Comparison

Route Maker vs Route Planner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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".

About

Route Planner

Optimize multi-stop routes for delivery drivers and field teams. Import stops from files, get the shortest order with arrival times, and integrate with your preferred navigation app. Share routes and manage teams efficiently.

Highlights
  • Multi-stop route optimization
  • Import stops from Excel, CSV, or text
  • Arrival time estimates
  • Integration with navigation apps
  • Route sharing and team management
  • Offline route functionality
Features
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GetWay is a multi-stop route planner for delivery drivers, couriers and field teams: add or import your stops, tap once, and drive them in the shortest order with an arrival time at each stop. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your stops: type them, say them, or import a list. 2. Tap Optimize: the shortest order, with an arrival time at each stop. 3. Drive: each stop opens in your navigation app, and you mark it done. BRING YOUR WHOLE LIST AT ONCE • Import stops from an Excel, CSV or text file, or paste a list • Got the list by e-mail or in a chat? Open the file there and choose GetWay • Columns by position (first column = address, second = customer name) or by the titles in the first row • Unclear addresses wait for you to confirm or fix them, so nothing wrong enters the route THE ROUTE, YOUR WAY • Not happy with the order? See another arrangement and pick the one you like • Draw areas on the map: the first area is done first, then the second, then the rest HAND OVER A ROUTE • Send a whole route to another GetWay subscriber: it arrives in their app for them to accept • Team managers see every driver of the group on one map: what is done and what is left • GetWay Market: offer a route to drivers near you, or pick one up. For subscribers aged 18 and over; payment is arranged between the two drivers DRIVE WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE APP • Tap a stop and it opens in your navigation app, Apple Maps included • Keeps working without internet once your route is loaded, and syncs when you are back online • Call a customer straight from the stop BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Delivery drivers, couriers, technicians, sales reps and field service teams • Group plans for fleets: one manager plans, each driver gets their own route • Set time windows and time at each stop only when you need them • Save routes you repeat as favorites • Distances in miles or kilometers START IN SECONDS No sign-up needed. Open the app, add a stop, and you are planning a route with multiple stops. Free for up to 5 stops a day. Need more? Subscribe inside the app: the monthly plan includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. QUESTIONS Is GetWay free? Yes, for up to 5 stops a day, with no sign-up. For more stops, subscribe inside the app. Which navigation apps does it work with? The one you already use: each stop opens there. Can I import addresses from Excel? Yes: from an Excel or CSV file, by column position or by the titles in the first row. Can I give my route to another driver? Yes: send the whole route, and it arrives in their GetWay for them to accept. On the stores since 2020. Everything you need to finish your delivery day earlier, and nothing you do not. Privacy Policy: https://getway-admin.route-planner.ai/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Route Maker4 screens
Route Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Route Planner at none against Route Maker's shown. Route Planner also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Route Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Route Planner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Route Maker ships an update every 2 months, Route Planner every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Route Maker versus Route Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoute MakerRoute Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAIKI HIRATAYona Lurie

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Route Maker

One-time1
  • Additional Functions$2.99
10 purchases

Route Planner

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly GetWay Subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Monthly GetWay - 5 subscribers7 Days trial$37.991 Month
  • 6 Month GetWay Subscription$45.996 Months
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  • Monthly GetWay- 10 subscribers7 Days trial$69.991 Month
  • Yearly GetWay Subscription$74.991 Year
  • Yearly GetWay Subscription$119.991 Year
  • Monthly GetWay- 20 subscribers7 Days trial$134.991 Month
  • Monthly GetWay- 30 subscribers7 Days trial$189.991 Month
  • Monthly GetWay- 50 subscribers7 Days trial$289.991 Month
  • Monthly GetWay-100 subscribers7 Days trial$539.991 Month

Questions

Is Route Maker free?
Route Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Route Planner free?
Route Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Route Maker or Route Planner have ads?
Route Maker shows ads; Route Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Route Maker or Route Planner?
Route Maker ships an update every 2 months, and Route Planner every 11 days. Most recently, Route Maker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Route Planner on October 29, 2026.

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