Drive Smarter
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Prices are current as of 27 Sept 2026.
2 subscriptions from $4.99
In the United States, Drive Smarter has 2 subscriptions priced $4.99 – 49.99. It comes with a 1 month free trial.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Monthly Subscription | MonthlyTrial: 1 month | $4.99 |
| Premium Yearly Subscription | AnnualTrial: 1 month | $49.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Reviews | 23K | 838K | 330K | 187K | 60K | 56K | 26K | 13K | 9.4K | 9.1K | 8.7K |
| Released | 2020 | 2015 | 2011 | 2014 | 2014 | 2025 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | 2020 | 2017 |
| Weekly price | — | — | — | $4.99 | — | $7.99 | — | — | — | $4.99 | — |
| Monthly price | $4.99 | — | — | — | $9.99 | $9.99 | — | — | $9.99 | $6.99 | $9.99 |
| Annual price | $49.99 | — | — | $19.99 | $99.99 | $39.99 | — | $129.00 | $59.99 | $19.99 | $69.99 |
| One-time price | — | — | — | $9.99 | $9.99 | $29.99 | — | — | — | — | — |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
Drive Smarter reviews
4.8 out of 5, based on 23,217 reviews.
What people like
- Works well with your radar detector
- CarPlay integration is a nice feature
- HUD speed display is helpful and clear
What they complain about
- Map stops tracking when you zoom out
- App drains battery even when not using it
- Speed limits shown on map are often wrong
- Hard to connect and download dashcam videos
Drive Smarter
Love ❤️ this App
Needs updating
Accurate speed limits? More like just putting a speed limit in not caring if it is accurate. How many times do I get a speed limit of 25 MPH on a highway where the speed limit is 65? THIS IS THE MOST CURRENT UPDATE OF THE APP 4.12.1
Missing important features.
Finally the HUD speedo is back, which was a big feature of Escort Live, and you don’t need readers to see it. Still no directional arrows displayed on the app from the top of the range 360. When the detector has to be hidden, it would be nice to show what I’ve paid for in a high end unit, especially when Escort live showed threat direction. Hopefully the job will be finished, and a first class app eventuates.
Basic
Can’t setup the camera to see if it is at the correct angle or location because I have CarPlay. Also can't see live view because of the same thing. Idiots developed this app.
Connectivity Issues
Needs to connect automatically to Redline 360C if app is open, radar detector is on, and Bluetooth enabled. Shouldn’t have to manually search for radar detector. Also, needs to be able to connect to same iPhone hotspot as phone being used for app - shouldn’t need two iPhones to connect to a Apple hotspot.
Best of all
Love this camera
check if your email address is valid
Why does it say- check if your email address is valid - I have the email for years
Can’t connect a hotspot
I can’t connect it because on my iPhone, the keyboard won’t go down to connect
Bring back the dashboard
Don't really need navigation. The dashboard is more relevant to the app. Why did you remove the dashboard?!?!? Update: Just received a generic template response. Very disappointed. Changing my rating from 4 Star to 2 star. You guys can do better. I will definitely change it again to 5 Star once you bring back the Dashboard.
REALLY needs updated red light camera locations.
I’m using an Escort Max Ci 360. It’s been an amazing piece of tech and I love it. However, since switching to the new app there are dramatically less user crowd sourced reports, missing red light cameras that are a few years old, and just puts a sense of doubt in the device that wasn’t there before.
Works perfectly with my Escort and Cobra.
Works flawlessly. Very helpful. I would suggest adding a feature that would let you exclude live alerts older than a selected number of hours.
App
It takes multiple attempts to view my gallery at times and right now I can’t even view my gallery just says device not connected when it’s connected.
More iPad support
A lot of people are using iPads as their infotainment screen these days, would be nice if the app was able to use the full iPad screen, and specially if it supported split-screen to be able to show the map and other apps at the same time. Imagine the map on one side and music on the other side. Besides that the app works as it should.
Broken
Seems like the app no longer displays the speed limit for a given area.
Needs Improvements
Vehicle does not continue to track on the map if you zoom out in order to see further ahead on the road. If you zoom out, the map stops tracking your location. The old Escort Live app would keep tracking if you zoomed in or out. With the Drive Smarter app, you can only see 1 mile ahead when it is tracking your movement. At 90 mph on the interstate, you have to look down at the screen every 40 seconds to see if there are any marked alerts ahead. On a 1000 mile trip at 90 mph, that requires you to take your eyes off the road and look down at the screen over 400 times to make sure you’re not driving into a speed trap. Need to update the app to allow you to zoom out on the map to the users desired preference and the map still tracks your current location and movement. Also, I’ve seen multiple red light cameras marked on the map and get alerts that there is one ahead but yet these intersections I’ve never had a red light camera on them since I’ve lived in this area for 30 plus years. I do not see where there is a way through the app to either delete or at least permanently mute/ignore the incorrectly marked camera or provide any feedback through the app that it does not actually exist. Please make these app improvements with the most important one to me being the map tracking after zooming out.
