Circuit Route Planner Reviews

by Freddie Feliciano

I deliver for FedEx and I tried this today because the terminal I work out of doesn’t upload to GroundCloud or road warrior. It was great for typing in addresses because it brought up the correct addresses with minimal input. But when I was doing the route it had me jumping back and forth. I was stopped at a stop and I had a stop next door but it kept sending me to another development first. When I hit re optimize it sent me to another stop and placed the stop next door further down the list to come back there when I was next door already. So this defeated the whole purpose of using CircuitRoutePlanner . I might as well used the FedEx scanner’s gps which all FedEx drivers know is useless. Back to testing other route planning apps.

by Da_Derm

I used CircuitRoutePlanner for almost two years for my delivery driving 5 days per week. I would have upwards of 250 deliveries per month. CircuitRoutePlanner has seen many updates and changes, most for the better, and that’s why I’m giving it any credit, really. As for CircuitRoutePlanner itself, I’m sad to say I no longer can pay $6 per month to make my deliveries. They are now charging $11 for the same service that a different app will get you with a cap of 200 stops. Very disappointed and upset because I liked how quick the interface works, even though with many options it simply doesn’t. For example, gas savings calculations, finding fastest routes, end stop Arrival time (I always beat it anywhere between an hour or 30 minutes before it said I would finish), and once in a while incorrect addresses (when I tap on a Southeast location, it’ll put down southwest and refuses to put the southeast no matter what I try). Overall it was great while it lasted but I’m not going to pay an EXTRA $5 per month for an already overpriced system without unlimited stops...

by DreviewD

1) I am noticing CircuitRoutePlanner is eliminating addresses.
>i had 100 pkgs typed in. At the end of my route I had 20 pkgs left but the route was "complete". I had to manually type them back in. This leads to

2) Inefficiency.
>once loaded back in I had to re-drive areas that I had already been in which caused me to incur higher gas and mileage costs. As well as end my day HOURS late.

3) Even with the addresses that are calculated, they are not optimized in the highest efficiency.
> I literally passed by streets that were on my route because circuit's destination was placed else where. I tested circuit to see if its algorithm was smarter or more efficient than my common sense. It wasn't. It made no sense to be driving in circles, skipping, then coming back to, then skipping more.... it was zig zag landing which again leads back to point #2.

I was recently charged after the free trial. I am out of state, working with a transportation company. When I make business investments into ANYTHING I want to hold it accountable if it's gonna take my money. And you should too. Between the cost of CircuitRoutePlanner and the loss of money incurred by CircuitRoutePlanner's inefficiency, I've already unsubscribed. But if your work is not important CircuitRoutePlanner is decent. I like the layout, how quickly you can upload data, and when its working right how quickly and seemlessly you can follow its mapping protocols.

by Abgekebenwjshsnsjs

I’ve used CircuitRoutePlanner for the past 5 months and I’ve loved it, but since this new update I’ve received over night I can no longer re -optimize my route freely (like before the update using the three little dots in the top right hand corner) after I enter my route in and it does its initial optimization I don’t understand the logic behind this because in now I have to literally edit my route - delete one of my stops - and add the same stop back just to get the re-optimize function to pop up and for this headache I’m considering canceling my membership and give CircuitRoutePlanner the 3 star treatment I really don’t understand why the feature has been removed unless it’s just hidden either or it has made my job more frustrating due to this since I run 200 stops a day pls fix this or I’ll just find another app to use my money on

by Phil. 3:13-14

I’m a driver for Fed Ex and overall my experience with using circuit has been good. I feel it truly helped me get to know my two routes that I do and makes a route that actually makes sense and allows me to be more efficient. My only two issues I have are the following:
1. Has days where it takes forever to enter stops - I feel this isn’t entirely on CircuitRoutePlanner and might be a network issue, but I have days where it takes a few seconds to load a stop and days where I had trouble getting 1 stop entered (3-5 min to load). I would have to move around my truck until the signal was able to help load the stop I was looking for. I’ve used other apps with the same type of network and had 0 issues loading stops.
2. Reoptimising the route sometimes messes up the flow - I can remember there were a few times where I had to repotimise my route and it had me leave a neighbourhood where I was delivering to go and do two stops and then had me come back. In that situation you just have to outsmart CircuitRoutePlanner when it does that.
Overall I say CircuitRoutePlanner is worth using if you’re a delivery driver because it will cut down time on your route along with a good pace you put into it.

