ArcGIS Navigator vs DriveStudy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArcGIS Navigator
Navigate to your destinations with voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions and offline map access. This tool allows field teams to efficiently access and route on custom maps, view asset information, and manage daily work lists. It requires an ArcGIS account and Navigator license to function.
- Voice-guided turn-by-turn directions
- Offline navigation with local data
- Access custom Esri navigation maps
- Search assets and route on roads
- Vehicle-specific travel modes
- Manage daily work lists and stops
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ArcGIS is available on your desktop, in a browser, and now on your iPhone or iPad. Navigate to where you need to be, unlock efficiency, and improve your field workforce reliability. To use Navigator, you must have an ArcGIS account and a Navigator license. Key Features: - Use voice-guided turn-by-turn directions with automatic route recalculation. - Navigate completely offline with locally stored data (even in the background). - Access Esri's navigation maps or use your own maps—search your assets, route on your roads, and view your layers. - Follow shared routes. - Complete stops one at a time, or create a work list for an entire day's work. - View information about your assets. - Use vehicle-specific travel modes. - Receive stops from an email, your own app, or other ArcGIS apps such as Collector for ArcGIS. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
DriveStudy
This app automatically records driving behavior using phone sensors to collect data for research studies. It logs trips and measures driving dynamics while running in the background with low-power sensing methods.
- Automatic driving detection
- Measures driving dynamics
- Low-power trip logging
- Background operation
- GPS usage for tracking
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DriveStudy enables research institutions to collect and use driving behavior data for the purposes of a specific study. It automatically detects when driving starts and stops and uses the phone’s sensors to measure your vehicle’s driving dynamics. It also acts as a low-power logger of all of your driving trips. DriveStudy runs in the background and uses GPS. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. DriveStudy uses low-power sensing methods to reduce battery consumption as much as possible. A valid registration token is needed to use this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DriveStudy at 4.5 against ArcGIS Navigator's 2.7. ArcGIS Navigator's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DriveStudy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcGIS Navigator has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ArcGIS Navigator ships an update every 13 months, DriveStudy every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArcGIS Navigator | DriveStudy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (19 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ESRI | Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc. |
Customer experience
ArcGIS Navigator
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In-app purchases
ArcGIS Navigator
No in-app purchases
DriveStudy
No in-app purchases
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