Rods — Corner & Road Alerts

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4.4 56 ratings Free

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Aug 27, 2026
New version 1.8.13 → 1.8.14

What's New - Precise Location off? Rods now tells you it cannot see which corner is next, and offers one tap to switch it on for the drive. - Imported GPX and KML files are traced to the roads in your file instead of being re-planned, and the numbered checkpoints now come from the file itself. Routes you imported before keep their old shape - re-import to get the traced version. Improvements - Free Roam drives are saved as you go, and recovered if a save is cut short. - Route creation no longer competes with the background map-data sweep. - Map-data downloads and reroutes keep working with the screen off. Bug Fixes - Fixed Free Roam showing "Acquiring GPS" forever, and never reporting a dead GPS feed. - Fixed the app blocking its own reroutes. - Fixed a reroute that could hang with no time limit. - Fixed a voice-pack repair deleting the working pack it was meant to fix. - Fixed voice-pack downloads stalling and never finishing after you leave the app. - Fixed two routes built at the same time saving one route's map line under the other's name. - Fixed a location-permission check that failed being recorded as a refusal. - Fixed the "map failed to load" notice appearing before the map had actually failed. - Fixed route creation showing internal error text. - Fixed warning bars where tapping the bar did the button's job. - Downloaded Regions: a stale map pack can now be updated from its card, and routing data refreshes with its region. CarPlay - The car icon now glides instead of stepping when no drive is running. - GPS and permission warnings now appear on the car screen. - Rods notifications now show on the car screen instead of being suppressed.

Aug 26, 2026
Rating ★ 4.42 → 4.43
Aug 26, 2026
New version 1.8.5 → 1.8.13

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Average rating history over the observed period. 4.42 4.43 Aug 26 15:40 Aug 27 04:19 Aug 27 16:57 Aug 28 05:36 Aug 28 18:15

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5★ 79% 44
4★ 5% 3
3★ 5% 3
2★ 2% 1
1★ 9% 5

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About

Rods is your personal co-driver. It analyzes any road and calls out every corner before you arrive — the direction, how sharp it is, whether it tightens or opens, and the distance to the next one. It also warns you about speed bumps, chicanes, and surface changes and other road hazards along the way. Pick a road. Drive. And hear what's coming: Simple mode: "Medium left tightens, into easy right, 100" Advanced mode: "Left 3 tightens, into Right 5, 100." No more guessing what's around the next bend. — HOW IT WORKS 1. Set a start and end point on any road 2. Rods analyzes every corner along the route 3. Tap Drive and hear callouts through your speakers 4. Each corner is announced before you arrive It's the same kind of corner callouts used in professional rally — but generated automatically for any road, anywhere. — WHAT YOU HEAR Every corner is described by: • Direction — left or right • Severity — Easy, Medium, or Hard in simple mode or 1 (tightest hairpin) to 6 (gentle curve) in Advanced • Shape — tightens, opens, long, very long • Sequence — "into" links consecutive corners • Distance — yards/meters to the next corner Road hazards and features are called out too: • Speed bumps and dips • Chicanes and narrowings • Bridges and tunnels • Speed cameras • Surface changes — gravel, cobblestone, unpaved sections Example on a mountain pass: "Right 4 long, 80. Left 2 tightens, into Right 3, 50. Caution, speed bump. Left 5." — WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE Download your region's road data once and drive anywhere — mountain passes, backroads, canyon roads, scenic routes. No cell signal needed while driving on a pre-generated route. — BUILT FOR DRIVING ENTHUSIASTS Rods isn't about getting from A to B. It's for the roads you choose to drive — the twisty ones, the scenic ones, the ones you drive twice. Whether you're carving canyon switchbacks, exploring unfamiliar mountain roads, riding your motorcycle through the hills, or running your favorite backroad on a Sunday morning — Rods tells you what's ahead so you can drive with confidence. — PLAN BEFORE YOU DRIVE Preview any route and see what the road looks like before you commit — how many corners, how severe, what kind of sequences. Find the most interesting roads without driving them blind. — SUBSCRIPTION Rods is a subscription-based app. A 14-day free trial is included — no charge until it ends, cancel anytime. All features require an active subscription after the free trial: • Real-time voice callouts for every corner • 6-level severity scale (hairpin to gentle curve) in Advanced and Simple modes • Tightening, opening, and long corner detection • Speed bump, dip, chicane, and narrowing alerts • Bridge, tunnel, and speed camera callouts • Surface change detection • Corner-to-corner distance announcements • Cars and motorcycles • Route planning with full corner preview • Offline use — download your region's road data once and drive anywhere Subscription options: Monthly and Yearly, with localized pricing shown in-app before you subscribe. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://driverods.com/privacy-policy

What's new · 1.8.14

What's New - Precise Location off? Rods now tells you it cannot see which corner is next, and offers one tap to switch it on for the drive. - Imported GPX and KML files are traced to the roads in your file instead of being re-planned, and the numbered checkpoints now come from the file itself. Routes you imported before keep their old shape - re-import to get the traced version. Improvements - Free Roam drives are saved as you go, and recovered if a save is cut short. - Route creation no longer competes with the background map-data sweep. - Map-data downloads and reroutes keep working with the screen off. Bug Fixes - Fixed Free Roam showing "Acquiring GPS" forever, and never reporting a dead GPS feed. - Fixed the app blocking its own reroutes. - Fixed a reroute that could hang with no time limit. - Fixed a voice-pack repair deleting the working pack it was meant to fix. - Fixed voice-pack downloads stalling and never finishing after you leave the app. - Fixed two routes built at the same time saving one route's map line under the other's name. - Fixed a location-permission check that failed being recorded as a refusal. - Fixed the "map failed to load" notice appearing before the map had actually failed. - Fixed route creation showing internal error text. - Fixed warning bars where tapping the bar did the button's job. - Downloaded Regions: a stale map pack can now be updated from its card, and routing data refreshes with its region. CarPlay - The car icon now glides instead of stepping when no drive is running. - GPS and permission warnings now appear on the car screen. - Rods notifications now show on the car screen instead of being suppressed.

Details

ReleasedApr 2026
UpdatedJul 2026
Version1.8.14
Size126.5 MB
RequiresiOS 15.5 or later
Age rating4+
LanguagesEnglish
PriceFree
Categories NavigationSports
Bundle IDcom.driverods.app