Comparison

Staq Route vs DropBy

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

Head to head
About

Staq Route

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Spend less time planning your stops. Import addresses, find an efficient order and follow built-in navigation for errands, customer visits and deliveries. Use Staq Personal for your own routes, or Staq Team to work with your office. PERSONAL: PLAN, NAVIGATE, SHARE • Type or paste addresses, import TXT, text PDFs, CSV and Excel files, or scan address lists with OCR. • Check imported rows, set priorities and time windows, and optimize remaining stops without losing completed work. • Follow Staq Navigation, track arrival estimates and resume an interrupted route. • Record stop outcomes and keep routes, favorite places and history on your device. • With Staq Pro, add photo proof of delivery, share TXT/CSV routes or ZIP archives with photos, and back up your data. Open stops in Google Maps or Waze. No account is needed for Personal. Staq Free includes 10 route optimizations and 3 OCR scans per month, plus Staq Navigation. Staq Pro adds unlimited OCR, photo proof, export, backup and advanced tools. TEAM: FROM THE OFFICE TO YOUR IPHONE Pair your iPhone by scanning a QR code from Staq Office for Mac. See your office, driver profile and assigned routes in the Team tab. • Receive route updates from the office in real time while connected. • Keep loaded route data available offline and reconnect when the connection returns. Refresh manually when needed. • Follow Team navigation in the background, with directions on the Lock Screen, Live Activity and Dynamic Island on supported devices. • Record delivery outcomes, notes and available coordinates; add an optional proof photo. • Route closure is managed by the office in Staq Office. Disconnect your device when needed. Team requires Staq Office for Mac and a Team subscription purchased and managed in the Mac app. There is no Team subscription purchase on iPhone. Personal Free and Pro remain separate. Saved route data is available offline. Map searches, route calculation and traffic-based estimates require connectivity and available map services. Some features require location or notification permissions and a compatible device. Terms of Use: https://staq-route.web.app/en/terms.html

About

DropBy

Features
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Delivery rounds without the paperwork. DropBy helps you organize recurring deliveries. Manage subscribers, start a new delivery run, and mark every completed delivery while you are out. Key features: • Manage subscribers with names, addresses, and optional notes • Filter by street and sort house numbers in ascending or descending order • Start delivery runs with up to 30 subscribers for free • Reuse the order from your previous run • See the next customer on Apple Watch, complete deliveries, or skip customers • Review completed deliveries, statuses, and run duration • Import and export subscribers as CSV • Automatically sync data through your private iCloud account The Free version supports delivery runs with up to 30 subscribers. The monthly DropBy Pro subscription unlocks unlimited delivery runs plus CSV import and export. You can cancel anytime through your Apple Account. If Pro expires, existing subscriber and delivery data is retained; new delivery runs are then limited to 30 subscribers. DropBy does not require an account, contains no advertising, and does not send personal data to the developer. Your data stays on your devices and, when available, in your private iCloud storage. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://urbslabs.de/App/DropBy/datenschutz/

Screenshots

Staq Route4 screens
DropBy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Staq Route and DropBy are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Staq Route sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DropBy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Staq Route versus DropBy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStaq RouteDropBy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicola VisentiniMarkus Urbanietz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Staq Route

Subscriptions2
  • Staq Pro$4.991 Month
  • Staq Pro$29.991 Year
1 purchases

DropBy

Subscriptions1
  • DropBy Pro Monthly$0.491 Month

Questions

Is Staq Route free?
Staq Route is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DropBy free?
DropBy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Staq Route or DropBy have ads?
Neither Staq Route nor DropBy shows ads.

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