Open Road Society
Digital Garage & Community
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
Open Road Society is the online home for car enthusiasts.
Whether you're wrenching on a weekend project, chasing down rare parts, or just want to share your collection with people who get it — this is your spot.
Digital Garage
Build your digital garage and document your entire automotive journey. Log modifications, track maintenance history, and share restorations and photo shoots with your community.
Connect & Share
Post photos, stories, and builds with a community of like-minded enthusiasts. Follow the people and cars you care about and let the noise of the rest of the internet disappear.
Events & Groups
Find local car meets, drives, and rallies near you. Join regional groups and stay plugged into the gatherings that celebrate the culture you love.
Marketplace
Browse a curated marketplace built specifically for cars and parts. List rare or hard-to-find parts, post a car for sale, or create a want-ad so the community can help you find exactly what you're looking for.
Open Road Society is free to join. We don't sell your data — ever. We're just two car people who built something we wished already existed.
If we don't drive together, then we're going to die alone.
more This app has it all! A social media site just for car enthusiasts. A place to post cars of interest that you see as you drive around. A place to find upcoming car shows or car meets in your area. A place to join groups of like interest. A place to post car parts you are looking for, or parts you have to sell. And to top it off, a place to list your own cars or trucks, your own personal digital garage, where you can keep track of your vehicle maintenance, upgrades you want to do, and where you can log your progress of that project car you’ve been working on. And stay tuned, as rumor has it that PRO features are coming soon.
This app has it all! A social media site just for car enthusiasts. A place to post cars of interest that you see as you drive around. A place to find upcoming car shows or car meets in your area. A place to join groups of like interest. A place to post car parts you are looking for, or parts you have to sell. And to top it off, a place to list your own cars or trucks, your own personal digital garage, where you can keep track of your vehicle maintenance, upgrades you want to do, and where you can log your progress of that project car you’ve been working on. And stay tuned, as rumor has it that PRO features are coming soon.
This app needs more recognition, it is the app that we see all over and are always disappointed when we open it, this app is exactly what the car community has been looking for they photo locations trails, different sections and car clubs are starting to join
This app needs more recognition, it is the app that we see all over and are always disappointed when we open it, this app is exactly what the car community has been looking for they photo locations trails, different sections and car clubs are starting to join
- fixed a color issue for non-pro users
- allow non-pro users to create 1 group
- updating the home feed for users who don't follow many people to have more relevant content shown
- fixed an issue where you couldn't scroll the contents of the pro tout modal
- fully redesigned the menu
- fully redesigned account dashboard and settings
1.86 13h ago
- fixed a redrawing problem in the all cars section which was causing that screen to render slowly
- fixing an issue where the garage car's card wasn't getting likes/comments data
- fixed a few issues with tagging users in the body of a post
- notifying followers of your car when you add a journal entry for that car
- fixing the styles for the user posts feed in the user profile page
- remove placeholders for events with no images
- updated the styles of the events calendar
- updating the styles of the shop cards
- restoring the add events button
1.85 1d ago
- performance improvements to reduce the chances of the app crashing
- added journal/history posts associated with a car
- fixed an issue where the calendar wrapped poorly when os text size was increase
1.84 1d ago
- updating the UI of the header for better readability
- some updates to the styles of the cards, tabs, etc in an effort to make things cleaner and more consistent
- updating the garage modal that triggers from the header
- updated the layout and functionality of the garage car cards
- added the ability to bookmark cars, so you can have quick access to your favorite user's cars
- cleaned up the add mod screen
- removing post titles and descriptions in favor of 1 text input to describe the post
- update the style and functionality of tabs
- visual and content updates to the user profile screen
- UI and layout updates to the car detail screen
- show previews of cars on the user profile garage first before going to the car screen
- on the garage car screen when clicking on the owner, it now shows a preview first
- ui, layout, and visual updates to the car tasks screen
- added easy access way to manage car tasks from the main app menu
