Apps that color in every road you've driven: 8 options compared (2026)
Eight apps that turn where you have been into a map, what each one is actually built for, and which to pick for driving.
By OVERDRIVE · Published October 11, 2026 · Facts checked October 11, 2026 · Prices updated October 16, 2026
Short answer: For an iPhone app that colors (or colours) in the roads you've driven by car, the main choices in October 2026 are OVERDRIVE (paints each road onto a dark city map, adds curated zones and challenges, scores smoothness and never speed), Open Road (an automatic drive tracker with a map of every road, on iPhone and Android), DriveTracker (a driving log with reports and CSV export) and Fog of World (a fog-of-war map of everywhere you travel, since 2012). TravelMapping suits highway clinchers. Wandrer and CityStrides do the same job for cycling, running and walking, not driving.
Get OVERDRIVE on the App Store
iPhone only · Free download, first two drives free · Speed is never scored
Written by the team that makes OVERDRIVE, so read it knowing we are biased. Every statement about another app comes from that app's own App Store listing or website, linked in the sources at the end, and was checked on 11 October 2026. Apps change often, so check the listing before you decide.
The comparison at a glance
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| App | What it maps | Made for driving? | How recording starts | Game layer | Platforms | Price (US) | App Store ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERDRIVE: Road Tracker & Map | Roads you drive, painted on a dark map and snapped to the street; estimated discovery % for 230 cities | Yes | You start each drive while parked; records hands-free (background recording optional) | 2,206 zones with coins, daily challenges, weekend runs, streaks, XP, levels, crews. Flow (smoothness) score; speed never scored | iPhone | Free download, first two drives free; then $3.99/week, $9.99/month or $34.99/year, or Lifetime $29.99 one-time (then $49.99 from 1 November 2026) | None yet (launched July 2026) |
| Open Road: Speed Tracker GPS | "Every road you take on one map", plus a drive log | Yes | "Starts on its own" | Streaks, XP, milestones, segments timed each pass, global leaderboard for miles, drives and XP, convoy voice chat | iPhone, Android | Free core app; premium in-app purchases listed from $2.99/week to $39.99/year | 822 (4.7 average) |
| Fog of World | Everywhere you have been, as fog cleared from a world map | Not specifically: a travel and exploring game | Records tracks in the background; imports GPX and KML | Levels, badges, visit percentages by continent, statistics by country and territory | iPhone, iPad, Android | $30.00 one-time (US App Store) | 3,091 (4.8 average) |
| DriveTracker - Driving Log | "Every road you drive, saved on a map" | Yes | "Recorded automatically"; Siri and widgets to start or stop | Graphs, period reports and CSV export rather than a game | iPhone, iPad (iOS 26+) | Free download | 6 |
| TravelMapping | Highway and rail segments you have "clinched", from travelmapping.net | Yes, highways | GPS trip recording in the background, matched to Travel Mapping routes | Region stats, a leaderboard of travelers | iPhone, Apple Watch | Free | 0 |
| FogMap | Map tiles you have uncovered in a fog-of-war grid | Any movement, driving included | Reveals the map as you move | None on purpose: "no accounts, ads, social feeds, leaderboards" | iPhone (iOS 26.5+) | Free download with a Full unlock; listing says no monthly subscription | 0 |
| Wandrer | New roads you ride or walk, scored from OpenStreetMap | No: bike and foot activities | Syncs Strava, Garmin and RideWithGPS; iOS app records too | A point per new mile, explorer achievements, % of areas completed, challenges | Web, iPhone, Hammerhead Karoo | Free; Wandrer Extra $40/year | 2 (iOS app) |
| CityStrides | Streets you complete running and walking | No: running and walking | Syncs Garmin, Strava, Coros, Polar, Suunto and others | Street completion, LifeMap; challenges for supporters | Web | Free; supporter $5/month or $50/year | Web service |
Which one should you pick?
- You want the map to feel like a game, without speed: OVERDRIVE. It is the only one here that combines a map that starts dark with curated zones in 230 cities, daily challenges, crews and a smoothness score.
- You want every drive recorded without touching anything, or you use Android: Open Road. DriveTracker can also be started and stopped with Siri or a widget.
- You want a lifetime record of everywhere you go, on foot, by car or on holiday, for a one-time price: Fog of World. It has been doing this since 2012 and can import GPX and KML tracks. OVERDRIVE now has a one-time Lifetime option too, but it maps drives only.
- You want a plain driving log with reports and a spreadsheet export: DriveTracker.
- You count highways you have driven end to end: TravelMapping, the app for the travelmapping.net community.
- You want a strictly private map with no social features and no points: FogMap.
- You ride or run rather than drive: Wandrer for new roads by bike or on foot, CityStrides for completing every street on foot.
What OVERDRIVE does differently
- Roads, not fog. Drives are painted as lines on the streets you actually took, snapped to the road, so you can see exactly which streets are still dark.
- Somewhere to aim. 2,206 hand-picked zones in 230 cities across 53 countries: 566 flow zones, 467 coin zones, 678 scenic zones and 495 discovery zones. You can also add your own.
