Comparison

Cruise vs DriveTrace

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

Head to head
About

Cruise

Enhance your drives with advanced navigation, live social features, and detailed vehicle insights. Track friends in real-time, get turn-by-turn directions with traffic updates, and monitor your car's performance. Connect with other drivers and stay informed about road hazards.

Highlights
  • Live Convoys for group tracking
  • Advanced turn-by-turn navigation
  • Dynamic speedometers with alerts
  • Nearby driver discovery and Ghost Mode
  • Real-time hazard reporting
  • OBD2 diagnostics and telemetry
  • Driving streaks and trip summaries
Features
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Transform every drive into an interactive, connected, and smarter journey with Cruise. Whether you're heading out on a weekend road trip, cruising with a car club, or just doing your daily commute, Cruise brings advanced navigation, live social driving, and deep vehicle insights right to your dashboard. Join the ultimate network for drivers and experience the road like never before. LIVE CONVOYS Never lose the pack again. Create or join live Convoys with your friends to track everyone’s real-time location on the map. Perfect for road trips, car meets, and group drives. See who is falling behind and keep the whole crew together seamlessly. ADVANCED NAVIGATION Experience highly accurate, turn-by-turn directions powered by Mapbox. Get real-time traffic updates, smart route previews, and a beautifully designed map tailored for drivers. DYNAMIC SPEEDOMETERS Keep your eyes on your speed with multiple stunning gauge options. Choose between a sleek map overlay, a distraction-free Full-Screen Speedometer, or the advanced Auto-Drive gauge. Monitor local speed limits and get instant alerts for upcoming speed cameras. SEE NEARBY DRIVERS Connect with the community on the road. Spot nearby Cruise users, view their avatars and profiles, and tap into a live network of automotive enthusiasts. Want some privacy? Just toggle on Ghost Mode to instantly drop off the radar. REAL-TIME HAZARD REPORTING Drive safer with crowdsourced alerts. Easily report and view real-time road hazards, accidents, and speed traps shared by other drivers ahead of you. OBD2 DIAGNOSTICS Unlock your car’s hidden data. Connect your Bluetooth OBD2 scanner to pull live vehicle telemetry, read engine diagnostics, and monitor real-time performance data straight from your car’s computer. STREAKS & TRIP SUMMARIES Make every mile count. Track your driving streaks, earn your rank, and view detailed trip summaries at the end of every ride to see exactly where you went and how you drove. Upgrade your daily commute with predictive insights. Cruise analyzes your travel patterns and route conditions to keep you one step ahead of the road. Privacy Policy: https://trycruise.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://trycruise.app/terms

About

DriveTrace

Features
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DriveTrace is the car drive tracker for drivers who love the road. Record every journey with GPS, build your garage, and share drives with friends — like a fitness tracker, built for cars. EVERY DRIVE, TRACED Tap Start and go. DriveTrace records your route with GPS — distance, duration, average and max speed — even when your phone is locked. Pause anytime, finish when you arrive, and keep driving offline; your trip uploads when you’re back online. BUILD YOUR GARAGE Add the cars you drive. Save brand, model, year, and a photo. Pick a car before you roll and see stats per vehicle over time — so every mile has a nameplate. SHARE YOUR JOURNEY Turn finished drives into shareable stories: Instagram-ready cards with your route, speed, and car. Celebrate the drive, then pass it on to friends. DRIVE WITH FRIENDS Find friends by username, send requests, and follow each other’s progress. Climb distance-based leaderboards and see who’s putting in the miles. YOUR STATS, YOUR STREAK Browse drive history on the map, dig into trip details, and keep an eye on your streaks and personal totals. Metric or imperial — your choice. SIGN IN YOUR WAY Get started quickly with Sign in with Apple or Google. Claim a username, set your profile, and you’re ready for the road. FREE TO START DriveTrace is free to download and use. Without a subscription, you can record up to 3 drives per day, keep 1 car in your garage, and save 2 story templates. Friends, leaderboards, streaks, drive history, and GPS recording are included. DRIVETRACE PREMIUM DriveTrace Premium is an optional auto-renewable subscription that unlocks: • Unlimited drives per day • Unlimited cars in your garage • All story templates Subscription name: DriveTrace Premium Length and price (USD; equivalent local prices may apply and can vary by region): • Weekly: $4.99 • Monthly: $14.99 • Yearly: $49.99 Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off, by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. You can restore purchases in the app. PRIVACY & LOCATION Location is used to record drives while a session is active — not for ads or always-on tracking when you’re idle. You can delete individual drives, cars, or your entire account anytime in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://drivetrace.dev/privacy Terms of Use: https://drivetrace.dev/terms Apple Standard EULA (Terms of Use): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://drivetrace.dev/contact DriveTrace — trace the drive. Share the journey.

Screenshots

Cruise4 screens
DriveTrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cruise at 15.0 against DriveTrace's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cruise sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and DriveTrace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cruise ships an update every 10 days, DriveTrace weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cruise versus DriveTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCruiseDriveTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPocket Labs LLC (CO)Yildirimhan Atcioglu

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cruise

Subscriptions4
  • Cruise Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Cruise Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Cruise Yearly Discount$24.991 Year
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  • Cruise Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

DriveTrace

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Cruise free?
Cruise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DriveTrace free?
DriveTrace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cruise or DriveTrace have ads?
Neither Cruise nor DriveTrace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cruise or DriveTrace?
Cruise ships an update every 10 days, and DriveTrace weekly. Most recently, Cruise was updated on November 5, 2026 and DriveTrace on November 10, 2026.

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