Routing

A pest control routing app for the day's stops

TL;DRPestPro is a free pest control routing app. It orders each technician's open jobs for the day nearest-first from their current location, shows the miles between stops, and gives admins a crew map of every open job. Navigate sends the route to Apple Maps or Google Maps on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.

PestPro puts each technician's open jobs in driving order from where they are standing, shows the miles between stops, and hands the route to Apple Maps or Google Maps. Free on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.

How the route is built

How does PestPro turn the schedule into a driving order?

When a technician opens Today's Route, PestPro collects that day's open jobs, places each property on the map and starts from the phone's current location. It orders the stops nearest-first, removes crossed legs, and shows the miles for each leg and in total. Navigate then hands the first nine stops to Apple Maps or Google Maps.

  1. The day's jobs

    It collects the open jobs for the date

    Every job scheduled for that day that is not completed or cancelled. Technicians get their own jobs. Admins get the whole crew.

  2. Locations

    It places each property on the map

    Saved coordinates first, then a lookup of the street address, remembered on the device so the next replan is instant. Jobs it cannot place are listed under the map, not dropped.

  3. Starting point

    It starts from where the tech is

    With location allowed, the first leg runs from the phone's current position. Without it, the route starts at the stop closest to the others.

  4. Order

    It orders the stops shortest-first

    Nearest stop next, then a second pass that removes crossed legs. You get numbered pins, the miles for each leg and the total driving distance.

  5. Navigation

    It hands off to Maps

    Navigate sends the first nine stops to Apple Maps on iPhone and iPad, or Google Maps on Android and the web. Each stop also has its own directions button.

Technician route

The tech's own day, in order

Open Today's Route, or pick another date. Stops are numbered, each with the address, the contact name and the miles from the last stop.

  • Starts from the phone's current location
  • Tap a stop to open the job
  • Apple Watch shows the next stop and the rest of the day
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Crew map

Every truck's day on one map

Admins open the same screen and see every open job for the date across the team, with the technician's name on each stop. Spot two trucks crossing town and move a job before anyone leaves the yard.

  • Pick any date to plan ahead
  • Reassign a job and it moves to the new tech's route
  • Same map on iPad, iPhone, Android and web
PestPro admin dashboard on iPad with today's jobs and active technicians
Know the limits

What does PestPro routing not do?

It orders the day by distance. It is not a dispatch optimizer for a large fleet.

  • No traffic, time windows or skillsThe order is distance only. Appointment times and technician skills are not part of the calculation.
  • No automatic rebalancing across techsIt orders each technician's stops. Moving a job to another truck is a decision the office makes.
  • No GPS tracking of trucksThe crew map shows where the jobs are, not where the vans are right now.
  • Straight-line distancesLeg miles are measured as the crow flies. Road distance and drive time come from Apple Maps or Google Maps.
Compared

How does PestPro routing compare with paid tools?

PestPro orders each technician's stops nearest-first by distance and costs nothing. GorillaDesk, FieldRoutes and PestPac each offer routing as part of their software, and only GorillaDesk publishes a price: $49, $99 or $149 a month for the first route. Every row below comes from the vendor's own site about routing.

PestProGorillaDeskFieldRoutesPestPac
RoutingShortest-first order per tech, crew map for adminsBasic Routing, limited to 25 stops; Drive Matrix with real-time street routing on ProRoute Optimization in the Growth and Corporate packagesRouteOp
Published priceFree$49, $99 or $149 a month for the first route, more per added routeNot published: "Request Pricing"Not published: demo request
Uses live traffic or drive timesNo, distance onlyDrive times on Pro"Real-time data", per fieldroutes.com"Reduce drive time" per pestpac.com; traffic not mentioned

Checked on the vendors' public pages on 3 November 2026: gorilladesk.com/pricing, gorilladesk.com/features, pestpac.com, fieldroutes.com and fieldroutes.com/company/pricing, pestpac.com/resources/pest-control-route-optimization. See also FieldRoutes vs PestPac.

FAQ

What do people ask about PestPro routing?

How does PestPro decide the order of stops?
It takes the day's open jobs, starts from the technician's current location, and visits the nearest stop next, then improves the loop by undoing any crossings. Distances are straight-line, which gives the same order as road distance for stops a few miles apart in one service area. Turn-by-turn directions come from Apple Maps or Google Maps.
Does PestPro account for traffic or appointment windows?
No. The order is based on distance only. It does not weigh traffic, appointment windows or technician skills, and it does not change scheduled times. If a customer needs a 9:00 visit, the technician can still go there first and use per-stop directions.
Can an admin see every technician's route?
Yes. On the route screen an admin picks a date and sees every open job for the whole crew on one map in driving order, with the technician's name on each stop.
What happens to a job with a bad address?
PestPro uses the property's saved coordinates, or looks up the street address when there are none. A job it cannot place stays listed under the map with a prompt to add a street address, so it is never silently dropped.
Does it work on Android and the web?
Yes. The Android app and the web app use the same routing, and Navigate opens the first nine stops in Google Maps. On iPhone and iPad it opens Apple Maps.
Is the PestPro routing app free?
Yes. Routing is part of PestPro, which is free on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web, with no cap on routes, stops or technicians.
Does routing work without signal?
The stop list and job details stay on the phone once loaded, and each job's checklist, treatments, photos and signature save offline. Looking up a new address and turn-by-turn directions need a connection.

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