Frequently asked questions

Short answers about Pit Stop, the road-trip exit guide.

What is Pit Stop?

A $1.99 iPhone + CarPlay app that shows what's at every upcoming interstate exit — gas, food, hotels, and must-see sights — before you get there. Merge onto any US interstate and it figures out the highway and direction from GPS. No route entry, no setup.

Does it work offline?

Yes. The entire database — 19,675 exits, 205,000+ places — ships inside the app, so it works with zero signal. That's most of the reason it exists: the places road trips go are exactly the places coverage dies.

How is it different from iExit?

Both answer "what's at the next exit." Pit Stop adds a full CarPlay app with voice search, a completely offline database, attraction highlights (castles, museums, national parks get a ♥ before you drive past), no ads, and an empty privacy label — all for $1.99 once.

Does it have CarPlay?

Yes — one of the few exit guides with a real CarPlay app: Exits, Food, and Gas tabs on the dash, plus voice search ("Chipotle" → "Exit 29, 12 minutes"). Tapping a place hands navigation to Apple Maps.

How much does it cost?

$1.99, once — no subscription, no ads, no account, no data collection. Location never leaves your phone. It's a solo-developer app built for the developer's own road trips first, and two bucks keeps it that way.

Android?

Yes — get Pit Stop on Google Play.

Does Pit Stop have road trip games?

Yes — seven Backseat Games: Over/Under (guess what's at the next exit; the answer reveals as you pass it), Exit Bingo (cards dealt from the road ahead), the classic License Plate Game (the whole car hunts all 50 states), Dinner Draft — the whole car votes on every restaurant coming up, and Pit Stop navigates to the winner — Mile Marker Showdown, 20th Car (bet the color of the 20th oncoming car; rare colors pay more), and Cow Collector (cow signs +1, real cows +2 — and Pit Stop knows all 4,644 cemeteries visible from US interstates, so when the car genuinely passes one, a burial window opens and the first tap buries everyone else's herd). The driver's phone hosts; passengers play at play.pit-stop-app.com on their own phones — no app or account needed. Rooms even work across cars in a caravan.

Can I see which gas stations have decent restrooms?

Yes. Pit Stop drivers rate gas stations on selection, restrooms, and safety — community star ratings appear right on the exit page, and you can add yours in two taps. Ratings are anonymous and aggregate-only.

Does it show rest areas?

Yes — rest stops and turnpike service plazas appear in your exit list at their real mile markers, with a Rest Areas filter to see just them.

Where does the data come from?

OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), processed into an exit-by-exit database. You can browse it free in our exit guides.