by Load Hauler

Love CircuitRoutePlanner ! It definitely saves time and helps you from having to look up all the stops and trying to put them in Oder by memory. If you a don’t like the sequence of stops then it will not allow to change them without choosing a different start point. I like to start furthest out and work my way back and CircuitRoutePlanner doesn’t allow that. Also being a truck driver I would like to try and make only right turns into my stops and there isn’t an option for that. I like you can use it for about 10 stops but I’m not interested in spending the money to get unlimited. Great app though!

by Jkhowling

Updated my review - I was able to eventually find the restore purchase button and was back up and running. Took a while and wasted time. Gave it a four star as i do like CircuitRoutePlanner but I think it’s too expensive. Also is it possible to go back and get total miles for previous routes? That would be helpful for record keeping. Thank you.

The new version asks me to start my trial when we are already subscribed and we can’t get past the prompts. As of today CircuitRoutePlanner does not function for us.

by Benzaiten Project

CircuitRoutePlanner has saved me so much time on my mowing routes I was able to get a proper second job to help pay for the child support I owe that piece of work Sadie.

I’m giving it 4 stars because it’s straight BOOTY that you have to pay such a large amount every month just to have more stops on your route. You can’t export the route list to send to others (unless they have CircuitRoutePlanner ). It should just be a one time purchase, not a monthly thing. If you got two jobs kind of money though it’s a must have for people who are in need of this type of application.

by Cumgtme

Last Saturday was the first time I delivered the papers by myself. I was expecting to get done between 5:30-6:00 am, however, my old navigation system had me going in circles and backtracking, in areas I was unfamiliar with. I never got done until 8:30 am.
This Saturday with with circuits was much better, although I will say, it still had me backtracking in two areas. The first would’ve been much worse (from Harrisburg to York and then back to Harrisburg) had I not realized CircuitRoutePlanner “mis-organized” what was supposed to be the 2nd stop of the route with the 16th stop.
All in all, I’d say, “Not too bad”. CircuitRoutePlanner predicted I’d be done between 4:00-4:30 am. I made my last drop at 6:33 am, which was my deadline, and I saved 2 hrs from last Saturday.

by Nennns

Still needs some work. Sometimes as you type the address nothing pops up or it lags and you accidentally add the wrong address. Super frustrating especially if you’re in a hurry. You’re in an area with signal and it just acts up sometimes. Otherwise CircuitRoutePlanner is super helpful and I rely on it as I am a flex driver so I am always running different routes that I am unfamiliar with. Much easier than typing an address one by one into your gps as you go. Plus you can customize which vehicle side you want the stop to be on and things like that.

by KurreboTaTa

I’m doing a lot of driving to multiple clustered locations as a residential inspector. The locations are just far enough away from each other that going to them in the wrong order would waste a lot of drive time, which really would add up over the day. I wasn’t “delivering” but CircuitRoutePlanner perfectly laid out the order of stops that made the most sense. It’s great! Done at one location click “delivered” and on to the next. The only challenge was that some of the locations I had to go to were so new that they weren’t in the 3 major GPS platforms so it occasionally didn’t find the location I needed. Not really the apps fault - I just found a more established street in the area and put that in. Works better than I had hoped and there really are not any alternatives that work better, I’ve tried them.

