TripperzOne route for the whole group
Every driver navigates the same route, with turn-by-turn directions, the speed limit and traffic.
Google Maps and groups
Driving together with Google Maps: what works and what does not
Google Maps gets one driver from A to B. Driving with a group asks for more: one route for everyone and the whole group on one map. This is what Google Maps can do for a group, and where Tripperz takes over.
What Google Maps can do for a group
Google Maps has three things that help when you drive with others. You can share your live location with people you choose. While navigating you can share your trip progress, so someone sees where you are and when you arrive. And you can send a route to someone as a link.
Where it stops
Google Maps has no group ride. Each phone calculates its own route, so two cars with the same destination can still be sent different ways. Nobody is the leader, and you only see the people who each shared their location with you.
Many groups add WhatsApp for that. You can share your live location in a group chat for up to 8 hours, but the chat does not know your route and you have to leave your navigation to look at it.
You do not have to choose
Keep Google Maps for your daily drives. Open Tripperz when you drive with more than one car or bike: everyone gets the same route, and the whole group is on the map you navigate on.
Google Maps, WhatsApp and Tripperz for a group ride
What each app does when you drive one route with several vehicles.
| What you want | Google Maps | Tripperz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share your own live location | Yes | Yes, for up to 8 hours | Yes |
| The whole group on one map | Only people who each share with you | In the group chat, without a route | Yes, automatically during the ride |
| The same route for everyone | No, each phone calculates its own | No | Yes |
| Turn-by-turn navigation | Yes | No | Yes |
| Someone who leads the group | No | No | Yes, the road captain |
| Choose a fuel or food stop together | No | No | Yes, with a vote |
| Invite everyone with one link or QR code | No | Yes, to the chat | Yes, to the ride |
Google Maps is a trademark of Google LLC and WhatsApp is a trademark of WhatsApp LLC. Tripperz is not affiliated with these companies. This comparison describes the apps as they worked in November 2026.
Why Tripperz
What Tripperz adds for groups
Navigation like you are used to, plus everything that keeps a group together.
The group on your navigation map
You see every car or bike live on the map you navigate on. No switching between apps.
A road captain who leads
One person leads and manages the route. The rest follows in the app.
Stops for everyone
Vote on a fuel or food stop along the route. The stop is added for the whole group.
Speed cameras and road reports
Fixed cameras, average speed checks and reports from other drivers while you navigate. Free, in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Trip chat
Messages for the group stay in the ride, so you do not need a separate group chat.
How it works
Try it on your next ride
You are set up in a few minutes.
- 01
Download Tripperz
Install the Android beta from this website. The Free plan is enough.
- 02
Create the ride
Choose the destination and the route for the group.
- 03
Share one link
Send the invite link in your group chat. Everyone joins with one tap.
- 04
Drive together
Same route for everyone, and the whole group live on the map.
FAQ
Questions about Google Maps and group rides
Can you navigate as a group in Google Maps?
Not as one group. Google Maps navigates for one driver. You can share your location or your trip progress with others, and send a route as a link, but there is no shared ride in which everyone follows the same route and sees each other.
Does Google Maps have a convoy mode?
No. Google Maps has no convoy or group mode in which one driver leads and the others follow the same route. Tripperz is built for that: one ride, one route, a road captain and the whole group live on the map.
Can I share a route from Google Maps with my group?
You can send a route as a link. Each phone then calculates its own route to the destination, which can differ per driver. In Tripperz everyone who joins the ride gets exactly the same route.
Can I share my live location with a group in Google Maps?
You can share your location with people you choose, and each of them has to share theirs with you. In Tripperz everyone in the ride is on the map automatically while the ride is active, on the route you drive together.
Is Tripperz a replacement for Google Maps?
Not for everything. Google Maps is fine for driving alone and for looking up places. Tripperz is for the moments you drive with several vehicles and want to stay together.
Is Tripperz free?
Yes. Group rides, live location sharing and navigation are part of the Free plan, and you do not need a card. Premium and Pro keep more route history. Clubs and organizers can take an organization plan with a 14-day trial.
Get started
Ready for your next group drive?
Download Tripperz on mobile for trips and live tracking. Manage subscriptions and organizations from the web dashboard.
iOS version in development.
Questions? info@basbakens.nl