# Road Nerd

> Facts for the Road

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pinneyconsulting.roadnerd](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pinneyconsulting.roadnerd)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.pinneyconsulting.roadnerd`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pinney Consulting
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 5
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-12
- **First published:** 2026-08-11
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 55 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinneyconsulting.roadnerd)
- **Website:** [https://roadnerd.pinneyconsulting.com](https://roadnerd.pinneyconsulting.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://roadnerd.pinneyconsulting.com/privacy](https://roadnerd.pinneyconsulting.com/privacy)

## Description

I don&#39;t know if anyone other than me needed this app. I&#39;m hoping that maybe you need it, too. I didn&#39;t want to subject anyone to ads or selling their data so it does have a nominal cost to support the server and further development.<br><br>Road Nerd is your audio tour guide for every drive. As you travel, it notices the towns and counties you&#39;re passing through and speaks short, interesting stories and facts about them or road-side attractions right over your music or podcast, then gets out of the way.<br><br>No screens to watch. No buttons to press. Start a drive, and the road starts talking.<br><br>DISCOVER AS YOU DRIVE<br>- Hear narrated stories about the towns and counties you&#39;re actually driving through, timed so they arrive as you cross into a new place<br>- Facts are curated for what&#39;s genuinely interesting:local history, quirks, claims to fame.<br><br>TRAVELS: COLLECT THE MAP<br>- Every county and town you enter is logged automatically<br>- Watch visited counties fill in on the map, state by state<br>- Track progress per state (&quot;42 of 72 counties&quot;), your most-visited places, and stats for the current drive<br>- Unlock achievements as your coverage grows, and share map and stats cards with friends<br><br>THE LICENSE PLATE GAME<br>- Start a game and have your passengers fill it out on their phones<br>- The classic road trip game, built in: collect all 50 states plus DC<br>- Check plates off on a list or watch the US map fill in<br>- Save a finished collection as an achievement, wipe the board, and start again on your next trip<br><br><br>BUILT FOR THE ROAD<br>- Runs quietly in the background during a drive session<br>- Falls back gracefully when you lose signal<br>- Location is used only while a drive session is active<br><br>Whether it&#39;s a cross-country road trip or your daily commute through towns you thought you knew, Road Nerd turns drive time into discovery time.

## Rankings

- #2,935,600 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.pinneyconsulting.roadnerd.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pinneyconsulting.roadnerd)