by LLCoolDane

Let’s face it.. in the mornings not everyone is gung-ho to make their morning route especially when your manager decides to shaft you with 3 AM calls, a 9:30 specific call, a 4:30 call and 2 PM calls. CircuitRoutePlanner literally takes any sort of pre-coffee f* this and throws it out the window. If you don’t try CircuitRoutePlanner then kudos, I wish I had better time management than a computer too.

by Flops1010

I’m actually a dog walker and Circuit has been such an amazing app for me. It’s reduced my anxiety by 90% - now I know I’m going to save time and gas and that the route I’ve chosen is the best. I can also give me people an accurate arrival time and I’ve gotten back hours and hours this week that I would have lost had I followed my own schedule. I highly recommend CircuitRoutePlanner if you have several stops to your day. You’ll save what CircuitRoutePlanner costs in a matter of days and your sanity.

by Akeigs

I am a hospice nurse, so I am traveling all day.
I recently started a new job in a town that I don’t know very well, and found myself wasting quite a bit of time by going back-and-forth, because I didn’t know the area.
So I downloaded CircuitRoutePlanner in hopes that it would prevent me from all that bouncing back-and-forth.
Let me just tell you, I am saving probably 1 to 2 hours a day just by plugging my daily addresses into this beautiful little app.
Did I mention it was free? Because yup, that’s how awesome it is.

by Gena From New Jersey

Circuit, thank you very much for CircuitRoutePlanner. Today we had a teacher parade for our 3, 4, and 5-year old students. We drove past about 50 houses in three towns and many of our families were out, holding up signs, and giving us so much love in return. We couldn’t have done it so easily and efficiently without you. Entering the addresses was a breeze, and navigating from house to house was very clear and easy too. You helped us make a difference for our teachers and families who haven’t seen each other for weeks. The little ones don’t really understand why they can’t come to school and see us, so this helped them feel connected. Thank you so much!!!

by KakashiSS

I work for a business where we deliver to customers all around the state. Before I knew about CircuitRoutePlanner, we would try and figure out the best route by looking at the map and deciding which places were close to each other and it just wasnt efficient. With CircuitRoutePlanner it makes delivering so much easier and saves so much time! The “notes” feature is a great addition too so I can write the names of the customers so I know exactly who I’m delivering to and have the package ready before I leave to their destination. Circuit is a great app and saves you the hassle of trying to figure it out on your own. Would recommend!

by Rural Grinder

For rookies or experienced delivery people working a new route Circuit is well worth the cost.
If you load the parcels in reverse route order without being able to walk and reach all parcels then re-optimizing a 2nd time will cause difficulty getting to parcels.
I keep a shoe width aisle down the middle for parcel access.
When you compare # of stops per day, ability to re-optimize more (when meeting a colleague to take some of their parcels), custom description notes per parcel for easy finding, and what you get for the money, Circiut is the best for me and for the majority in our group. Consider trying it if you havent. You can cancel if you prefer another. I know it saves me time daily.

by Meh X 1000

I am a pro dog walker and CircuitRoutePlanner is great for the days when I have to be a lot of places. It saves me a lot of time! Even the free version is super helpful.

It would be awesome to be able to add the same stop more than once (for both pickup & drop off), and have more than 2 levels of priority, or to be able to group certain addresses together into blocks (for dedicated groups for pack walks).

I know that CircuitRoutePlanner is more geared for deliveries but it’s been more helpful to me than “dog walking” apps that are actually mostly just trackers etc. Adding features above that would accommodate my planning would be worth a $5/mo subscription to me, easy.

by Bvtyuuuu

It’s one of the better apps in route planning however, the biggest disappointment is that the company / developer used “all or nothing approach” in selling CircuitRoutePlanner . It’s either free with limited capabilities or full version with extremely expensive subscription. Company needs to consider that there are State, county, and other small agencies that would benefit from other options of CircuitRoutePlanner. Maybe $5 for 30 stops, $10 for 50 stops etc, etc. The all or nothing strategy is very limiting and I believe the company is loosing a lot of potential. I use the limited version but it’s a bit too small - $20 a month is way too much for the limited number of routes I use.

by Jakospence

It saves me a ton of time when I’m running errands or going to open houses. No more self-collating and calculating what I perceive to be the best route that usually ends up being wrong!

