Voyager: Route Planner

Voyager: Route Planner Free App

Rated 4.24/5 (3,378) —  Free Android application by Sensis

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About Voyager: Route Planner

Voyager helps you plan the optimal (fastest) route to travel to multiple locations. Examples: travellers visiting different sightseeing landmarks, explorers planning road trips, realtors scheduling open house visits, businesses (e.g., couriers/delivery people) optimizing their service routes. For all above cases, this Route Planner is a great choice for you!

How is it different from other similar apps?
I love travelling and exploring new places. One of the biggest problems for me was to find an optimized route to travel to all my planned destinations in a trip. However, there was no a route planing app that satisfied all my requirements. The major issues I had with other apps were: they were not truly free, too complex to use (too many overkill features for me), and required access to my contact book.

So, as an engineer, I decided to build something that my friends and I would like to use for our next trips. With that in mind, my route planner:
1) is completely Free and AD-Free (I don't plan to make even one penny from it);
2) has a clean minimalist design. Simple and very intuitive to use;
3) does NOT require any extra permissions such as accessing your contact book or GPS.

How is it different from Google maps?
Google maps returns directions based on the order you enter your stops. However, this may not be the fastest route for visiting your destinations (assuming order does not matter). This app will return the optimal order to you and ensure it is the fastest route.

How does it work?
Optimal route calculation is done based on data from the Google directions service. The end result will be displayed on a Google map with the direction details. Internet connection is required while doing the math. After calculation, the optimal route will be saved locally and can be accessed offline later. There are three travel modes: driving, walking, and bicycling.

Note for users:
The auto-complete feature is provided by Google Maps API. If it does not work properly, there are three possibilities: 1.The Internet connection is currently not good; 2.The Google Maps API service is currently not working properly; 3.The Google Maps API service (not the actual Google Maps app) has some compatibility issues with your device...For any of the above causes, I can't do anything about it, sorry :(

This app is completely free (no even ads). I would really appreciate if you may take this into account when rating the app :-) The app only uses the free version of the Google Maps API. If you are looking for an app that could handle some serious workload (e.g., 150 stop points in one route), I would suggest you to checkout those commercial (paid) route planners.

Note for computer science graduates:
As we all know, the travelling salesman problem (TSP) is NP-hard. This app uses two methods to calculate the optimal route: 1) a brute force approach when the number of destinations is small, and 2) a set of approximation algorithms when the number is large.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Voyager: Route Planner version 1.2.5 on your Android device!
Downloaded 100,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.sensis.voyager, download Voyager: Route Planner.apk

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App History & Updates

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Tip: After an optimal route is calculated, in the detail view, you may click the red dot at the right for each address. A Google map app will be launched. Then you may use it to navigate from your current location to the selected address.
More downloads  Voyager: Route Planner reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
Version update Voyager: Route Planner was updated to version 1.2.5
More downloads  Voyager: Route Planner reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
Version update Voyager: Route Planner was updated to version 1.2.1

What are users saying about Voyager: Route Planner

N70%
by N####:

Amazing route planner! When I first started a job doing multiple deliveries, I struggled to find an app that could plan out a route for me and google maps didn't seem to have that feature. And then I found this app. It's so easy and simple to use, gives the perfect route to save me time, money and gas, and helps me get my chocolate covered fruit delivered before they melt! I'm just shocked I'm only just now thinking to review after having this for a year..

O70%
by O####:

I absolutely love this app. I am a service tech and I often work out of town in unfamiliar areas and this app has not let me down yet. I tried working without it and with it and I was more efficient with it. It has saved my company money on gas and our productivity goals. I have suggested it to other techs and so far everyone loves it. Keep up the good work Voyager!

Y70%
by Y####:

This is a great app, I use it almost everyday as i am a delivery driver. It's quick, convenient, reliable and easy to use. I do have some suggestions. It should have a user profile that allows people to create an account and edit, store, save routes so that when using different or multiple devices, it can be easy to access instead of creating the same routes again from scratch ie: I bought a new phone so I have to recreate all my routes again. It should also have more customization like rearranging the order of the stops, rename, maybe add in some color features. Also increase the limit of stops that you can create.

N70%
by N####:

I liked it but I wish it would have import capabilities. That way I wouldn't have to manually type every address that I have to make a delivery to especially when you have over 80 deliveries. I also wish that it would give you the option to delete the stop or gray it out once you've made the delivery. I had lost my place and had skipped a few stops and ended up having to backtrack which lost my spot.

N70%
by N####:

Great app works as advertised love the price (free). The only thing I wish it would do is allow me to edit the starting location, which you can do, even though another reviewer said you cannot, I wish you could say start from where I am without needing to know the address of where I am

B70%
by B####:

Great app. I use a route for my volunteer job every week with multiple stops. With traffic in LA I am never sure which route is best. This app eally cut my time and stress level on its first use. I can save my basic route and then revise if i need to add a stop or start from a different location. Plus i can add my own label to each stop. And its FREE, there are NO ADS and NO crazy permissions required. Would love to make a donation!

