Comparison

Classic Tripmaster vs Roadbook '71

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

Head to head
About

Classic Tripmaster

Features
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Classic Tripmaster is a digital GPS tripmaster for classic car drives and touring, making it easy to track total and partial distance. The app offers: β€’ clear meters for total and trip distance β€’ choose 1, 2 or 3 decimal places for the distance display β€’ a separate button to reset the trip distance β€’ manual distance corrections β€’ current and average speed β€’ a choice between kilometres and miles β€’ configurable button feedback: sound and vibration, vibration only, or off β€’ day and night mode For the first 14 days, you can use the base app and the complete Route Map free of charge. With the optional Route Map add-on, you can view your driven route on an interactive Apple map, save trips locally and give them a recognisable name. Saved routes can be shared as GPX files for use in navigation apps that support GPX, such as OsmAnd. Sharing happens only when you choose it through the iOS share sheet. After the trial, the base app and Route Map are two separate one-time purchases. To use Route Map, the base app must also be unlocked.

About

Roadbook '71

Features
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Roadbook '71 turns a recorded GPX loop into a 1970s rally co-driver's roadbook - and then drives it with you. Import any GPX track and the app matches it to real roads, builds turn-by-turn guidance, and draws every junction as a hand-inked "tulip" diagram computed from your own recording. Join a loop at the point nearest you, drive the full circle, and arrive back where you joined. Stop for lunch and continue later - the book keeps your place. - Turn-by-turn voice and on-screen guidance along your recorded route - Tulip junction diagrams parsed from the track itself - dot in, arrow out - Loop-aware: join anywhere, the route wraps around - Progress inked onto both the route and your original recording - Interrupt and continue a drive, days later, from wherever you are - Day pages in paper and ink; night pages lit like a map light over leather - Export the drive you actually made as a new GPX Built for slow roads, open tops, and routes worth driving twice.

Screenshots

Classic Tripmaster4 screens
Roadbook '714 screens

Verdict

The call

Classic Tripmaster and Roadbook '71 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classic Tripmaster ships an update weekly, Roadbook '71 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Classic Tripmaster versus Roadbook '71: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassic TripmasterRoadbook '71
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAuke VeenhuizenB-NYS GCV

In-app purchases

None

Classic Tripmaster

No in-app purchases

None

Roadbook '71

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classic Tripmaster free?
Classic Tripmaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roadbook '71 free?
Roadbook '71 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Classic Tripmaster or Roadbook '71 have ads?
Neither Classic Tripmaster nor Roadbook '71 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Classic Tripmaster or Roadbook '71?
Classic Tripmaster ships an update weekly, and Roadbook '71 every 6 days. Most recently, Classic Tripmaster was updated on October 22, 2026 and Roadbook '71 on October 24, 2026.

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