Perhaps I am not using it to its full potential, but prioritizing the “delivery window” over the distance driven/time saved would be an excellent option to have. Currently, I am doing this manually by either changing the start or skipping specific stops, and it adds unnecessary complication as it sees my parameters as inefficient and tries to fight them, despite being inflexible hurdles that need to be incorporated.

Despite that one suggestion, it's still light-years beyond me trying to figure out multi-stop routes! I highly recommend CircuitRoutePlanner!

by Irv1388

Super easy to use if you have the newest update if you don’t your out of luck nothing works and the update window is nowhere to be found when you need it. Also terrible customer service

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For $20/month for unlimited stops you’d expect a perfectly developed route with accurate gps estimates and a seamless interface. Yet, you get none of those... CircuitRoutePlanner is absolutely not deserving of my $20 per month and I’ll be looking for a different service with better functionality.

by Doell Family

This is possibly could have been a useful app but the fees to continue using after the trial date is ridiculous and it automatically charges you every month. I went in to CircuitRoutePlanner settings to change the settings and you can’t even find CircuitRoutePlanner to make changes of any kind.

by Clg1731

CircuitRoutePlanner forced closed and deleted all my stops. After paying $20 a month I don’t expect to lose my data and have to start all over. Now I have to pull over and and put in 55 stops because of CircuitRoutePlanner lost my data

by SLATTTYPUS*+ :\ 🦋* +

Trial worked well with an easy to use interface. Was nice because I could see the name of my stops as they appeared in maps and not just an address. This was changed, and as soon as my trial expired my saved routes would delete themselves almost weekly. I couldn’t login via phone email or google account as the login services are constantly down. I also couldn’t get CircuitRoutePlanner to recognize my subscription on multiple devices. Team replied quickly to my issue once and then took weeks to get back to the original question. App probably works great if you work 1 day out of the month as a delivery guy, but lacks consistency a full time job requires.

by Artstop121

Of the addresses entered for a route, three of ten were not accurately located. The closest error was one block off, the furthest nearly half a mile. Overall still helpful but needs to be more accurate to make it worthwhile for me.

by Hdheokandndiwowosns

Its a good app to have although while using it you notice a lot of little things that fustrate you. 1- gps goes only by cordinate points so its never accurate. You can be on the other street and it says youve arrived.
2- if you purchase the 14$ monthly it promises 200 stops per month but if you were to write the wrong adress and you accidently optimize rout then delete the incorrect adress it still counts as a stop even if you delete it.
There is more, which ill edit this review on if i remember.

by Jpilot56

I love the simplicity of CircuitRoutePlanner as compared to Route4Me, but the ability to reorder stops is a must and $20 per month is too much. As it stands I can’t see spending more than $5. Once it becomes more polished and robust $10 would be a fair price.

by Dr Richardson II

I find CircuitRoutePlanner to be useful and work fairly well, but the price is unreasonable. Particularly if you don’t use it regularly. I know that developers need to make money but I don’t support developers who price gouge.

by DC05401

The most recent version introduced some great improvements for both features and UI. The $17/mo price tag for premium is a bit painful. Would be nice if there were tiers.

by Golden Radiance

It’s the best app so far for this purpose ; but still I had a glitch for 2 days that I couldn’t use CircuitRoutePlanner .

by RubyNyx

CircuitRoutePlanner is nice, but I’d like to have names for the stops.

by Jose630

I’m a Delivery Driver and I’ve been using the trail version and it really made my job easier. I used to manually make my routes, but now I make CircuitRoutePlanner make my routes and saves me a headache. The only complaint I have is $20 dollars a month is a bit pricey, it would be nice if they have a yearly subscription.

by Jredskin

I am a courier and CircuitRoutePlanner is one of the easiest to use and very reliable. It’s my go to everyday