- Smooth, not fast. The flow score rewards steady pace and gentle braking and is hidden while the car is moving. There is no speed leaderboard, lap timer or drift score.
- Friends on the same map. Crews pool painted miles on their city's board. Convoy shows friends' live positions on your map; it is off by default and shares while the app is open or, with Background Recording on, during a screen-off drive.
- Stored on your iPhone. Drives, the painted map and stats are stored on your iPhone. With Snap to Roads on (the default), a finished drive is sent to a map-matching service so the line follows the street; you can switch that off. The online features use an anonymous account created on the device, with no email address or password.
Where OVERDRIVE is not the best choice
- It is iPhone only, with no Android version and no CarPlay app.
- You start each drive yourself. Open Road says it starts recording on its own.
- It cannot import past trips or location history. Your map starts from your first drive with the app.
- It has no App Store ratings yet, while Open Road and Fog of World have hundreds or thousands.
- After the first two free drives it needs OVERDRIVE Pro, as a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase, while several others have free tiers.
- Its city percentage is an estimate from grid squares, not an exact count of every street segment like Wandrer's road-based scoring.
How we compared
We read each app's current App Store listing and, where it has one, its own website, and took ratings, prices, platforms and languages from Apple's public app data on 11 October 2026. We did not test competitors' accuracy or battery use, so nothing here ranks them on quality. We also left out apps that track speed, mileage for tax, or fleet vehicles, since they answer a different question. FOWIRL, another small fog-of-war app whose listing mentions driving cross-country, was last updated in February 2025.
OVERDRIVE is free to download and your first two drives are free. After that, OVERDRIVE Pro costs $3.99 a week, $9.99 a month or $34.99 a year in the US (prices vary by country), or a one-time Lifetime purchase ($29.99 until 31 October 2026, then $49.99). The annual and monthly plans include a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers; the weekly plan has none. The price and any trial are shown in the app before you pay.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an app that colors in the roads you've driven?
Yes. OVERDRIVE paints every road you drive onto your own map on iPhone, starting from a dark city. Open Road and DriveTracker also keep a map of roads driven, and Fog of World clears fog wherever you have travelled.
Which apps record drives automatically?
Open Road's listing says it starts on its own. DriveTracker's listing says every road you drive "gets recorded automatically" and offers Siri and widget controls to start and stop. In OVERDRIVE you start each drive while parked, and it then records hands-free; with the optional Background Recording setting it keeps going with the screen off.
Is there a free app that shows every road I've driven?
Open Road says its core app is free, DriveTracker and TravelMapping are free downloads, and FogMap has a free download with a paid unlock. OVERDRIVE is free to download with the first two drives free, then needs OVERDRIVE Pro: a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase.
Can any of these import my old location history?
Fog of World can import GPX and KML tracks. OVERDRIVE cannot import past trips; it maps drives from the day you start using it.
Which app is best for road trips?
For a painted map of every road on the trip plus curated zones in 230 cities, OVERDRIVE. For counting highways you have clinched end to end, TravelMapping. For a record that also covers flights and walks, Fog of World.
Is there a Wandrer or CityStrides for driving?
Wandrer counts bike and foot activities and CityStrides counts running and walking. For driving, OVERDRIVE applies the same new-roads idea to a car. See our guide: Is there a Wandrer for cars?
Is OVERDRIVE on Android or CarPlay?
No. OVERDRIVE is an iPhone app (iOS 16.4 or later). There is no Android version and no CarPlay app.
How much does OVERDRIVE cost?
OVERDRIVE is free to download and your first two drives are free. After that, OVERDRIVE Pro costs $3.99 a week, $9.99 a month or $34.99 a year in the US (prices vary by country), or a one-time Lifetime purchase ($29.99 until 31 October 2026, then $49.99). The annual and monthly plans include a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers; the weekly plan has none. The price and any trial are shown in the app before you pay.
Sources
Checked October 11, 2026. OVERDRIVE facts come from the App Store listing and the app itself (version 2.0.0).
- OVERDRIVE on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6790023849
- OVERDRIVE App Store data (version, ratings, release date): https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=6790023849&country=us
- Open Road: Speed Tracker GPS, App Store listing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6755834573
- Open Road, llms.txt on its own site: https://openroaddrive.com/llms.txt
- Open Road App Store data (ratings, languages): https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=6755834573&country=us
- Fog of World, App Store listing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id505367096
- Fog of World website: https://fogofworld.app
- Fog of World App Store data (price, ratings): https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=505367096&country=us
- DriveTracker - Driving Log, App Store listing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6754501628
- TravelMapping, App Store listing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6761671062
- Travel Mapping project: https://travelmapping.net
- FogMap, App Store listing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6783168020
- FOWIRL, App Store listing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6742189650
- Wandrer FAQ: https://wandrer.earth/faq
- Wandrer plans: https://wandrer.earth/subscriptions/new
- Wandrer, App Store listing: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1612829967
- CityStrides home page: https://citystrides.com/
- CityStrides pricing: https://citystrides.com/pricing