Perfect app
Perfect
Fix your support portal
Can’t send any support request, can’t link my device, no one can help!!!
No speed limits
The app stop showing the current speed limits unless is running on the foreground all the time. The instant another app start running the speed limits stop showing. This should be addressed.
Bought all don’t work
Can’t login doesn’t recognize my email or some reason. Got a new phone now app doesn’t work at all.
Good but not great
The app has come a long way in the last year that I’ve owned the Escort Redline 360c and the M2 camera. I do like that it actually shows alerts on my Kenwood screen now like it was originally advertised after the app update. The maps still aren’t great, I think a satellite view like other apps would help the look and feel on the screen a ton! The most frustrating part has been the hotspot connection. My personal phone is AT&T & my work phone is Verizon. A year later and this issue still hasn’t been resolved. Are you even trying? There’s a lot left on the table that I can’t use because of this. If these few issues get corrected, I will change my review to 5 stars immediately!
Great app
Perfect
Useless
Way to screw up a great detector. Since the switch it has not found my 360. I'm ashamed to say that I have spent hours trying to get it to work. The old app worked like a charm and was user friendly. I'll be getting rid of the 360 soon and move on.
1 Thing
The automatic Day/Night mode in the app settings doesn’t work, it’s just always in day time (light) mode. Everything else seems to work just fine
Weird issues
Had issues with the app specifically in CarPlay. It was lowering the volume of my radio for no reason. It didn’t stop until I deleted the app. It was acting like the app wanted to give a notification but never did.
Cluncky but adequate
The app is clunky and slow, thigh that may be the Cobra sc 100 I’m using it with. It would be nice if I could select multiple pictures/videos and download them in bulk, instead of one at a time. It would also be nice if the CarPlay app had a snap picture button in it, so I don’t have to use the app on my phone, while driving. The camera can’t hear me, for some reason, and I’m not always sure hitting the button, on the camera works.
Please !
Not working in landscape ! Please add landscape mod !
Horrible
Setting up has been nightmare zero intelligence on app
Missing feature
Had been using the discontinued Escort app, which had a “dashboard” feature, displaying speed and speed limit, without the map. Would be nice to have that in this app. I already have 2 maps displayed with Apple CarPlay and vehicle’s map. A 3rd isn’t necessary. I’m using the Redline 360C radar detector. Thanks
iPhone Battery Killer
Sometime in the past few months the Drive Smarter app has become a huge battery drain, persistently active in the background, consistently in my top 3 apps by battery usage. Even on the days I don't drive (or connect to my Escort Max 360c) the Drive Smarter app eats through my battery in the background. For example, today I drove 6 miles in my vehicle for 15 minutes. I used 149% of my battery and the Drive Smarter app consumed 15% while on the screen for 1 minute and in the background for 15h 17m. I’m going to disable Background App Refresh, but shouldn’t be so much of a loss of capability now that the app no longer syncs the posted speed limit on my radar detector for most roads now.
Updates lacking
If you use this for navigation, it sucks. No updates for two years. There are roads missing. I use Waze for navigation but it would be nice if the app was functional to use on long road trips to get good directions and alerts. Wish there was an API so Waze and this app could exchange alerts.
Super
Super ok
No Dashboard
Older Escort App would show speed and speed limits. Could switch between map view and radar detector view. I don’t need another map. I have Apple Maps and in vehicle map!!!
Good App!!! Straight forward
Does what it needs, seamlessly works with my detector!!!
Local road speed limits missing
Unlike Apple Maps and Google Maps. This app doesn’t have the speed limits for the Local and County Roads. Only the highway. I didn’t think the app could be worse than the old Escort Life App. But. It is. You should work with Apple and Google to integrate with their apps. Also sort reviews by most recent reviews. Majority of the most recent reviews are horrible. Epic Fail.
Glitchy
I have an SC200, this app locks up as soon as I tap live view. It also always says firmware update available but does not work to update within this app, fails every time, says connection lost every time. I updated the firmware from my PC and that worked fine but this app still says there is a firmware update! Like other user stated, time is wrong. Definitely need someone to do some work on this app to make it less frustrating to use.
