Comparison

Roadar vs DontFlockMe

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

Head to head
About

Roadar

This navigation app provides real-time alerts for speed cameras, red-light cameras, and police presence. It leverages a community-driven map and reports from drivers ahead to warn you before you encounter hazards. The app is designed for minimal distraction while driving and prioritizes user privacy.

Highlights
  • Live alerts for speed and red-light cameras
  • Community-sourced police and hazard reports
  • Works with phone locked or app closed
  • CarPlay and Lock Screen integration
  • One-tap reporting with undo option
  • Privacy-focused with no user tracking
Features
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Every Flock camera, on your map. Roadar ships with 300,000+ mapped license-plate readers (Flock and others), fixed speed cameras, and red-light cameras built in - and warns you before you reach one. The rest comes from the drivers ahead of you: police, crashes, and road hazards, reported as they pass them, shown to you in time to slow down. FLOCK, SPEED & RED-LIGHT CAMERAS, BUILT IN Powered by the world's largest community camera map (the DeFlock project on OpenStreetMap), so Roadar is useful in your city from your very first drive. Drivers confirm or clear each camera as things change, and you get a quiet heads-up as you approach - on your Lock Screen, even with the app closed. LIVE ALERTS FROM DRIVERS AHEAD Someone ahead taps once to report what they see. Drivers near it confirm it's still there. As you approach, Roadar warns you - on your Lock Screen, on CarPlay, or with a single notification that can break through Driving Focus. MADE FOR DRIVING, NOT FOR SCREENS - A police alert takes over the screen with a live countdown, then gets out of the way - Works with your phone locked or the app closed - One tap to report, and five seconds to undo it - Report from CarPlay, the Action Button, a widget, a Home Screen shortcut, or just ask Siri - Tells you when you're offline, and goes easy on your battery in Low Power Mode YOU CAN TRUST WHAT YOU SEE Reports come from drivers who were actually there, and nearby drivers confirm or clear them. Honest reporters build a reputation. Fake reports disappear fast - and pause the reporting of whoever filed them. PRIVATE, ACTUALLY - Other drivers never see who you are - no usernames, no profiles, no followers - Your location is used to warn you. Never stored, never sold. - No ads. No tracking. Nothing to scroll. FREE Everything, for every driver. No subscription, no in-app purchases. On iPhone and iPad, in English, Spanish, and Russian. Drive like you know what's ahead. Roadar is for lawful use: alerts exist so you slow down, and camera awareness is not evasion. Don't touch the app while driving. Reports are made by other drivers and can be wrong - the road in front of you is always the authority. Camera data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://devmastermike.github.io/roadar-website/privacy.html

About

DontFlockMe

Features
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DontFlockMe is a GPS navigation app with one extra talent: it knows where automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are, and it can route around them the same way other apps route around tolls. Every route shows you the honest tradeoff. The fastest route and the protected route sit side by side: how many known cameras each one passes and how many minutes the cleaner route costs. You pick. Your choice, your drive. WHAT YOU GET - Turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance, speed limits, and live rerouting - A nationwide map of 120,000+ community-reported ALPR locations, updated nightly - Protected routing that treats cameras like tolls: avoid them when you want to - Camera alerts while you drive, even without a route - Community reports: cameras, police, speed traps, crashes, hazards - Honest coverage: the app tells you when an area is lightly mapped instead of pretending to know PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE No account. No sign-in. No analytics SDKs, no ad SDKs, no trackers. Maps, routing, and search run on our own servers, so no map or routing provider sees your location either. Routes are computed in real time and never stored. If you buy Pro, Apple handles the payment, so we never learn who you are. Camera locations come from public community mapping and user reports. Coverage is strong in well-mapped areas and thinner elsewhere; the app always tells you which one you are in. DontFlockMe Pro unlocks camera-avoidance routing and patrol alerts. Pick your door: monthly, yearly after a free week, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Lifetime means the life of the app: if it is ever sunset, the final update makes Pro features free for everyone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dontflockme.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Roadar4 screens
DontFlockMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DontFlockMe at daily against Roadar's every 2 weeks. DontFlockMe also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Roadar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year and DontFlockMe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roadar ships an update every 2 weeks, DontFlockMe daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Roadar versus DontFlockMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoadarDontFlockMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael BerinshteynGarrett Keith

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Roadar

Subscriptions1
  • Roadar Avoidance6 Months trial$0.991 Year
3 purchases

DontFlockMe

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • DontFlockMe Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Roadar free?
Roadar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DontFlockMe free?
DontFlockMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Roadar or DontFlockMe have ads?
Neither Roadar nor DontFlockMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roadar or DontFlockMe?
Roadar ships an update every 2 weeks, and DontFlockMe daily. Most recently, Roadar was updated on October 14, 2026 and DontFlockMe on October 10, 2026.

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