P70%
by P####:

I do outside sales and my routes and areas are rarely the same. This app is great to be able to plug in up to 25 stops and have them optimized for shortest/quickest trip. Sometimes the calculations for routes are slow and I have been kicked off but it is a free app so I still give it 5 stars!

N70%
by N####:

Brilliant. Well done guys. One small issue though. I entered 35 stops. When I went to look at them on the map to my horror some were missing! Please fix this if you can. I understand this app is free. It's brilliant and I can tell you guys put a lot of work into this. Ade.

F70%
by F####:

I work for the post office and when things don't get routed appropriately I use this app. The beginning and end of, the route feature helps determine the appropriate/fastest way to get the route done. I would recommend to friends and family for, planning their trips for, business and or, personal travels. I really love this app.

N70%
by N####:

I use this app for all my routes for work. I create routes for each day so I finish by my deadlines. It's great to do what I need and simple to use. I only wish I was able to add all my stops in a list and then pick and choose which stops to add to a route. That would make it so much easier to edit a week of routes after creating them. (Also the limit of 25 stops per route is a little annoying.)

N70%
by N####:

Worked great, routes of less than 10 stops are calculated within seconds, routes of 45 to 50 may take 10 minutes or more to calculate. More than 50 it will calculate indefinitely. However, today the app stopped working. Now even a route of 1 stop will finish calculating. Already uninstalled and re-installed on 2 separate phones, still does not work. Searching for another app now.

M70%
by M####:

I have tried other route planning apps and Voyager has worked the best in finding the optimal route to take. It helps to avoid backtracking. I also like that you can put up to 25 addresses on any one route; & you can save up to 20 different routes. It's great! The one complaint I have is that the app doesn't stay open on the route that you're working on when toggling back & forth between Google maps and Voyager. Otherwise, I'd give 5 stars. Thanks!

N70%
by N####:

Awesome app. Does exactly what it says. The only reason I did not give it a 5 star rating is because I would like to put in all points in the order in which they are done so I can calculate my milage for the week. My home terminal is in Memphis TN and I may go there 2 or 3 times before the week ends. It calculates all of my Memphis stops together with no regard for the order in which they were entered. If this issue could be remedied I would definitely give it a 5.

N70%
by N####:

Exactly what I was looking for. I only need to create routes without GPS and location tracking enabled. Neither am I annoyingly forced to do so by nagging requesters and functionality constraints. Absolutely sufficient for my purpose. More of these clean kind of apps with little access rights to the phone are needed! Respect, I would love to donate!

N70%
by N####:

This is a great, time saving app. I only give it 3 stars because it is a pain to keep going back through the route page to continually find the next stop, then load it into the maps. Also it will tell you to pick the suggested address, (even though you did pick the suggested address 4 times) if you are not on a wifi hotspot. A few fixes and this would be an even better app

N70%
by N####:

Tremendous free app for what I use it for. If you work in sales and need or want to make multiple maps, this is great. I have my maps set by city and industry. The app optimizes each map for the shortest route. You can set each address and there's a note section for each location to put the company name and suite number. This is possibly my most valuable app. The only suggestion I have for the developer is to add a paid pro version where we can add more than 25 stops per map. Minor issue for me though.

N70%
by N####:

It's a great app for calculation and planning. Let's you put in more stops than any other app I've used. However, if the screen times out, the app closes and your progress is lost. Sometimes the route takes a while to calculate. If so you need to keep the screen awake the whole time otherwise you have to start over. This is the only issue I have. App is wonderful otherwise.

X70%
by X####:

option to change the order, placing pick-up address before drop by use of arrows. (still being the most optimised route). add shortest, economical and easy routes. at destination put the user on the right side of the street, having to avoid crossing a busy street, highway etc. while actual app doesn't need GPS, to see location on Google Maps GPS is required. put Calculate Optimal Route at top near Add on Stops tab. add a Favourites tab, Address Book and History Log / Saved Destinations tab. almost 'perfect'

N70%
by N####:

First off, I love this app. It has helped me in my business tremendously by calculating optimal routes for me. However, there are some updates that NEED to happen if they want me to share it with my friends. (1) stop resetting the app every time you go to another app. (2) in map view, when you click on a number (like destination #6) it shows the address instead of the label/name. I can see on theap what street it's on, and I don't care about the address as much as I just want to know what I'm looking for.

N70%
by N####:

Calculating time is horrible. The rest is perfect. They give u the best and i mean the best way for a route. I deliver over 100 packages every day. I have to split my route in 3-4 parts to calculate faster. Please fix the time. I don't mind to pay if it can calculate faster wher u put over 35 stops. Please fix. But over all most definitely i recommend this app. 95% of my co workers use it as well.

N70%
by N####:

I used this app, for delivering and installing campaign signs for a county wide election. Very clean, easy to use. If you need more than 25 stops be sure to go into settings and change. We were able to create routes with up to 40 stops, worked great. You can add and remove stops, just recalculate. What would be nice is if you could: 1. Change the starting and ending point after the route was entered. 2. Being able to print or share would be convenient. Neither of these is a deal breaker.

