Comparison

DashLog GPS Drive Tracker vs Rively

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

Head to head
About

DashLog GPS Drive Tracker

This app automatically records your drives, logging GPS routes, distance, time, and speed. Review your trips with detailed statistics and map replays, all without needing an account. It's designed for simple, private drive tracking.

Highlights
  • Live drive recording
  • Automatic drive logbook
  • Map route history
  • Route replay
  • Driving statistics
  • Altitude details
Features
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DashLog is a GPS ride and drive logbook that records car trips, motorcycle rides, and bicycle routes automatically. Connect to CarPlay or your vehicle's Bluetooth and recording starts on its own, then stops when you disconnect. Fully hands-free. You can also start and stop with a single tap. Whatever you ride, DashLog saves your GPS route, distance, time, speed, altitude, and stats as a clean record. No account, no manual entry; your data stays on your device. Features Automatic recording (hands-free) When you connect to CarPlay or your vehicle's Bluetooth, recording starts automatically and stops when you disconnect. Set it up once and it logs every ride without tapping. Live recording See your current speed, time, distance, and GPS status at a glance. Automatic logbook Every ride and drive is organized by date, with distance, duration, average and top speed, start, and destination. Map route history & replay DashLog draws your route from GPS points and replays it with speed changes along the way. Statistics Review today, this week, this month, and all-time distance, time, and speed with clear charts. Export & import Export a single drive as GPX or CSV, or pick a period — today, this week, this month, last month, this year — and export it as one report. You can also bring in a GPX file from another app or device and add it as a record. Privacy DashLog works without an account. Records are stored on your device by default. Analytics may be used to improve the app; see the Privacy Policy. Ride more. Remember every route.

About

Rively

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Rively is the social drive log for people who actually like driving. Every time you get in the car, Rively records the route in the background using GPS and draws your path on a map. You get a full trip history you can scroll, replay and share, distance, top speed, average speed, time, segments, every drive saved automatically. FEATURES • Automatic GPS recording — your route is traced as a colored polyline on a real map. • Drive history — every trip is searchable, sortable and viewable on the map. • Smooth Score — a 0 to 100 number per trip showing how smooth your driving was. • Friends + feed — add friends, see their drives, react with emojis and comment. • Stories — share your best drives as 24-hour ephemeral posts. • Weekly leaderboard — friends ranked by Smooth Score, weekly and all-time. • Personal records — set PBs on your favorite routes and unlock 13+ achievements. GETTING STARTED Open Rively and start a drive in guest mode — no account needed. Create one when you want to add friends or sync. RIVELY PRO Unlock unlimited drive history, segment-by-segment replay and advanced analytics. 7-day free trial, then $9.99/month or $39.99/year. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled 24 hours before the period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage in Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://rively-legal.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://rively-legal.vercel.app/terms.html Support: https://rively-legal.vercel.app/support.html

Screenshots

DashLog GPS Drive Tracker4 screens
Rively4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DashLog GPS Drive Tracker at none against Rively's 2. Rively's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rively sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. DashLog GPS Drive Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DashLog GPS Drive Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Rively every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DashLog GPS Drive Tracker versus Rively: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashLog GPS Drive TrackerRively
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhyunggue jeonCode Square Ltd

In-app purchases

None

DashLog GPS Drive Tracker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rively

Subscriptions2
  • Rively Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Rively Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is DashLog GPS Drive Tracker free?
DashLog GPS Drive Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rively free?
Rively is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DashLog GPS Drive Tracker or Rively have ads?
Neither DashLog GPS Drive Tracker nor Rively shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DashLog GPS Drive Tracker or Rively?
DashLog GPS Drive Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rively every 4 days. Most recently, DashLog GPS Drive Tracker was updated on October 5, 2026 and Rively on October 15, 2026.

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