- attempting to fix a few issues where the app crashes, when voting on a poll, when adding a price in the listing form, and when you are on a group members modal clicking on a user
- added the ability to @ a user in the post text area
- updated mod and garage cards on the home feed with more stats
- updated the theming of the group detail pages
- many other small ui fixes and updates
1.81 2d ago
- adding one time prompts for users who registered with a third-party to enter their zip, and optionally set their username and profile photo
- fixed the UI/button in editing a post
1.77 4d ago
- update the size of the images in the home feed to more reflect their natural aspect ratio
- the camera UI closes after taking a photo for the post
- fixing some UI elements in the camera screen
- when creating a post, the form immediately closes and a progress bar UI appears at the top of the feed
1.75 6d ago
- added swipe to archiveoptions for notifications
- updating notifications to only last 30 days
- adding an archive all button for notifications
- cleaned up the search results page
- updated the multi-stage forms to have a tachometer style progress bar
- trying to account for the text input growing when typing longer line comments and messages
- added offensive image filtering
- if users are tagged in a post, that now shows above the list of who liked the post
1.74 Oct 23
- small UI fixes
- added the ability to add a location to a post, including a new map view to see all posts that have been pinned to a location
Fixed an issue with different aspect ratio garage cars on the user profile page
- updated an issue where tall aspect ratio garage car images look better on the car profile page
- fixed an issue where the home feed card text wouldn't click to expand
- added category switcher to the events list pane so you can filter the events on a specific day
- added the ability to set the date range in the events map
- added a quick way to show interest in the event from the card in the calendar day pane
- interested in events show in the app menu now
- expanding the event card rather than going to a dedicated detail pane
- clicking on the event location triggers your native map app to open
- organizing the event detail pane
- better layout for the event rows
- improved the member preview screens and the banner to respect more of the images aspect ratio
- including a new live auction banner for ORS Sponsored auctions when they are live
- adding past auctions to the concierge screen
1.73 Oct 22
- small layout and style updates to the user profile pages
- styling the poll results better
- updating the style of the pane that opens up when viewing a post from a notification
- scroll to the bottom of the comments window when adding a new comment
- attempting to improve performance on the gallery resizing
- hiding the rows of games the user didn't play in the summary modal
- if you've declined a group invite, that's editable now in your dashboard settings screen
- added main listing categories as selectable tabs on the marketplace page
- adjusted the styles for the search and filter component
- updated the style of the make screen header area to match the model screen with a rich background image, etc
- scroll to the first cars when interacting with the car tabs in the make screen
- better resting scroll position when interacting with tabs in the model pages and the group pages
- updated the layout of resource and discussion panels for better readability
- adding ability to edit your marketplace listings, delete them, or mark them as sold from the listing's modal window
- adding a model filter in the 'other make' modal in the car detail page
- better panel layout for calendar days with multiple events
- events on a map have been updated with search and filters, and if there are multiple events per location then the event cards appear as a carousel
1.71 Oct 21
- moved the autocomplete list when tagging users, cars, & events to above the input so that it's not obscured by the keyboard
- cleaning up the styling and UI of the post creation form for all types (post, poll, and listing)
- adding a selector for cars in your garage when making listings to set the make and model of the listing quickly
- optimized the guessing game result cards above the home feed
- small updates to the suggested carousels
- updating the thresholds for pro membership
- added profanity filter for all text fields
- fixed an issue where only some of the models would show up after selecting the make of a car
- added the ability to set a generation of a model if that applies to the chosen model
- adding the ability to notify users who don't have a generation set letting them know it's possible now
- improving the liking functionality for photography pins
- sorting your groups carousel by the ones you previously interacted with
- improved the layout and UX of the marketplace listings detail view
- better layout for the brand model hub pages
- cleaned up the UI for the bookmarks modal
- added a confirmation before un-bookmarking an item
- improved the reliability of the likes component
- better layout/UC for the listing management pane.