Car play is great
I’ve been waiting for a car play app for ever. It is such a nice option
Must delete! Always running, often wrong
At first I thought the biggest problem with this app was its tendency to falsely give “overspeed alerts” every time I drive past an off-ramp (terrible, terrible bug). But no, it’s worse. The app uses battery constantly even when not running. I don’t mean running in the background, I mean not even running. Even after quitting the app and restarting your phone, that kind of not even running. There can be no justification for this. Is it spying on my location 24/7? How is it even allowed in the App Store? I have no choice but to delete.
Drive smart
Amazing app a long side my red line 360 just a small issue that the team are working on keep up the amazing products
Directions option
Does not seem to be able to switch from portrait to landscape modes. That is an important feature that appears to be missing. If it’s there, then tell me how to do it.. also, how do you make your travel always pointing up in the app?
Worked okay
No glitches in the latest version.
Horrible Speed Limit Database
Displayed speed limit is wrong 85% of the time, even on state highways. Anything below a state highway road level is wrong virtually 100% of the time. It is like they bought a database from 1992. Come on folks. Speed limits should be accurate 99% of the time nationwide, like every other major mapping app on the planet. Good grief.
Please fix sc400
App never opens up live camera always crashing can’t even see my saved videos never wanted to connect to app
Terrible Connectivity
Terrible WiFi connection. Can never connect to my SC 400 Cobra to view and download videos. I captured a moment that I needed to keep for proof of harassment and what do you know. The app will not allow me to connect to the dash cam to view/download videos. I can’t even update the firmware because I can’t connect!! I tried to reset, remove device, delete and redownload app and nothing!! I spent 2 hours trying to fix it. I’ve had issues with this camera before and the moment I need it the most I’m left with nothing. Now my data is lost. DO NOT BUY DASH CAMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS APP!!!!!!
Some issues need to be addressed
App is ok but the company needs to update with more speed limits on it. I drive in small towns just between Abilene tx and Wichita Falls and some road don’t tell you to slow down because the posted speed limit isn’t on the app they need to update this . I use my cobra camera with this app and does take a few minutes to connect to the camera to get in the gallery. I wish they would fix it and make it a lot better also there is a delay between my camera and the app. The app tells me over speed and not the camera unless I speed up. The speed limit is 55mph the app goes off at 56mph the camera goes off at 58 mph way too big of a gap. Besides that the app is good and maybe link it to DoorDash and SPARKS uber and Lyft that would be awesome. Fix the posted speed limit in all the towns big or small and the over speed between the cameras Cobra dashcam 220. Thanks you very much
Drive Smarter price by country
A monthly subscription costs $4.09 in Turkey and $7.81 in Poland — 1.9× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Albania | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Algeria | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Angola | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Anguilla | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Argentina | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Armenia | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Australia | A$7.99$5.63 | A$79.99$56.33 |
| Austria | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Azerbaijan | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Bahamas | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Bahrain | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Barbados | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Belarus | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Belgium | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Belize | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Benin | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Bermuda | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Bhutan | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Bolivia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Botswana | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Brazil | R$24.90$4.80 | R$249.90$48.15 |
| British Virgin Islands | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Bulgaria | €4.99$5.68 | €49.99$56.94 |
| Burkina Faso | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Cambodia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Cameroon | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Canada | CA$6.99$4.96 | CA$69.99$49.64 |
| Cape Verde | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Chad | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Chile | CLP 4,990$5.18 | CLP 49,990$51.91 |
| China | CN¥38.00$5.65 | CN¥328.00$48.74 |
| Colombia | COP 24,900$7.64 | COP 229,900$70.58 |
| Congo | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Costa Rica | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Croatia | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Cyprus | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 129.00$6.03 | CZK 1,290.00$60.34 |
| Denmark | DKK 39.00$5.95 | DKK 399.00$60.82 |
| Dominica | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Ecuador | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 249.99$4.83 | EGP 2,499.99$48.31 |
| El Salvador | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Estonia | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Fiji | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Finland | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| France | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Gabon | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Gambia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Georgia | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Germany | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Ghana | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Greece | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Grenada | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Guatemala | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Guyana | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Honduras | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$38.00$4.85 | HK$388.00$49.49 |
