Rods — Corner & Road Alerts
Rally-Style Corner Callouts
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Ratings & Reviews
Improvements
- Routes list opens instantly on cold start
- Past-driven route now fades visually so the road ahead stays clear
- Cleaner pace-note delivery on long straights — no extra leading distance before the corner call
Bug Fixes
- Voice pack auto-recovers if it was deleted or missing — no more silent drives
The developer, Buildrhaus, MB, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Buildrhaus, MB
- Size
- 117.5 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.5 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Rods Yearly $29.90
- Rods Monthly $9.59
- Rods Yearly $29.90
- Copyright
- © 2026 Buildrhaus, MB