1.70 Oct 20
- visual UI/UX updates to the user profile summary modal window
- updated the filter for searching members, cars, events, marketplace, photography, and groups, adding a range slider to determine how far of a radius to filter and cleaning up the UI
- fixed the tint color on the car brand cards
- moved comments for garage cars from the bottom of the screen to inside a modal that shows when you click on the comments bubble
- adjusting the feed gallery aspect ratio for slides of different ratios when swiping
- fixed an issue where you couldn't swipe or pinch zoom car galleries
- moved the position of the car type badges on the detail page
- added visual carousels on the car detail page for mods, records, and galleries, with a view all modal for each
- full UX refresh on the content rows and modals for the car detail page
1.69 Oct 17
- adding all difficulty levels of the guessing game to a single share card
- fixing gallery swiping
= adding offroad/overlanding car categories
- new singular carousel at the top of the home feed showing game results, and removing the cards from the feed
- cleaned up the make and model list
- updated the pro theme color
- rows in the car detail page open in modals rather than slide up panels
- if the modal shows contents of your car, there's now an option to add a new piece of content from that modal
- improved the performance and animations of the modal window
- header tabs and group tabs are styled better
- attempting to fix an issue with creating group resources, and improving the UX of the resource and discussion creation forms
- in the car profile screen, if it's your car, there's now an easy button to update the main photo for your car
- when making group resource posts, there's now an option to auto-post to the make/model page that's associated with that group
- if you're on a model page and create a resource or discussion post, there's now an option to auto post to a group you're a member of which has that model associated with it
1.68 Oct 15
- on the home feed, clicking the header logo will refresh the feed
- collapsed the I did the car guessing game card, with a tap to expand to see the details
- added a crown and more information to the winner of the comparison section of the quiz card if you also played the same quiz
- double tapping an image likes that piece of content
- attempting to fix pinch-to-zoom for the images
- photography spots: added liking and commenting
- routes: added a way for you to say I was the driver of that route
- routes: others can now say they've driven that route
- routes: other drivers of the route can add photos to the route
- routes: added driving conditions as an option
- routes: you can add a gallery to the route you created, and to pit stops
- routes: search and filter like the other listing results on the app
- routes: better layout for the detail information
- garage car mods: shows in a list grouped by category
- shop: added layout updates to the product results and added category filtering
1.67 Oct 9
- further improvements on the car spotter share card
- server performance improvements
- major front-end speed improvements in all areas of the app
- fixed an issue where notifications were cut off
- defaulting to all marketplace listings if there's none near you
- dynamic grid layout for marketplace listings
- fixed an issue where you couldn't click on the zoom buttons in the photography map
- improvements to the route driven card
- added the ability to associate an image with a route
- fixed the UI on the ORS Rallys screen
- visual updates and fixes to the articles screen
- fixed an error that cleared all unread notifications when you opened the panel
1.65 Oct 8
- reorganized and improved the group pages
- fixed a bug where the post to group form wasn't visible
- small UI fixes and updates
- associating ORS rally with groups
- cleaning up the comment modal
- adding the ability to like individual comments
- image galleries in comments are now a carousel
- updated the style of tagged content in the home feed cards
- swapped the position of the comments and bookmark icons in the home feed
- better styling for the shared 'car spot' card type
- better styling for the poll results section of the card if there's a poll
- better flow for post creation, which now starts the camera first, then lets you pick the type before posting (post, poll, or marketplace listing)
- native shop integration for products
- added a follow car button in the car card on the home feed
- fixed an issue in groups where the post form would animate out of view
- added concierge services to the menu, and added the contents for that screen
- improvements to the tagging system in the post creation form
- cleaned up the styles for the marketplace listing creation form
- notification panel performance improvements
- only showing unread notifications in a dedicated tab, and adding archived notifications in another tab
- improved performance in selecting and uploading media
1.64 Oct 6
- fixed an issue where you couldn't select make or model in the car creation screen
- fixed an issue where notification settings would drift
- improved the reliability of video uploading
- updated the footer navigation UI to clean things up and remove duplicate items
- added a tab bar to the home view to easily navigate between main sections
- updated the layout and functionality of the photography section
- added nearby places when you drop a custom photography pin
- restyled the UI for post cards on the home page
- restyled the UI for post creation forms
- added the ability to bookmark posts
- restyled the marketplace listings section
- better UI for searching and filtering content
- better styling for the marketplace detail modal window
- updating the style of the marketplace detail window
- updating the style of group cards
- updated app font
- updated styles of the car and mod home page cards
- re-organized the layout of the buttons in the footer of the menu
- small color fixes on the main screens
- logo button in the header navigates to the feed tab
- cleaned up the upcoming events cards
- capped the amount of event dots in the calendar if there are more than 3 in a certain day
- small updates to the layout of the events screen
- added a feed of ORS videos to the hamburger menu
- update the styles of the car cards on the car, make, and model pages
- re-arrange the layout of the items on the cars screen
- added an 'add car' button in the header of the cars screen
- cleaner featured members section
- cleaner featured cars section