| Hungary | HUF 1,990$6.21 | HUF 22,990$71.72 |
| Iceland | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| India | ₹499.00$5.22 | ₹4,999.00$52.26 |
| Indonesia | IDR 89,000$4.97 | IDR 799,000$44.64 |
| Iraq | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Ireland | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Israel | ₪17.90$5.89 | ₪179.90$59.18 |
| Italy | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Jamaica | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Japan | ¥700$4.45 | ¥7,000$44.46 |
| Jordan | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 2,490.00$5.62 | KZT 24,990.00$56.40 |
| Kenya | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Kosovo | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Kuwait | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Latvia | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Lebanon | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Liberia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Libya | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Lithuania | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Luxembourg | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Macao | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Macedonia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Madagascar | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Malawi | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 22.90$5.61 | MYR 229.90$56.35 |
| Maldives | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Mali | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Malta | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Mauritania | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Mauritius | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Mexico | MX$99.00$5.60 | MX$999.00$56.47 |
| Micronesia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Moldova | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Mongolia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Montenegro | €4.99$5.68 | €49.99$56.94 |
| Montserrat | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Morocco | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Mozambique | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Myanmar | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Namibia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Nauru | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Nepal | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Netherlands | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| New Zealand | NZ$9.99$5.64 | NZ$99.99$56.49 |
| Nicaragua | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Niger | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 7,900.00$5.95 | NGN 79,900.00$60.13 |
| Norway | NOK 59.00$6.20 | NOK 599.00$62.99 |
| Oman | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 1,300$4.69 | PKR 12,900$46.57 |
| Palau | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Panama | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Paraguay | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Peru | PEN 19.90$5.85 | PEN 199.90$58.79 |
| Philippines | ₱299.00$4.78 | ₱2,990.00$47.83 |
| Poland | PLN 29.99$7.81 | PLN 299.99$78.12 |
| Portugal | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Qatar | QAR 19.99$5.49 | QAR 199.99$54.94 |
| Romania | RON 29.99$6.48 | RON 299.99$64.79 |
| Russia | RUB 449.00$5.23 | RUB 4,490.00$52.26 |
| Rwanda | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 19.99$5.33 | SAR 199.99$53.33 |
| Senegal | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Serbia | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Seychelles | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 6.98$5.45 | SGD 69.98$54.67 |
| Slovakia | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Slovenia | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Solomon Islands | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 99.99$6.13 | ZAR 999.99$61.31 |
| South Korea | ₩6,600$4.86 | ₩66,000$48.63 |
| Spain | €5.99$6.82 | €59.99$68.33 |
| Sri Lanka | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| St. Lucia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Suriname | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Swaziland | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 69.00$6.96 | SEK 599.00$60.44 |
| Switzerland | CHF 5.00$6.03 | CHF 50.00$60.31 |
| Taiwan | NT$150.00$4.72 | NT$1,490.00$46.91 |
| Tajikistan | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 14,900.00$5.61 | TZS 149,900.00$56.43 |
| Thailand | THB 199.00$5.96 | THB 1,990.00$59.60 |
| Tonga | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Tunisia | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 199.99$4.09 | TRY 1,999.99$40.89 |
| Turkmenistan | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Uganda | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Ukraine | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 19.99$5.45 | AED 199.99$54.49 |
| United Kingdom | £4.99$6.61 | £49.99$66.21 |
| United States | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Uruguay | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Vanuatu | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Venezuela | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫129,000$4.97 | ₫1,299,000$50.05 |
| Yemen | $4.99 | $49.99 |
| Zambia | $5.99 | $59.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $5.99 | $59.99 |
Drive Smarter FAQ
- Is Drive Smarter free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 175 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $4.99 (US), across 2 subscriptions.
- How much does Drive Smarter cost per month?
- Premium Monthly Subscription is $4.99 (US). The annual plan works out cheaper per month: $49.99 a year.
- Does Drive Smarter have a free trial?
- Yes — a 1 month free trial (US).
- Where is Drive Smarter cheapest?
- A monthly subscription costs TRY 199.99 (≈$4.09) in Turkey and PLN 29.99 (≈$7.81) in Poland, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Drive Smarter?
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (4.9 from 838,446 reviews), myAudi (4.3 from 330,136 reviews) and Speedometer Simple (4.6 from 186,885 reviews, premium from $4.99).
Drive Smarter download
Last updated 28 days ago.
Drive Smarter sells in 175 countries. It was released 6 years and 1 month ago, on 19 Aug 2020. It holds a 4.8 rating from 23,217 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Drive Smarter make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- Monthly 85%
- Annual 15%
Revenue by country
- United States 96%
- Canada 3%
- New Zealand 0%
- Romania 0%