — the address is read and matched for you • Scan a printed list or a screenshot with many addresses at once (Pro and Business) • Import a CSV or Excel file — choose the address column and load the whole list (Pro and Business) • Or type an address with smart search, or drop a pin on the map BUILT FOR REAL DELIVERY DAYS • Routes of up to 100, 150 or 200 stops, depending on your plan • Start from your location, finish at a fixed end point or return to the start • Recipient name, phone and notes on every stop, such as a gate code • Mark stops delivered or failed, see what is left, and continue where you stopped • Proof of delivery with photo and signature, shared as a PDF (paid plans) • Duplicate, rename and reuse your routes FOR COURIERS AND SMALL DELIVERY BUSINESSES Made for parcel and last-mile couriers, multi-drop drivers and owner-operators. The Business plan adds parcel control (scan parcels at loading and at the door), time windows on stops that the route and arrival times take into account, and a 90-day archive of delivery proofs. IN YOUR LANGUAGE AND YOUR COUNTRY The app works in 28 languages and finds addresses in the country where you deliver, including house numbers, postcodes and local address formats. NO ADS Your screen stays on the route. PLANS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS Free for short routes — the app always shows what your plan includes. Lite, Pro and Business unlock longer routes, more optimizations, more label scans and proof of delivery. List scanning and file import come with Pro and Business; Free and Lite include one test import. Subscriptions are monthly or for 6 months; new subscribers start with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends, and the subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Load your stops in a minute and spend your shift delivering, not planning. TERMS Terms of Use (EULA): https://courierrouteplanner.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://courierrouteplanner.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Route Planner for Couriers at 5.0 against MakeRoutes's 3.0. MakeRoutes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. Route Planner for Couriers sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. MakeRoutes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Route Planner for Couriers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
MakeRoutes ships an update daily, Route Planner for Couriers every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MakeRoutes | Route Planner for Couriers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pau Bosch Monjas | Yevhen Tekhov |
Customer experience
MakeRoutes
Route Planner for Couriers
In-app purchases
MakeRoutes
No in-app purchases
Route Planner for Couriers
- Lite7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Premium7 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Business7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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- Lite · 6 months7 Days trial$34.996 Months
- Premium · 6 months7 Days trial$59.996 Months
- Business · 6 months7 Days trial$94.996 Months
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