Comparison

SHIPSMobile vs CE Connect Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SHIPSMobile

This app allows drivers to submit trip, delivery, and safety documents directly from their mobile device. Submitted documents are optimized for quality and automatically integrated into billing and settlement workflows. It also provides drivers with a portal for document deadlines and settlement information.

Highlights
  • Submit trip and delivery documents
  • Upload safety and driver documents
  • Automated document optimization
  • Integration with billing workflows
  • Driver portal for deadlines and settlements
  • Document quality monitoring and alerts
Features
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Ships Mobile™ is an integrated smart-application that allows drivers to submit trip, delivery, safety documents and driver documents from the point of service using their mobile device. Once submitted, documents are optimized for image quality and automatically entered into the billing and settlement workflow and other business centric processes based on your business rules. Included with the application is the Learning Management Tutorial that is a self-guided tutorial that educates the driver on the features and functionality of the application prior its use. Now drivers will be familiar with the application before launching it for the first time. Also drivers will have access to the Ships Mobile Driver Portal via your company website. The Driver Portal will becomes the driver’s automated personal assistant. It keeps the driver informed of needed documents and cut-off or expiration deadlines along with pending and final settlement information. The assistant will monitor the images received and alert the driver to missing or late documents or to re-image documents that failed quality audits. Ships Mobile solution can be configured to capture various documents such as OS&D or compliance documents including CDL, insurance and DVIR. What better way to keep your drivers informed, increase your retention rates and increase profits!

About

CE Connect Plus

This app connects trucks and drivers to a dispatch system for real-time workflow updates. It's designed to simplify operations for trucking and bulk transport companies. Use requires the CE Total Dispatch system.

Highlights
  • Truck and driver connectivity
  • Real-time workflow updates
  • Field connectivity
  • Integration with CE Total Dispatch System
  • Streamlines trucking operations
Features
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Creative Energies CONNECT! Mobile Application allows for Truck and Driver connectivity to the CE Total Dispatch System, from the field. This application is simple so your Drivers will easily update your company's workflow in real-time. CE CONNECT! is part of the CE Total Dispatch System. Use of this application requires CE Total Dispatch. Unauthorized use is prohibited. For further information contact Creative Energies to schedule a demonstration of all of our software capabilities. We know we will streamline your Trucking and Bulk Transport Operations.

Screenshots

SHIPSMobile4 screens
CE Connect Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CE Connect Plus at 2.5 against SHIPSMobile's 1.8. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CE Connect Plus holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of SHIPSMobile's written reviews are positive against 7% of CE Connect Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SHIPSMobile versus CE Connect Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIPSMobileCE Connect Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (52 ratings)2.5 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews1.7% of reviews7.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.5.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEBE TechnologiesMatthew Ehrlich

Customer experience

SHIPSMobile

All ratings52 ratings
Positive13.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative80.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive1.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative90.0%

CE Connect Plus

All ratings20 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative65.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

SHIPSMobile

Reported bugs

57 issues
  • Stopped working
  • Message details not pulled
  • Read number showing messages exist but can't be accessed
  • App freezes
  • Messages won't load
Show 52 more
  • Dismiss all doesn't work
  • Doing damage to battery
  • No notifications
  • Crashes when adding organization
  • App freezes
  • Glitching since last update
  • Can't send paperwork, continues to load and quits
  • No way to update or change passwords
  • Requires full access to gallery instead of selected items
  • Words are cut in half
  • Won't let me login
  • Won't access driver portal
  • Won't retrieve settlements
  • Circles for lining up are flimsy
  • Messages never get marked as read
  • Load information is chaotic
  • No option to send DOT inspection
  • Cannot authenticate login
  • Accumulates data in cache, taking up gigabytes
  • Rescan often needed
  • When sending batch, backs out of screen
  • Sent 15 pages, company received 1
  • Lost accept button on iOS 16
  • No button to confirm image after cropping
  • Cannot submit paperwork
  • Doesn't work with iOS 16, cannot send pictures
  • No button to confirm picture after iOS update
  • Only works while on WiFi
  • Kicks out of app when trying to send trips
  • App closes before sending files
  • Won't accept company code
  • Paperwork is grainy and refused by brokers
  • Cannot override flash to get a good picture
  • Says error when trying to send batch
  • Can't log in
  • Load numbers not selectable, must be entered manually
  • Border cropping does not work
  • Load buttons not working
  • Can't click on loads
  • Can't login after new update
  • Requires location of phone to operate
  • Picture capture quality terrible
  • Not working right
  • Update sucks
  • Can't click on loads
  • Need to enter loads manually
  • Take pictures before getting them from phone
  • Can't send bols anymore
  • Every update makes performance worse
  • Not letting me send bols
  • Can't open messages
  • Can't open driver portal

Requested features

7 requests
  • Allow scanning of multiple sheets at once
  • Ability to save copies of scans easily and retrieve them
  • Upload PDF files
  • Store past X batches for resending
  • Always on Flash in iOS
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  • Keep a record of files sent on the phone
  • Camera flash to stay on for the whole batch

CE Connect Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SHIPSMobile

No in-app purchases

None

CE Connect Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHIPSMobile free?
SHIPSMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CE Connect Plus free?
CE Connect Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SHIPSMobile or CE Connect Plus?
CE Connect Plus is rated higher. SHIPSMobile averages 1.8 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while CE Connect Plus averages 2.5 from 20 ratings.
Do SHIPSMobile or CE Connect Plus have ads?
Neither SHIPSMobile nor CE Connect Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHIPSMobile or CE Connect Plus?
SHIPSMobile ships an update every 6 weeks, and CE Connect Plus every 6 weeks. Most recently, SHIPSMobile was updated on October 20, 2026 and CE Connect Plus on October 13, 2026.

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