Comparison

RoadWarrior Route Planner vs MakeRoutes

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

Head to head
About

RoadWarrior Route Planner

This app helps professional drivers and traveling professionals create optimized multi-destination routes. It considers real-time traffic, client availability, and schedules to save time, money, and gas. Features include bulk address uploads, route customization, and navigation integration.

Highlights
  • Multi-destination route planning
  • Route optimization for time and gas savings
  • Bulk address upload
  • Drag and drop stop adjustment
  • Availability time windows
  • Navigation app integration
Features
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Create reliable multi-destination routes with your trusty copilot, RoadWarrior Route Planner. Designed for drivers, couriers and traveling professionals, RoadWarrior gives you a customized route based on real-time road traffic, client availability, and your own busy schedule. Last mile drivers and dispatchers can optimize hundreds of stops, customize routes and sync between web and mobile experiences. Road-tested since 2013 and recently partnered with MapQuest to leverage tremendous capabilities in terms of maps, mapping, routing, fleet management and logistics planning. Join thousands of drivers who save time, money and gas by relying on RoadWarrior Route Planner’s best-in-class optimization and driver-first design. Who can save time with RoadWarrior? - Professional couriers and delivery drivers: Drivers for Fedex, UPS, OnTrac, DPD, Amazon, logistics managers and many more! - Flower and gift delivery - Insurance agents - Fleet managers and dispatchers - Sales reps - Pharmaceutical sales - Landscapers - Realtors - Food delivery - Small businesses - Logistics workers - Motorcycle trip enthusiasts - Groups planning a roadtrip - Local running groups Download RoadWarrior Route Planner router now to get started with fast routes. Fleet managers can pair this app with the RoadWarrior Flex web product to manage multiple drivers. RoadWarrior Features - Plan delivery routes with multiple destinations - Optimize your routes for fast, gas-saving routing - Navigate using your favorite navigation app such as Apple Maps, Waze, HERE Maps, and more - Upload addresses in bulk via RoadWarrior’s quick upload tool - Even faster address and manifest file upload for FedEx and OnTrac drivers - Drag and drop your stops to adjust your route in seconds - Enable “Round Trip” options to create a closed loop in our route planner - Add availability time windows to arrive at locations during their open or delivery hours - Track your progress on your route by checking into locations - Send ETAs to clients on your route with Glympse integration - Search for addresses from the web, your contacts or simply click on the map What RoadWarriors Are Saying… “Lifesaver! Increased my number of deliveries by 40%” “Off the chain… as a Fedex Ground Contractor, this helps TREMENDOUSLY!” “I absolutely love this app, as a realtor it has saved me countless hours and gas.” Route Tracker For Pro Drivers The RoadWarrior Pro Route Planner upgrade unlocks premium features and increased capacity for optimization and smooth navigation. All the tools and reporting you need for logistics and last mile planning and reporting. RoadWarrior Pro is available as two auto-renewable subscriptions: 1) $14.99 USD per month 2) $100 USD per year Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel your renewal at any time on this App Store page. We’ve Got Your Back Learn more about RoadWarrior Route Planner at: https://support.roadwarrior.app If you encounter any issues or questions, please reach our friendly RoadWarrior customer support team here: support@roadwarrior.app. For the Geeks (TSP) RoadWarrior solves one of the most complex challenges known to computer science, the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP, TSPTW). RoadWarrior elegantly solves the TSP with a custom genetic algorithm specifically tailored for the professional driver/courier. Large transportation and courier companies (FedEx, UPS) have used this type of logistics productivity software for decades to optimize routes for high levels of efficiency. For the first time ever, RoadWarrior makes this powerful TSP software available to iOS drivers. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use https://roadwarrior.app/terms-of-service/

About

MakeRoutes

This app optimizes multi-stop routes, arranging your destinations for the most efficient path. It allows you to add multiple locations and then opens the optimized route in your preferred navigation app for turn-by-turn directions.

Highlights
  • Optimize up to 11 stops
  • Choose fastest time or shortest distance
  • Set route end point
  • Search stops by address or place name
  • Drag and drop reordering
  • Open route in Apple Maps or Google Maps
Features
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MakeRoutes puts your stops in the right order, so you drive less and get home sooner. Add the places you need to visit, tap optimize, and MakeRoutes works out the best order to visit them. Then open the route in Apple Maps or Google Maps for turn-by-turn navigation. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone with more than one stop to make: • Everyday errands — pharmacy, school run, shopping, then home • Driving friends or family home — drop everyone off and finish at your own door • Days out and house viewings — several places in one trip, without doubling back • Trades and home visits — plumbers, electricians, physios and carers • Sales and field reps — fit more visits into the day • Delivery drivers and couriers — rounds of up to 11 stops, or 15 with the "Allow up to 15 stops" switch KEY FEATURES • Optimize up to 11 stops per route — 15 if you turn on "Allow up to 15 stops" • Choose fastest time or shortest distance • Decide where the route ends: anywhere, back at your starting point, or at a stop you pick • Search stops by address or place name • Drag stops to reorder them by hand • One tap to open the whole route in Apple Maps or Google Maps • English and Spanish, detected from your device NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Open the app and start planning. No signup, no email, nothing to fill in. YOUR ROUTES STAY YOURS Routes are saved on your device. Your location is used only when you tap "Use my location" — there is no background tracking. BEST ADDRESS COVERAGE IN SPAIN MakeRoutes searches Spanish addresses using official national address data, so it finds streets and door numbers that generic maps often miss. Maps and routing work worldwide. Plan your first route in under a minute.

Screenshots

RoadWarrior Route Planner4 screens
MakeRoutes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MakeRoutes at none against RoadWarrior Route Planner's 5. MakeRoutes also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). RoadWarrior Route Planner's advantage is ratings volume (7.5K vs 1) and chart position (#25 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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. RoadWarrior Route Planner sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. MakeRoutes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MakeRoutes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoadWarrior Route Planner has 7.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RoadWarrior Route Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, MakeRoutes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RoadWarrior Route Planner versus MakeRoutes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoadWarrior Route PlannerMakeRoutes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#25 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapQuest Holdings LLCPau Bosch Monjas

Customer experience

RoadWarrior Route Planner

All ratings7,520 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative30.1%

MakeRoutes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RoadWarrior Route Planner

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Addresses disappearing after route optimization
  • Incorrect address mapping and navigation
  • Crashes when switching between apps
  • Stops getting deleted unexpectedly
  • Inability to cancel subscription

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to manage team and routes from app or web
  • Option to manually reorder stops
  • Support for address scanning/importing
  • Offline map support
  • Search bar for finding addresses
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  • Ability to add notes and labels to stops
  • Automatic route adjustment based on traffic conditions
  • Support for more than 120 stops per route

MakeRoutes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

RoadWarrior Route Planner

Subscriptions5
  • Road Warrior Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Road Warrior Pro1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Road Warrior Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • RoadWarrior Pro7 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • RoadWarrior Pro Annual7 Days trial$119.991 Year
None

MakeRoutes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RoadWarrior Route Planner free?
RoadWarrior Route Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MakeRoutes free?
MakeRoutes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RoadWarrior Route Planner or MakeRoutes?
MakeRoutes is rated higher. RoadWarrior Route Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.5K ratings, while MakeRoutes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RoadWarrior Route Planner or MakeRoutes have ads?
Neither RoadWarrior Route Planner nor MakeRoutes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RoadWarrior Route Planner or MakeRoutes?
RoadWarrior Route Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, and MakeRoutes every 2 days. Most recently, RoadWarrior Route Planner was updated on October 18, 2026 and MakeRoutes on October 5, 2026.

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