H70%
by H####:

It's a really nice, clear, smart, and easy to use app. Love that it goes through Google. It works great. And it's completely free, with no ads (I appreciate your app as well, Sensis.) The ONLY thing I would change, or love to see, would be an option to keep the order of your destinations. I was planning a date and wanted to find the best route to get to my locations, and it found it. It just had the locations mapped out in a funny order. Great app once again. I love it, and whoever read all of this!! Thx <3

N70%
by N####:

After loosing a few coworkers to injuries I am helping out running delivery routes. As fast as I could enter the data I had my next day planned out to maximize my driving efficiency giving me more time with the family before putting the kids to bed and getting me home to them as quickly as possible. I really appreciate this apps effectiveness.

N70%
by N####:

I deliver parcels for Australia Post and cover a large regional area. This app has enabled me to cover so much more ground than I could before. I've tried to come up with short cuts that the app hasn't calculated, but my way is usually the long way. Well done. Love it...

M70%
by M####:

Works pretty good putting stores in best order for your route. Wish it would allow me manually arrange stops then give me the best route. Sometimes I may have to go to location A then to location B, and back to location A. It always put location A on the route twice but as back to back stops and not in the order that I need them to be. Maybe this is possible and I just haven't figured out how to do it.

A70%
by A####:

Don't be fooled by those negative comments. It is the best out there. I am a courier driver. I tried all the available apps on the store. This one is faster and optimize your route for shorter the distance. Also predict your address while you are typing very accurately. ( while the other apps suggest all the addresses from south Africa to China to Poland this one only predict closer to your location first).Good for any person who have to travel to multiple /different addressses frequently.

B70%
by B####:

This is a great tool. I really can't complain. I can only suggest a few things that would make it truly awesome. It would be better if when you toggled back to voyager if it was still on the screen you had up instead of back at the start where you have to select the route and open it, etc. It would also be better if you could delete the start point and end point on a route. Not being able to is a limitation.

N70%
by N####:

A number of people have rated this app with less than five stars. They seem to forget that it is free, plus there are NO ADS! It would be worth five stars even if it was crappy, and it isn't. It works great for a casual traveler like me. To the creator of this app: THANK YOU! You are awesome!

N70%
by N####:

If only I could select my mode of transportation, like for instance I am making my trip plan, I will be taking a flight betweem few stops and then road. Plus that could, if integrated with Google airline thing..... forgot to say "thank you Sensis

N70%
by N####:

Brilliant. Well done guys. One small issue though. I entered 35 stops. When I went to look at them on the map to my horror some were missing! Please fix this if you can. I understand this app is free. It's brilliant and I can tell you guys put a lot of work into this. Ade.

N70%
by N####:

After putting in ONLY 46 stops (which is light for my work) I hit optimize and the wheel keeps on spinning and I'm doing this while connected to a great WiFi signal. Could only imagine if I was out on my route not connected. SUCKS... never put my stops in optimal order.

N70%
by N####:

This is a nice app! Entering info is easy to do. In a few minutes you have a well laid out route. I got around the 20 stops by breaking my delivery route out into quadrants!

N70%
by N####:

Best app I have found so far. Still getting used to the features. It would be great if the route updated where you are at and when finished stop A, then stop by would auto open. Maybe it does this, I don't know. Definitely worth it

N70%
by N####:

Very good app. Easy to use. Saved me alot for hassle trying too plan my delivery route myself. Only problem i had was when looking at the route on my phone while im sorting my paper work into order my phone goes into sleep mode and puts the lock screen on, when i unlock the phone the voyager app disappears and home screen comes back on. Apart from that this is a great app and well worth downloading its free which is even better.

N70%
by N####:

I've used two other route planner apps. One was more complicated than it needed to be and the other one had me going in circles, wasting gas and time. But this one? Well, I LOVE THIS APP and HIGHLY recommend it. Great job, administrators!

L70%
by L####:

It could still be much better. My main gripe is not being able to go to the map and search for address then tap to have that drop it into the box I was in before doing search. Also had trouble entering waypoints easily. Would like to be able to enter sequentially as I was planning and not have to do start and end, then add waypoints.

D70%
by D####:

Is a good App but would apply the following suggestions to make it great. Would have App either be able to mark location as done and once marked would auto mark and go to next location instead of having to reopen App and not only remember where you left off but physically hit the next location that you have to open to go to which is a pain. If that was applied would rate it a 5

N70%
by N####:

The problem I find with this app is that if your start and end point are the same location it will begin your deliveries at the farthest point away from where you are starting, then make the deliveries coming back. If deliveries are time sensitive and you want to finish your deliveries the fastest then you have to run your route backwards from what this application recommends.

N70%
by N####:

I love this app, BUT the fact that I can't store more than 20 routes is becoming annoying. I have about 50 routes that I do and hate that I have to keep erasing some in order to add more... only to have to add the erased ones back every other week. I'd gladly give 5* if I could save more.

N70%
by N####:

Dear developer, this app is doing a fantastic job of finding shortest route between given locations, however it would improve the experience further, if we are able to navigate the route from within the app itself or be able to copy the route to other apps with Navigation capability. I think this is what is missing to make your app complete. I hope you will come up with an update soon to take care of this. All THE Best.


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