Vector Mobile vs HOS Reporter Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vector Mobile
Manage all your freight paperwork on the go. Scan and store documents like PODs, receipts, and more. Securely back up files and easily share them with dispatch, brokers, and customers.
- Scan and manage freight documents
- Secure cloud backup
- Share paperwork with dispatch and brokers
- Add and view comments on documents
- Web portal access
- Unlimited uploads
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Get started with Vector and have all your freight paperwork within reach from your smartphone or computer. The app is for OTR truck drivers to scan and manage all their documents. All your files will be backed up safely so you can't lose them. Easily invite others to view or leave comments for your POD's, receipts, weight tags, lumper receipts, OS&D paperwork, and more! * Unlimited uploads of paperwork and images * Quickly access previous documents * Easily share paperwork with dispatch, brokers, customers, and factoring companies * Add and view comments * View your documents on the web portal
HOS Reporter Plus
This app helps commercial drivers track their duty status to comply with DOT FMCSA regulations. It records driving time, on-duty status, breaks, and sleeper berth periods, ensuring adherence to hours-of-service rules.
- DOT FMCSA self-compliant
- Hours of service tracking
- Driver duty status recording
- Location recording
- Vehicle engine status alerts
- Break and sleeper berth tracking
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DOT FMCSA self-compliant application to record driver duty status and meet the following regulations: -60-hour/7days or 70-hour/8daysRules -34 hour week restart with latest suspension of two periods 1-5am -11 hours driving for the day -14 hours on duty for the day -Sleeper Berth provision -Passenger Seat provision -Personal Conveyance provision -30 minutes break provision -Location recording for vehicle’s engine turned on and off, and location recording every 60 minutes if vehicle is moving -Mobile device permits duty status changes only when the vehicle is at rest -The mobile device warns the driver, visually and/or audibly of any malfunction -When the vehicle is stationary for 5 minutes or more, the mobile device will default to on-duty not driving and the driver must enter the proper status
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vector Mobile at 3.2 against HOS Reporter Plus's 2.1. Vector Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (128 vs 9). HOS Reporter Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vector Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vector Mobile has 128 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Vector Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, HOS Reporter Plus every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Vector Mobile | HOS Reporter Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (128 ratings) — better | 2.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LoadDOCs | Connected Holdings, LLC |
Customer experience
Vector Mobile
HOS Reporter Plus
Bugs and requests
Vector Mobile
Reported bugs
39 issues- App quits working
- App freezes and gets stuck
- Submit button off-screen on new phones
- Cannot press options on iPhone 15 Pro Max screen
- Screen does not align well on iPhone 15 Pro Max
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- Workloads update inconsistently
- GPS stamp cannot be changed
- App keeps closing
- Cannot type information
- Crashes every time it opens
- Photos not uploading back to dispatch
- Notifications don't work on iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Crashes when taking pictures with flash
- Crashes after update
- Does not upload docs
- App crashes too much for photos
- Hit or miss document border detection
- Shows dark blotches in low light
- Manual cropping required
- Blurry photo errors
- Does not transmit all necessary information
- Slow to load
- Hard to tell if paperwork uploaded
- Drains data significantly
- Re-enter load information upon arrival
- No default settings for truck/team
- App won't send dispatch to teammate
- Add recipients is buggy
- Active info entry area not highlighted
- Confusing for new users
- No long loud notification tone
- Cannot delete old dispatches
- Dispatchers get behind, slow info
- Cannot clear completed trips
- Scans are very noisy
- No way to delete build-up in dispatches
- No notifications for incoming messages/dispatches
- Customer service not good
- Crashes phone, fried friend's phone
Requested features
11 requests- Add a torch/flashlight function
- Enable dark mode
- Allow multiple photo selection from library
- Add a long loud notification tone
- Allow deletion of old dispatches
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- Add user editable feature for corrections
- Option to take single or multiple pictures in a row
- Swap 'x' and 'delete' buttons on review screen
- Allow editing/cropping images in review screen
- Add matrix page for location codes
- Highlight active info entry area
HOS Reporter Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vector Mobile
No in-app purchases
HOS Reporter Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Vector Mobile free?
Is HOS Reporter Plus free?
Which has better reviews, Vector Mobile or HOS Reporter Plus?
Do Vector Mobile or HOS Reporter Plus have ads?
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