RoadWarrior Route Planner vs MakeRoutes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RoadWarrior Route Planner
Optimize multi-destination routes for professional drivers and travelers. This app uses real-time traffic and client availability to create efficient, time-saving routes. It supports bulk address uploads and integrates with popular navigation apps.
- Multi-destination route planning
- Real-time traffic optimization
- Bulk address upload
- Integration with navigation apps
- Drag and drop stop adjustment
- Availability time windows
- Progress tracking and ETAs
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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/
MakeRoutes
This app optimizes multi-stop routes for various needs, from daily errands to professional deliveries. It calculates the best order for your stops and allows you to open the optimized route in popular navigation apps for turn-by-turn directions. Plan your trips efficiently and save time on the road.
- Optimize up to 11 stops (15 with setting)
- Choose fastest time or shortest distance
- Set route end point
- Search stops by address or place name
- Drag and drop stop reordering
- Open routes in Apple Maps or Google Maps
- Works worldwide
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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 • 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" (the web version allows 8) • 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 route in Apple Maps or Google Maps (Google Maps takes up to 11 stops) • Available in 11 languages, picked 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. WORKS WORLDWIDE MakeRoutes searches Spanish addresses using official national address data, so it finds streets and door numbers that generic maps often miss. Routes outside Spain work too: because MakeRoutes is free, they share a limited daily allowance. Plan your first route in under a minute.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RoadWarrior Route Planner at 4.6 against MakeRoutes's 3.0. RoadWarrior Route Planner also leads on ratings volume (7.5K vs 2) and chart position (#23 vs unranked). MakeRoutes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). 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
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.
RoadWarrior Route Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoadWarrior Route Planner has 7.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RoadWarrior Route Planner ships an update fortnightly, MakeRoutes daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoadWarrior Route Planner | MakeRoutes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.5K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #23 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MapQuest Holdings LLC | Pau Bosch Monjas |
Customer experience
RoadWarrior Route Planner
MakeRoutes
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
RoadWarrior Route Planner
- 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
MakeRoutes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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