Comparison

Drivio vs PlacePlot

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

Head to head
About

Drivio

Automatically records your car journeys, mapping routes and allowing you to relive them with detailed replays. You can also share your live location with friends and family, with all data stored privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic drive detection
  • Detailed route mapping
  • Photo integration with trips
  • Live trip sharing
  • Drive replays
  • On-device data storage
Features
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Some roads deserve to be remembered. Drivio makes sure they are. Open the app, get in your car, and drive. That's it. Drivio automatically detects when you start moving and silently records every route — no tapping, no reminders, no manual logging. When you park, your journey is already saved. -- AUTOMATIC, ALWAYS -- Drivio detects your drives without you lifting a finger. No "start trip" button. No forgetting to log. Whether it's a spontaneous detour or a week-long road trip, every drive is captured the moment it begins. -- YOUR JOURNEY, BEAUTIFULLY RECALLED -- Relive every route on a detailed map. See exactly where you went, how long you drove, and every stop along the way. Match your photos to the moments they were taken — and turn a road trip into a story worth revisiting. -- SHARE THE RIDE -- Let friends and family follow along in real time with Live Share. Share a link and they can watch your route unfold on a map — no app download required on their end. -- YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE -- All trips are stored privately on your device. No account required, no data sold. Optional iCloud backup keeps your journey history safe across devices. -- REPLAY THE ROAD -- Watch a replay of any drive — the route animating step by step, just as it happened. Perfect for reliving a great drive or sharing the story of how you got there. Every road trip is a chapter. Drivio is where they're kept. Terms of Use (EULA): https://drivio.to/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://drivio.to/privacy.html

About

PlacePlot

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PlacePlot is a trip planner that works the way you actually plan. Pin every place you want to see on one map, then turn it into a day-by-day itinerary you can follow. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Pin places on a Google map and see the whole trip at once - Add a place by name search, a dropped pin, a Maps link or coordinates - Tap search for sights worth visiting near your part of the map - Make your own categories with colours and icons - Measure the distance along a chain of places - Build a day-by-day itinerary by dragging places onto it - Add blocks that are not places, like travel, meals and rest - Set each trip's own start and end hours - Write notes and addresses on any place - Share the whole trip as a PDF - Export as GPX, KML or a JSON backup, and import it back - Back up and restore your whole library - Light and dark, kilometres or miles - Open any place in Google Maps for turn-by-turn directions PUT THE WHOLE TRIP ON ONE MAP Everything you have been saving up goes on one map, so you finally see the shape of the trip. Type a place name and pick it from the list, or paste a Google Maps link, and the place lands where it should. Your own categories and colours keep the beaches, the food and everything you promised the kids apart at a glance. KNOW WHAT IS WORTH DOING ON THE SAME DAY A list of place names never tells you which two are ten minutes apart and which are across the city. Pick a few pins and PlacePlot draws the line and gives you the distance, in kilometres or miles, so a day stops being guesswork. When you are ready to actually go, hand the place off to Google Maps for real directions. THEN GIVE EVERY DAY A SHAPE Drag a place onto a day and it becomes a block you can slide to a new time or stretch to a longer visit. Add the things that are not places at all, a train, a nap, dinner with someone. Set your own hours so an early start or a long evening fits. Days are just days, so a trip works before you have booked a single date. SHARE THE PLAN WITH WHOEVER IS COMING One tap turns the trip into a PDF: the places, the categories, and every day laid out hour by hour. Send it in a message, print it, or keep it for the flight. Nobody needs the app to read it. If you want the raw data instead, a trip also exports as GPX, KML or a JSON backup that carries the itinerary too. WHO ACTUALLY USES IT Families planning a week abroad, road trips, city breaks and group holidays. Travel agents, guides and planners use the PDF to hand a client a finished itinerary, with no app to install and no login. NOBODY ELSE SEES YOUR TRIP There is no account to make and no email to hand over. We do not store your trips, your pins or your day plans, and there is no server of ours behind this app. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is synced, and nothing is shared unless you send it yourself. No ads, no analytics, no tracking of any kind. PlacePlot is free to start. An optional one-time unlock lifts the trip limit and adds your own categories, with no subscription and nothing that expires.

Screenshots

Drivio4 screens
PlacePlot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PlacePlot at every 3 days against Drivio's every 2 weeks. PlacePlot also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Drivio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PlacePlot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drivio ships an update every 2 weeks, PlacePlot every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Drivio versus PlacePlot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrivioPlacePlot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaworld Labs LLCPradipta Das

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drivio

Subscriptions2
  • Drivio Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Drivio Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
1 purchases

PlacePlot

One-time1
  • PlacePlot Unlock$1.99

Questions

Is Drivio free?
Drivio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlacePlot free?
PlacePlot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drivio or PlacePlot have ads?
Neither Drivio nor PlacePlot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drivio or PlacePlot?
Drivio ships an update every 2 weeks, and PlacePlot every 3 days. Most recently, Drivio was updated on October 2, 2026 and PlacePlot on October 13, 2026.

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