A simple, private GPS trip & mileage logger. Version 1.2
RoadBook is a personal trip logger for your drives. It records the route, distance, duration, speed and elevation of every drive, can start and stop itself automatically when you set off and arrive, and keeps a bird's-eye view of everywhere you've ever driven. Your trips stay on your device, or in your own iCloud account — we never receive them.
RoadBook is free with ads. The optional RoadBook Pro subscription removes all ads and unlocks automatic recording, the interactive Speed/Altitude charts, GPX/JSON export, the Explore world map, live Driving Mode overlays, and iCloud sync across your devices. Prefer not to subscribe? You can also unlock individual features with tokens — earned free by watching ads or bought as a pack (see the Tokens FAQ below).
Tap the steering-wheel button on the map (Record tab) to open Driving Mode — a big, navigation-style map built for the road ahead, with your live speed front and centre. Where local open data allows, it shows nearby speed cameras and red-light cameras and gives you a chime as you approach one. These camera alerts are free.
Camera locations are shown only where it is legal in your region — RoadBook detects the country you're driving in and hides camera locations where local rules don't allow them. The data comes from public open-data sources: government open data in Hong Kong, and OpenStreetMap elsewhere; it may be incomplete or out of date, so always follow the road and posted signs.
With RoadBook Pro, Driving Mode also overlays live parking-space availability and traffic cameras (tap a camera for a recent snapshot), where that open data is available.
With RoadBook Pro, if you are signed in to iCloud and have iCloud Drive enabled, your trips are stored in your own iCloud Documents container (iCloud.com.edfd.DrivingRecorder) and follow you across your devices automatically. There is no separate account or password — iOS uses your Apple ID. The Settings → iCloud Sync section shows the current state: Syncing… while trips are downloading, and a green Synced with iCloud once they're all backed up; there's a one‑tap reload too. The first time you open RoadBook on a new device (or after reinstalling), it shows Syncing… for a few seconds while your drives download from iCloud, then they all appear. If iCloud is not available, trips are kept on the device.
If you're a RoadBook Pro member signed in to the same iCloud account, your trips download back automatically — open the app and wait a few seconds while it shows Syncing…, then they reappear (you can also tap the reload control in the Trips tab or Settings). On the free plan trips are stored only on the device, so deleting the app removes them — upgrade to Pro to back them up to your own iCloud.
Altitude comes from a combination of GPS and the device's built-in barometer. The iOS Simulator has no barometer and reports only latitude and longitude, so altitude reads 0 there. On a real device outdoors, altitude populates within a few seconds of the first GPS fix.
Average speed is computed over elapsed recording time, including any time you spent stationary (red lights, traffic). It's never higher than your max speed by construction.
Make sure Auto‑start is set to In the Background in Settings, and that location access is Always (not just While Using) — iOS needs that to wake the app. In Battery Saver mode the app relies on iOS significant-location-change monitoring, which can take a short distance after you set off before recording kicks in; choose Full Accuracy to capture from the very first metre. You can also pick Only While Open, or just tap Start Recording manually.
Nowhere we control. Trips live on your device, and (if enabled) inside your personal iCloud account — we never receive them. See the Privacy Policy for details.
From public open-data sources, read-only: government open data in Hong Kong (speed/red-light cameras, live car-park availability and traffic-camera snapshots, via data.gov.hk), and OpenStreetMap for speed cameras in other regions. RoadBook sends these providers no account, identifier or trip data; for the OpenStreetMap lookup it sends only a coarse (~1 km rounded) coordinate so it can find cameras near you. Camera locations appear only where local law permits, and the data may be incomplete or out of date — always follow the road and posted signs. Full details are in the Privacy Policy.
Open a trip from the Trips tab and use Export GPX (for mapping tools like Google Earth, Strava, RideWithGPS) or Export JSON (for raw data). Either option opens the standard iOS share sheet, so you can send to Files, Mail, AirDrop, or any compatible app.
While recording, the app uses GPS continuously, which is energy-intensive. When you're not driving, it depends on your background mode: Battery Saver keeps GPS off and relies on Apple's very-low-power significant-location-change wake-up, while Full Accuracy keeps GPS active so it never misses the start of a drive (at a higher battery cost). With auto‑start Off or set to Only While Open, nothing runs in the background at all.
RoadBook Pro is an auto-renewable subscription — $2.99 / month or $19.99 / year (prices may vary by region). It removes all ads and unlocks automatic recording, the Speed/Altitude charts, GPX/JSON export, the Explore world map, live Driving Mode overlays (parking availability and traffic cameras), and iCloud sync. You can subscribe from Settings → Upgrade to RoadBook Pro. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions, or restore a previous purchase from the Membership page.
Tokens let free-plan users unlock individual features without subscribing. You earn them free by watching a rewarded ad (up to 8 a day, credited only after the ad finishes), get a one-time welcome bonus and a small daily bonus, or buy a token pack (a one-time, non-renewing in-app purchase). Spend them on a GPX/JSON export, or on a 6-hour pass for the Speed & Altitude charts, automatic recording, or Driving Mode's live parking & traffic layers. Each feature shows its token cost before you spend, and nothing is ever hard-blocked — you can always earn, buy, or subscribe. RoadBook Pro includes everything with no ads and no tokens needed; subscribers never see the token features. Your token balance is stored on your device.
On the free plan RoadBook shows ads through Google AdMob — a banner on the Trips screen and a short video ad when you save a manually recorded drive (your drive always saves, even if no ad is available). On first launch iOS asks whether RoadBook may track you: choosing Allow permits personalized ads, while Ask App Not to Track still shows ads but non-personalized ones. Subscribe to RoadBook Pro to remove ads entirely. See the Privacy Policy for the details.
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See the RoadBook Privacy Policy.