CDL Prep vs Mountain Crane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CDL Prep
Prepare for your Commercial Driver's License exams with a comprehensive question bank covering general knowledge and various endorsements. Features practice and exam modes with instant feedback and randomized answers to enhance your learning experience.
- Over 500 practice questions
- Exam Mode with timed tests
- Practice Mode with instant feedback
- Randomized answer order
- Covers General Knowledge and endorsements
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CDL Prep is the best way to prepare for the Commercial Drivers License General Knowledge, and various endorsement exams. CDL Prep contains questions on the following topics: General Commercial, Air Brakes, Combinations, Hazmat, Passenger, Tanks, School Bus, and Doubles/Triples. Features: 1. Over 500 questions to practice with. 2. Exam Mode - 60 minutes to answer 50 randomly chosen questions, or 40 minutes to answer 20 to 30 questions on endorsement topics. At the end, review your score and any incorrect answers. 3. Practice Mode - Answer questions and receive instant feedback if you answered incorrectly. 4. Answer Randomization - Answers to questions will not always be in the same position. Please send any feedback or request to: CDLPrepApp@gmail.com. Thank you for reading, and good luck on your exams!
Mountain Crane
This educational tool provides daily videos, incident report forms, and load charts for mountain operations. It also offers a "Reach Higher" message and access to certificates, aiding in professional development and safety.
- Daily educational videos
- Incident report forms
- Load charts
- Certificates
- Reach Higher message
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Features Include: - Daily Videos - Reach Higher Message - Incident Report Forms - Certificates - Load Charts, and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mountain Crane at none against CDL Prep's shown. Mountain Crane also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). CDL Prep's advantage is ratings volume (7.1K vs 13) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Mountain Crane holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CDL Prep has 7.1K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of CDL Prep's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mountain Crane's.
CDL Prep ships an update every 2 months, Mountain Crane every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CDL Prep | Mountain Crane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.1K ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.1K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #90 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Diaz | Mountain Crane |
Customer experience
CDL Prep
Mountain Crane
Bugs and requests
CDL Prep
Reported bugs
2 issues- Back button issues
- Incorrect answers in app
Requested features
3 requests- Ad-free version
- Ability to report incorrect questions
- Include state-specific requirements
Mountain Crane
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CDL Prep
No in-app purchases
Mountain Crane
No in-app purchases
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