PlaceMaker Route Planner vs TrashPlan Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlaceMaker Route Planner
Plan efficient routes with multiple stops and optimize your travel. Easily enter addresses via text or barcode scanning. Share your lists and integrate with popular navigation apps.
- Route planning up to 500 stops
- Text and barcode address scanning
- Route optimization (premium)
- Map and navigation app integration
- List sharing via Google Drive
- CSV import support
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PlaceMaker - Top Rated Route Planning App Top rated route planner for routes with up to 500 stops per route. View stops on a map or launch your favorite navigation application. In-app purchase enables route optimization and route display. Now with text scanning (and barcode scanning) to enter addresses. Reviews: "Amazing! Best routing app available!" - Mkoff32 "Best Route Planner" - ozzier23 "The app is very easy to use & excellent routing." - coffee1456, "It's great for traveling salesmen!" - cider pimp “I use this App every day...it is awesome...I would give it 100 stars if I could.” - mistazzz "A real time saver for multiple drive points" - NoBodyzPURRfect "Best route map - Excellent for multiple stop routing and directions." - Jimjjk "Simply Amazing...If you are route driver of any kind....you'll never want to be without it again." - imjasper “Best multi-stop app in the App Store” - BPmax Quickly create lists of stops, and launch your favorite navigation program. Sort by distance from current location, manually sort, or optimize stop sort order with one of the premium versions. Displays the estimated travel time and distance to each stop. Share a list with others through Google Drive - any changes to the list will be seen by all the users. Great for delivery routes and delivery drivers. Barcode reader feature scans FedEx, UPS Mail Innovations, LaserShip/OnTrac, and Royal Mail Mailmark barcodes. CSV import supports Hermes manifest and generic CSV files. See http://placemaker.qworkly.com/csvimporthelp.html for more information. Purchase a premium subscription to reorder lists in optimal order and show the route line on the map. Subscriptions can be managed via your iTunes account. Up to 25 stops per list for $4.99/month or $49.99/year, up to 150 stops per list for $9.99/month or $79.99/year, and over 150 stops per list for $14.99/month or $119.99/year. Up to 500 stops per list is supported by PlaceMaker. Payment will be made through the iTunes store to your iTunes account and subscriptions automatically renew 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://placemaker.qworkly.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://placemaker.qworkly.com/terms.html Works with Waze, Google Maps, Apple Maps, Lyft and Uber. Thanks!
TrashPlan Navigator
This app helps sanitation employees and delivery drivers by scanning paper routes to generate optimized routes with turn-by-turn directions. Routes can also be manually entered and are automatically saved for future reference.
- Scan paper routes
- Generate optimized routes
- Turn-by-turn directions
- Manual route entry
- Automatic route saving
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TrashPlan is a powerful app for sanitation employees and other delivery workers. The app allows drivers to scan their paper routes and generate a route and turn-by-turn directions. Routes can also be added manually and are automatically saved for future use!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlaceMaker Route Planner at 85% against TrashPlan Navigator's 0%. PlaceMaker Route Planner also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 5). TrashPlan Navigator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. PlaceMaker Route Planner sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TrashPlan Navigator asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlaceMaker Route Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlaceMaker Route Planner has 4.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of PlaceMaker Route Planner's written reviews are positive against 0% of TrashPlan Navigator's.
PlaceMaker Route Planner ships an update every 10 days, TrashPlan Navigator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlaceMaker Route Planner | TrashPlan Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.2K ratings) — better | 2.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #116 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resting Cranes LLC | John Ryan |
Customer experience
PlaceMaker Route Planner
TrashPlan Navigator
Bugs and requests
PlaceMaker Route Planner
Reported bugs
4 issues- Addresses disappear when planning routes
- Text scanning feature not working
- Camera freezes when exiting live text mode
- Optimization errors or poor route choices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to set default stop times
- Improve route optimization algorithm
- Allow more customization of map views
- Integrate with more navigation apps
- Add ability to mark stops as complete
TrashPlan Navigator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PlaceMaker Route Planner
- Plus Route Optimization$4.991 Month
- 25 Stops Per List Monthly$4.991 Month
- Up to 150 stops per list$9.991 Month
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- Routific Route Optimization$14.991 Month
- Over 150 stops per list$14.991 Month
- Up to 25 stops per list$44.991 Year
- Up to 150 stops per list$89.991 Year
- Over 150 stops per list$119.991 Year
TrashPlan Navigator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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