Comparison

inRoute vs NAV

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

Head to head
About

inRoute

Plan optimal routes with detailed road conditions like weather, elevation, and curves. Navigate turn-by-turn with voice guidance and receive automatic severe weather alerts. Import, export, and share routes easily.

Highlights
  • Voice-guided navigation with severe weather alerts
  • Route optimization by time or manual reordering
  • Import routes from XLSX, GPX, and KML
  • Custom route creation based on weather and terrain
  • Interactive charts for elevation, weather, and sunrise/sunset
  • Search along route for amenities
  • RV specific routing with clearance and weight restrictions
Features
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Plan optimal routes or chart your own course using weather, elevation, curves and more. Then navigate safely with voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions that automatically check your route for severe weather. ***Featured in Essential Navigation Apps on the US App Store*** ***As seen on the TODAY show in the Traveling This Summer segment*** “adding to both the safety of the ride and the pleasure of knowing beforehand what to expect” - Florin Tibu, “autoevolution” “I used InRoute for planning six world record attempts. No weather app gives you more information, period.” - Carl Reese, Multiple World Record Holder Key Features (some require inRoute Pro--see below): • Voice guided navigation of up to 150 locations with automatic severe weather alerts* • Optimize waypoint order for fastest time, or manually reorder • Import from XLSX, GPX and KML files • Create custom routes based on weather, elevation and curviness, or build your own route from available alternates on each leg of a route • Interactive charts showing route elevation, curviness, weather (temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind speed/direction, severe weather alerts*), and sunrise/sunset times • Search along a route—the whole route, every x miles/hours, or the next x miles/hours from a place—find gas, hotels, campgrounds or places to eat close to a route • Enter your RV specs to avoid clearance issues and weight restrictions • Set Departure and Layover Times—weather forecasts, road conditions (e.g. congestion), and travel times accurately reflect conditions throughout the trip • Save your favorite routes and places, sync between devices, organize into folders, print via Airprint, and share with family and friends • Easily add places to the map using a Dropped pin, Search, or Contacts • Export routes to Apple Maps, Google Maps, Navigon, and Waze. Some apps use inRoute's "Agenda Nav" feature. See the in-app FAQ for more info. • Export to GPS devices and apps compatible with GPX files • Routes are stored on your device so you can access them even if you lose connection inRoute Pro (for iPhone, iPad, CarPlay & Mac): - $5.99 monthly, or $59.99 annually. 1 week free trial - Create routes with up to 150 locations (8 in free version) - Sync routes and pins between devices - Weather charts/custom routes - Speed limits and severe weather alerts* during navigation - Export/share routes as GPX files - RV routes based on vehicle description *Severe weather alerts are available in select regions Note: Since continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life, inRoute will automatically shut down if you haven't used it in a while. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://inroute.com/privacy-policy App Store EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NAV

This navigation app offers advanced route awareness by displaying multiple route options simultaneously. It provides real-time traffic, weather, and toll information, along with customizable driver displays and post-trip summaries.

Highlights
  • Multiple route scanning
  • Real-time weather updates
  • Toll awareness and alerts
  • Customizable driver HUD
  • Post-trip mission summaries
  • Live traffic visualization
Features
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NAV – Navigation Assistant is an advanced navigation companion designed to provide greater route awareness and driver control. Rather than relying on a single suggested route, NAV scans and displays multiple route options simultaneously, helping you compare travel times, distances, and alternate paths before and during your trip. Core Features • Strategic Route Scanning: Analyze a primary route alongside multiple alternate routes with live travel time and distance comparisons. • Mission Recon Summary: Review estimated travel distance, duration ranges, and arrival windows before starting navigation. • Dynamic Route Switching: Automatically transitions to a more suitable scanned route if you naturally follow an alternate path. • Adaptive Camera Intelligence: Speed-based camera automatically zooms in for city driving and out for highways. • Manual Zoom Controls: Override the automatic camera with dedicated Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Auto Reset controls. • Live Destination Intelligence: View satellite imagery, business information, phone numbers, websites, and destination weather before departure. • Current & ETA Weather: Displays current weather at your location and forecasted conditions expected at your estimated arrival time. • Toll Awareness: Identifies known toll facilities along scanned primary and alternate routes before navigation begins, while live toll detection continuously monitors nearby toll facilities as you drive. Voice alerts provide a caution when approaching a toll area. Toll awareness is also available in Manual Mission Mode (Portrait and Dashboard) and Dashboard Mode, helping you stay aware of tolls even without an active navigation route. • Voice Guidance: Spoken navigation announcements, route summaries, arrival notifications, and toll approach alerts. • Driver HUD: Live speed, compass heading, GPS accuracy, altitude, and route information presented in a clean, high-visibility interface. • Tactical Map Mode: Monitor live traffic, speed, heading, and current street information without starting navigation. • Manual Mission Mode: Track free-drive sessions without a destination while recording distance, speed, travel time, and a live breadcrumb trail. Choose between Portrait or Dashboard layouts. • Dashboard Mode: Transform your iPhone into a landscape driving dashboard featuring navigation telemetry, traffic, weather, GPS precision, media controls, battery status, connectivity indicators, and mission tracking. • Integrated Address Management: Save up to 48 destinations in your Address Book and maintain a Favorites list for one-tap navigation. • Continuous Path Visualization: A live breadcrumb system creates a seamless visual trail behind your vehicle, providing a continuous record of your journey while maintaining a unified navigation experience. • Mission Summary: Upon arrival, review a complete post-trip report featuring total distance, travel time, average speed, top speed, and an interactive Mission Map with color-coded speed visualization and route recap. NAV combines Apple Maps, live traffic, weather intelligence, destination previews, toll awareness, and intelligent route monitoring into a single navigation experience designed to give drivers more information before and during every trip. Always obey traffic laws, remain attentive while driving, and use NAV as a supplemental navigation aid.

Screenshots

inRoute4 screens
NAV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NAV at none against inRoute's 4. NAV also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). inRoute's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11K vs 5). On price, 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. inRoute sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. NAV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NAV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: inRoute has 11K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

inRoute ships an update every 2 weeks, NAV every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
inRoute versus NAV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterinRouteNAV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#40 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarob Apps, LLCRonald Fella

Customer experience

inRoute

All ratings10,780 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews433 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative15.5%

NAV

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

inRoute

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Route recalculation issues
  • Inability to save/restore routes
  • Incorrect routing through closed roads

Requested features

7 requests
  • Offline maps support
  • Avoid unpaved/gravel roads option
  • Ability to edit/rearrange waypoints on map
  • Display of exit numbers and road names
  • Integration with other navigation apps
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  • Layover time management for stops
  • Fuel cost and mileage tracking

NAV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

inRoute

Subscriptions4
  • inRoute Pro (monthly)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro for Families (monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • inRoute Pro (yearly)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Pro for Families (yearly)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

NAV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is inRoute free?
inRoute is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NAV free?
NAV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, inRoute or NAV?
NAV is rated higher. inRoute averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while NAV averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do inRoute or NAV have ads?
NAV shows ads; inRoute does not.
Which is updated more often, inRoute or NAV?
inRoute ships an update every 2 weeks, and NAV every 2 days. Most recently, inRoute was updated on October 31, 2026 and NAV on October 31, 2026.

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