Spoke Route Planner

What the app is for and who uses it

Spoke Route Planner is a multi-stop route planner for couriers and delivery drivers. The listing says it was previously published as Circuit Route Planner and has been renamed. Its job is to take a list of drop-off points and arrange them into a route a driver can follow.

The developer says the app uses location data from Google Maps. It shows its interface in the phone's language where that language is supported, and falls back to US English otherwise.

The listing is aimed at drivers who make many stops in one shift. It describes itself as built for multi-drop work, where a single run covers a long list of addresses.

Getting stops into a route

Stops can be added by typing them on the keypad, by speaking them, or by uploading a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet option lets a driver load a full day's list in one go rather than entering addresses one at a time.

The listing says there is no limit on the number of routes a user can create each day, on either the free or paid versions. How many stops a route can hold depends on the version, as set out below.

Stops can also be added during the day. The developer says last-minute changes can be slotted into a route while it is already under way.

Ordering stops and changing them mid-route

A single action optimises all the deliveries on a route and maps out the order the developer describes as fastest. The listing says this is meant to help the driver avoid traffic and delays.

A stop can be moved so that it comes next, first or last on the route, without rebuilding the whole list. This suits cases where a customer asks for an earlier or later drop.

The app gives instant estimated times of arrival for each stop, according to the listing.

Time windows, priorities and time at each stop

Each stop can carry a delivery time window and a priority level. The listing presents these as ways to keep time-sensitive drops in the right place in the sequence.

The driver can set how long to spend at each stop, and can add rest breaks into the route. Package details can be attached to a stop, which the developer says makes it easier to load the truck and find a specific item.

These settings sit on the same route screen as the stop order, so a single plan carries the timing, priority and package data together.

Using Waze, Google Maps and other GPS apps

The listing says the app can be used with a driver's preferred GPS. It names Waze and Google Maps, and refers to other apps beyond those two.

This means the route can be planned in Spoke Route Planner and then followed in the navigation app the driver already uses.

Free version, Lite and Standard plans

The free version gives access to all features, but routes are limited to a maximum of 10 stops. The listing mentions a 14-day free trial before a paid plan is needed.

The Lite version gives unlimited routes and stops, with restricted access to some features. The Standard version gives unlimited access to all features, with no limits on routes or stops.

Paid plans are subscriptions that auto-renew monthly and are charged to the user's Google Play account. The listing says a subscription can be cancelled by turning off auto-renew in Google Play 24 hours before the renewal date. Local prices are shown before payment.