RoadWarrior Route Planner vs Route Maker
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/
Route Maker
Easily plan multi-stop trips for travel or business. Optimize routes, calculate total time and distance between waypoints, and even share your plans with others. Includes basic navigation features.
- Create routes with multiple waypoints
- Optimize route order for up to 30 points
- Calculate total and segment time/distance
- Register points with facility details
- Group and manage points
- Basic navigation with current location
- Share routes via app file or KML
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Multiple Waypoints Route Planner Apps ! You can make trip route including multiple tourist attraction, when you plan travel. You can make business route to visit multiple customers, when you must do route sales. You can make drive route, when you must do delivery business. "Route maker" is app for making route including multiple waypoints. You can make route including multiple waypoints easily by using "Route Maker". You can know the time and distance of the entire interval. And you can also know the time and distance between each waypoints. If you purchase Add-on, you will be able to use additional functions for sharing your route with your friends. And you can make KML file. ■Function List 1. Make Point ・You can register point for making route by searching the location information from the facility name or address. ・You can include the facility name, address and phone number to the point. 2. Grouping points ・You can create a group of points and manage the registered points. 3. Make Route ・You can make route including multiple waypoints by using registered points. *Max number of waypoints is 10 in normally. If you purchase add-on, max number of waypoints will be 10 or more. ・You can sort waypoints freely, and optimize route. *Optimization is up to 30 points. ・Also you can use as a simple navigation apps by displaying your current location on map. ・You can know the time and distance of the entire interval. And you can also know the time and distance between each waypoints. 4. Share route by using "Route Maker" You can share your route with friends who use "Route Maker" by making Route File. *If you want to make route file, you need to purchase Add-on. 5. Share route by using "Google My Maps" You can share your route with friends through Google My Maps by making KML file. *If you want to make KML file, you need to purchase Add-on. ■About In-app Advertising Banner Advertising is displayed in Home Screen. You can hide these Advertising by purchasing "Additional Function Add-on".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RoadWarrior Route Planner at 4.6 against Route Maker's 3.2. RoadWarrior Route Planner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 14). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Route Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RoadWarrior Route Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoadWarrior Route Planner has 7.6K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of RoadWarrior Route Planner's written reviews are positive against 51% of Route Maker's.
RoadWarrior Route Planner ships an update fortnightly, Route Maker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoadWarrior Route Planner | Route Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.6K ratings) — better | 3.2 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews — better | 50.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #19 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | MapQuest Holdings LLC | TAIKI HIRATA |
Customer experience
RoadWarrior Route Planner
Route Maker
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
Route Maker
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
Route Maker
- Additional Functions$2.99
Questions
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