Comparison

Drive Crew vs Koast

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

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About

Drive Crew

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DRIVE CREW – THE APP TO FIND, ORGANIZE, AND ENJOY YOUR CAR OUTINGS Drive Crew brings together everything you need to make the most of your automotive outings. Discover road trips, rides, rallies, and events near you, join other enthusiasts, or create your own outings. On the road, Drive Crew keeps you on track with a shared itinerary, a synced convoy, voice messages, and alerts. DISCOVER CAR OUTINGS NEAR YOU Easily find road trips, rides, rallies, club outings, and automotive events around you. Browse outings, check their routes, then join the ones that match what you’re looking for. Whether you want a ride this weekend or a road trip to plan ahead, Drive Crew helps you find new reasons to drive. ORGANIZE YOUR OWN OUTINGS Create your own event in the app: a ride with friends, a road trip, a touring rally, a club outing, or a gathering. Prepare your itinerary, add stops, waypoints, and points of interest, then invite participants to join. You can also import a GPX file to turn an existing route into a Drive Crew outing. DRIVE IN CONVOY WITHOUT GETTING SEPARATED Once the outing starts, every driver follows the same synced itinerary and can track the convoy’s progress. Easily find the other participants and stay aligned on the route, even on complex roads or long outings. The goal: smoother convoys that are easier to lead and more enjoyable, without endless messages, calls, or unnecessary stops. STAY IN TOUCH WITHOUT TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD Voice messages let you communicate quickly while driving. Send a message to the group, to a specific participant, or leave a voice message at a point on the route. Messages are read aloud automatically so you can stay focused on the road. KEEP YOUR OUTINGS SAFER WITH ALERTS Quickly report a hazard on the road: gravel, a stray animal, an obstacle, slowdown, or any other risk. Alerts help other participants anticipate and adapt their driving, especially on country roads, mountain passes, winding routes, or long rides. CREATE AND MANAGE YOUR CAR EVENTS Organize outings open to your group or to other enthusiasts: rally, ride, road trip, club outing, or gathering. Add the useful details, the route, and points of interest so participants know exactly what to expect. Prepare your routes ahead of time, share the key info, and make convoy coordination easier on the day. BUILT FOR CAR CLUBS Clubs can publish their events, give their outings more visibility, and make convoy organization easier. Drive Crew centralizes outings and improves the member experience before, during, and after the drive. CUSTOMIZE YOUR PROFILE AND YOUR CAR Create your driver profile and connect easily with other enthusiasts. Personalize your car with a dedicated avatar: import a photo or describe your vehicle to generate a representation. Each participant becomes easier to spot in the convoy. FOR ENTHUSIASTS, GROUPS, AND ORGANIZERS Drive Crew is for everyone who loves to drive: car enthusiasts, groups of friends, clubs, organizers, and participants in rallies or road trips. Find an outing near you. Create your next road trip. Gather your crew. And enjoy the road. Drive Crew turns every outing into a connected, organized, and calmer convoy.

About

Koast

This app helps car and motorcycle enthusiasts ride together in real time. It features a shared live map, push-to-talk communication, and route planning. Users can also create crews, share rides, and report community hazards.

Highlights
  • Real-time convoy map
  • Push-to-talk communication
  • GPS navigation with voice guidance
  • Ride planner
  • CarPlay compatible
  • Crew creation and management
  • Community hazard reports
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Ride in convoy, your whole crew live on the same map. Koast is the convoy app for car and motorcycle groups: watch your crew move in real time, talk to them with one button, and let navigation guide everyone on the same route. For rides with friends, clubs and car meets. RIDE TOGETHER, LIVE - Real-time convoy map, with each member's name under their vehicle. - Push-to-talk: talk to your group with one button, like a walkie-talkie. Your music lowers instead of stopping. - Destination shared by the leader, and everyone's arrival time. - Cohesion radar: is the group together or strung out? Optional alerts when someone drops off, with an arrow to get back. - Quick messages, translated into each rider's language. NAVIGATION AND MAP - Turn-by-turn voice guidance, lane guidance, color-coded traffic and multiple stops. - Speed limit shown, with an alert if you go over it. - Twisty or scenic loops, a ride planner and Koast, the hands-free voice assistant. - Fuel prices and the cheapest station on your route. - Community hazard reports, with votes to keep the map up to date. - Offline maps and nearly 20 map styles. - CarPlay: Koast opens on its own on your vehicle's screen, even when the app is closed, with map buttons and the speed limit. YOUR CREW - Private or public crews, chat with photos, a pinned announcement and albums. - Meets with RSVP and automatic reminders. - A room for each country to find people who ride. - Social feed, profiles, build sheets and ride photos. YOUR VEHICLE - AI skin: Koast turns 1 to 4 photos of YOUR vehicle into your marker on the convoy map (with credits earned by riding, or included with Koast+). - Garage: maintenance and reminders, documents in your glovebox, manufacturer safety recalls. - Your odometer moves forward on its own with your rides. - Printable show card for car meets. SAFETY FIRST Set your destination before you go, use a mount and voice guidance, or let your passenger handle the app. Koast does not encourage speeding or racing: points reward distance covered, never speed. YOUR DATA Our database is hosted in Canada (ca-central-1 region). To run the app, some providers, mostly in the United States, also process information outside Quebec and Canada; the privacy policy names each of them. In the background, your location is only tracked during a ride, or while Koast is shown on your vehicle's CarPlay screen. Outside a ride, it is never shared with your crew. No advertising data, nothing is sold, and you can delete your account in the app. KOAST+ (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Koast is free at its core: the convoy, push-to-talk, navigation and crews. Koast+ adds: - Unlimited vehicles in the garage - Maintenance log as a PDF, for resale - Cost of ownership: maintenance, fuel and running cost - Compatible parts, with their sources - Exclusive rings and the Koast+ badge - Unlimited Koast assistant and ride planner - Premium assistant voice - One AI skin per month Monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Prices are shown in the app before any purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://koast.grouperzk.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://koast.grouperzk.com/privacy Ride well, ride together.

Screenshots

Drive Crew3 screens
Koast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drive Crew at none against Koast's 2. Koast's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). 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. Koast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Drive Crew asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drive Crew ships an update every 4 months, Koast every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drive Crew versus Koast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrive CrewKoast
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB82 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPaul DuthoitArchive Vivante Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Drive Crew

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Koast

Subscriptions2
  • Koast+ mensuel1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Koast+ annuel1 Month trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Drive Crew free?
Drive Crew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Koast free?
Koast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drive Crew or Koast have ads?
Neither Drive Crew nor Koast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drive Crew or Koast?
Drive Crew ships an update every 4 months, and Koast every 10 days. Most recently, Drive Crew was updated on October 31, 2026 and Koast on October 31, 2026.

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