- rich layout for the make and model pages for cars
- added cars and members as home tab options
- auto filter to the top makes and models if they match cars in your garage
- adding the ability for users to request model descriptions which an admin can approve or deny
- adding the ability to associate groups with multiple makes and models
- groups tab for model pages
1.51 Sep 30
- Layout updates to the user profile page, car cards, etc
- fixed an issue with the text input being obscured by the keyboard
- fixed duplicate Porsche entries in the brand makes list
- cleaned up the car make/model database
- fixed display issues with car mileage
- UI updates for the user detail and car detail screens
- pulling in both marketplace and die cast listings to the user detail page
- adding photography pin spots feed to the user detail page
- if a user posts a mod without a photo, I'm no longer showing the car's photo in the card
- visual updates to the members listing screen
- featured members and featured cars tap to open a preview modal
- if a car doesn't have a photo, specs, or mods, there's help text if it's your car to prompt you to do those things
- if a car doesn't have a photo, then ask/notify the user to create one
- added a map view for upcoming events
- added help prompts if you don't have a profile photo, bio, garage cars, and if you're not following anyone
- car brand listing page now has more data and the UI is updated
- car brand page has UI updates, and the cards are now better with more information
- improved the layout of the car grid in the make page
- added a model-specific screen when clicking on a model from the make screen
- added the ability to bookmark model pages for quick reference and added bookmarked models to the main hamburger menu
- cleaned up brand models and adding generation/trim fields
- updated the car make/model/trim database with updated and corrected content
- added discussion and resources sections to the brand model page
- small adjustments to the animation and style of the header menus
1.50 Sep 25
- fixed issue associating adding a photo to a photography pin
- increased the readability of pins
- allowing others to post photos to that spot
- animation updates for the header menus
- better event image display in the event detail pane
- fixing iOS starting map location for the photography section
- adding an option to view photography pins as a list rather than on the map
- 2 column marketplace listing grid
- adding near me filtering to the photography section
- restoring photography categories
- fixing display issues and content within the photography pin modal
- adding the ability to search for a place to pin in addition to clicking on the map
- preventing someone from adding a pin to a place that already exists
- updating pin style
- adding places nearby the pin to associate the pin to that place
- allowing users who created the pin to edit/remove it
- larger button for the photography section
1.49 Sep 24
- fixing keyboard text input overlap issues
- supporting adding images in message threads
- fixing the photography section for pinning photo spots
- updated the styles for the main menu and garage content in the header
- removed the accepting terms checkbox on the login screen
- visual updates to car cards
- misc. fixes and improvements
- event image aspect ratios fixed
- cleaned up tagging section of post creation form
- adding poll posts where users can vote on poll options
- supporting the ability to create routes without doing a live recording
- fixed more issues with the photography section
- fixed issue associating adding a photo to a photography pin
- increased the readability of pins
- allowing others to post photos to that spot
- animation updates for the header menus
- better event image display in the event detail pane
- fixing iOS starting map location for the photography section
- adding an option to view photography pins as a list rather than on the map
- 2 column marketplace listing grid
- adding near me filtering to the photography section
- restoring photography categories
1.47 Sep 23
- marketplace listings rebuilt
- custom alerts
- swapped routes with marketplace in the footer menu
- added custom alerts to the hamburger menu
- group posts are chronological
- easily preview users who request to join groups
- all users on the members screen ordered chronologically
- update user records for internal requests
- added user lists for pro members
- added car lists for pro members
- migrate marketplace posts to the new model
- when playing videos, make them full-screen
1.44 Sep 22
SIGN-IN
- Sign in or create an account with Apple.
EVENTS
- Events now have regions, and you can filter by region — starting with Near Me, a 100-mile radius around your zip code.
- Multi-day events are supported.
- Cleaner, more readable cards in Upcoming Events.
- The 30-day category filter only lists categories that actually have events.
- Refreshed ORS Rally cards.
REGIONS & NEAR ME
- The events on your home feed start with Near Me.
- The Cars and Members screens have the same region and radius filters.
- You can edit your zip code.
- Cars and members in the listings show a small regional map.
- If you're new and not following anyone yet, your first feed is members in your region.
GARAGE & CARS
- Adding a car is a much simpler, cleaner form.
- Make and model now come from a full database, so there is no more free text in those fields.
- Can't find your car? There's a link in the make and model picker to email us.
- You can add photos to mods while creating a car — and mods added there actually save now.
- Archive a car to take it out of your feed and your co-owner's.
- Transfer a car to another member — handy if you sell it to someone on the app.
- A garage with a single car shows it full width on your profile.
- Adding a car from "finish setting up your profile" opens the form right there instead of closing the menu.
GROUPS
- Tidier group listing page.
- Tapping a group you haven't joined lets you request to join and see who's already in it.
- Message a group admin from the group preview.
- Preview group members from the summary without leaving for their profile.
- Turned down for a group? You get a notification and a way to message the admin.
- Creating a group offers regional choices and a custom type, and you can send a batch of invites as you go.
- Group filters now include type and region.
- Fixed upvoting and downvoting on group posts.
- Fixed the length of the member list in the group preview.
ROUTES
- Routes can tag cars, members, events, and groups.
