Comparison

brieflylost vs Fillz

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

Head to head
About

brieflylost

Features
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Britain is full of places that don't show up in a "fastest route". brieflylost takes you to them. Tell the app where you want to go β€” in plain English. "A scenic drive from Brighton to Bath." "Take me to the Lake District through the countryside." "Edinburgh to Glasgow with a pub stop." Behind the scenes, an AI route planner reads your query, picks coastal roads, country lanes, or quiet B-roads, and routes through the cafes, viewpoints, or landmarks you asked for as proper waypoints β€” not just suggestions on the side. Then it's full turn-by-turn navigation. Voice guidance, lane assistance, automatic re-routing if you go off course. Just like the apps you already use, only the route was actually chosen for the drive, not the deadline. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT β€’ Natural-language route planning. No menus, no filters β€” just describe the drive you want. β€’ Genuine scenic routes built from real OpenStreetMap data. Every road class, every gradient, every coastline, weighed and chosen for you. β€’ Plan ahead or set off now. Plan Mode lets you preview a route, share it via deep link, and start it later. Navigate Mode picks up from your current location. β€’ Stops that mean something. Ask for "a cafe stop" or "somewhere with a view" and the app routes through real places, not generic markers. β€’ UK-focused. Built around UK roads, postcodes, and place names β€” Lake District, Cotswolds, Scottish Highlands, Snowdonia, the South Downs. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN FREE β€’ 50 routes per month β€’ Full turn-by-turn navigation β€’ Plan Mode and Navigate Mode β€’ Route sharing via deep link PREMIUM UNLOCK β€’ 1,000 routes per month β€’ Priority routing during high-traffic periods β€’ Future features as we ship them Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://brieflylost.com/privacy. Terms of Use: https://brieflylost.com/terms. For drivers, day-trippers, weekend wanderers, and anyone who'd rather take the long way home.

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Fillz

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Fillz shows what it costs to fill up or charge around you, using official prices, and tells you which station actually pays off. THE CHEAPEST IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST PICK A station five pence cheaper eight kilometres away can cost you more than the one round the corner. Fillz does that sum for you: the "Best pick" ordering weighs the price against the detour and shows the real saving, already worked out for your tank. OFFICIAL PRICES, NOT GUESSWORK In the United Kingdom prices come from the GOV.UK Fuel Finder scheme, and every card says where the price came from and when it was last updated. Thirteen countries have official per station prices. Where no official source exists, the price comes from drivers, and the card says so plainly. ELECTRIC TOO Charge points worldwide, with power, connector type and price per kWh. Where the operator publishes live status, you can see how many connectors are free right now. ON YOUR CAR SCREEN With CarPlay, the cheapest stations around you appear on the car screen, with brand, price and distance, and one tap takes you there. Fuel and charging. NAVIGATE WITH THE APP YOU PREFER Flip the card to see the station on a map, with the line from where you are, and open that map full screen. From either one, a tap on Navigate takes you there in Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze. You choose once, the choice is remembered, and you can change it in settings. THE SUM IS DONE WITH YOUR CAR Tell Fillz how many litres you usually put in and your car's average consumption, and the detour maths becomes yours instead of an average. Store the discounts you have with each brand, in pence per litre or as a percentage: they count into "Best pick", which is your real cost, and never into "Cheapest", which is the market price. Set the fuel you use, and the connector and charging speed your car accepts, and the app opens already filtered for you. For electric, pick your supplier or the charging card you hold, and you see what YOU pay per kWh instead of the walk-up price. AND ALSO Filter by brand and store your loyalty discount, which is counted into the saving. Pick your fuel and your search radius, see opening hours, whether it is open now and what is on site. On the map, each station is coloured by price, from cheapest to dearest. NO SIGN UP No account needed. Your location is used to find the stations around you, and nothing else. Prices in the United Kingdom: GOV.UK Fuel Finder.

Screenshots

brieflylost4 screens
Fillz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fillz at none against brieflylost's 1. Fillz also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. brieflylost sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Fillz asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

brieflylost ships an update monthly, Fillz weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
brieflylost versus Fillz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbrieflylostFillz
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbrieflylost ltdCabine ComunicaΓ§Γ£o Empresarial

In-app purchases

1 purchases

brieflylost

Subscriptions1
  • brieflylost Premium$4.991 Month
None

Fillz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is brieflylost free?
brieflylost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fillz free?
Fillz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do brieflylost or Fillz have ads?
Neither brieflylost nor Fillz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, brieflylost or Fillz?
brieflylost ships an update monthly, and Fillz weekly. Most recently, brieflylost was updated on October 9, 2026 and Fillz on October 16, 2026.

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