- Fixed a problem that stopped you deleting your own route.
FEED & POSTS
- Videos pause when they scroll out of view, and playback is fixed on post cards outside the home feed.
- Posts with several photos show pagination dots.
- The create post button moved to the bottom of the form, so you can see every option before posting.
- Cleaner layout for suggested members and cars on the home screen.
- Featured members and cars are shuffled, so the row changes.
- On your own posts, tapping the heart opens the list of who liked it rather than liking it yourself.
- The likes list shows usernames only.
- Comment counts update as soon as you add or delete a comment, and deleting one closes the comment panel.
- Fixed a gallery close button that was hidden on some devices.
PROFILES & MEMBERS
- No banner image? You can upload one straight from your profile.
- Searching members or cars opens a quick preview instead of taking you off the screen.
NOTIFICATIONS
- Fixed being notified twice when someone mentions you in a comment.
- The notifications panel has a cleaner layout and a quicker animation.
- Restyled notification settings.
PRO & MEMBERSHIP
- Basic members can create up to 3 events a month.
- A usage section on your dashboard shows what you've created and your monthly limits.
- The Discord is called out as a Pro perk.
- Restyled the Pro panel.
GETTING AROUND
- A back button sits to the left of the logo on every screen — tapping it also scrolls the content back to the top.
- Headings and buttons sit more consistently across the main screens.
- Close buttons moved outside the content of a panel.
- Dashboard & Settings is easier to find in the menu.
- The logo and the add button catch an oil-slick sheen.
- Nudged the new post button at the bottom of the screen.
- A "What's new" panel at the foot of the app's menu, showing the changes in the version you're running.
1.42 Sep 18
- updated the user summary modal to include more information
- added YouTube link in the menu footer
- added shop and products
- updated rally screens with full information related to the rally
- re-organizing the header & footer menus
- added full notification and email settings
- first draft of new photography mode where you can pin good spots on a map for others to see
- new group items in your feed for groups you're a member of
- fixing issues where clicking on the notifications don't take you to that content
- added full invite flow via email
- after writing a comment, the keyboard and comment pane close
- fixed an issue where you couldn't edit or delete group discussion and resource posts
1.41 Sep 11
- updating the home feed cards to not need a separate pane on click. You can access the gallery, comments, and full description from the card directly.
- updated the UI and functionality of the gallery modal that appears when you click on the gallery icon in a feed post
- Updated the way group associations and tagged items in the post show visually. Now they area a scrolling list of tiles beneath the post media
- cleaned up the UI for modal window content
- overhauled the UI and UX for the main menu
- refactored the "gallery" and "mod" cards that show up for cars you follow in your feed
- when clicking on a profile photo from feed cards, the profile summary modal opens rather than going to the profile page
- updated the layout and functionality of the garage cards in the feed
- fixed an issue where images within comments wouldn't show
- The car's image in the detail screen now renders at it's natural aspect ratio
- updated the UX for following and un-following a car
- updated the "New Route" button on the routes page
- changed group forum to group "discussion"
1.40 Sep 8
- adding language and UI for garage car creation that shows the non-pro limit with information about upgrading
- slight adjustment to the menu to avoid scrolling
- notifications now show unread messages along with regular notices
- small UX updates to the notifications pane
- added info about pro memberships in a modal accessible from the garage car screen
- email notifications now attempt to open the app if installed
- added pricing page on the web app
- adding 20 posts per month limit
- updated the web app navigation, etc
- full redesign of the car detail page
- move upgrade to pro in the menu
- move search to the main header
- only show notifications bell if you have unread notifications
- upgrade to pro modal window added with a get notified CTA
- overhauled search UI, UX, and added more content types to search
- refactored the way group invites work
- UX changes to the inner group pages
- changes to the way inputs respond to the keyboard
- updated the design of the home feed cards for clarity
- fixed bug in the search results filtering
- performance improvements in the home feed
- visual updates to your garage cards
- ability to set group regions and filter by regions when searching
- fixed group member invite/deny flow
- updated the UI of the fly out menu
1.37 Sep 6
- group admins can now update name, tagline, and images
- small UX updates to the groups page
- better group removal functionality
- new messages sorted to the
- added support screen
1.35 Sep 4
- fixed a color issue for non-pro users
- allow non-pro users to create 1 group
- updating the home feed for users who don't follow many people to have more relevant content shown
- fixed an issue where you couldn't scroll the contents of the pro tout modal
- fully redesigned the menu
- fully redesigned account dashboard and settings
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