Circle Mobile TMS vs 5F OTR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circle Mobile TMS
This app provides truck drivers with dispatch information, including pick-up and delivery details, special instructions, and event updates. Drivers can automatically notify dispatch upon arrival, loading, and delivery, and receive real-time position updates.
- View pick-up and delivery events
- Receive location details and instructions
- Automatic arrival and departure updates
- Real-time position tracking
- Send load information
- Proof of Delivery signature capture
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This application is for people who drive for trucking companies that use the Circle Transportation Management System (TMS) Software. The app allows drivers to see all pick-up and delivery events dispatched to them which will include the name and address of the location, the date and time of the events as well as any special instructions. Drivers can use the app to automatically update their dispatching company when they arrive, load and deliver at their assigned freight stops. The app will also provide automatic position updates back to dispatch as the driver executes their assigned load. This app has the the following basic features: • Track the device (the device will provide automatic position updates to dispach) • Dynamically Ping the device • Send load information out to the driver. This will include all stop information, order notes shared with the driver, etc. • Arrive at Shipper / Consignee. • Loaded at Shipper with Bill Of Lading, pieces and weight. • Empty at Consignee with Proof of Delivery (POD) signature. • Plus some other neat features.
5F OTR
This app connects drivers and owner-operators with Over The Road (OTR) work opportunities across North America. It uses AI to recommend the highest-paying loads based on your customized hauling preferences.
- Access OTR work network
- Customize hauling preferences
- AI-powered load recommendations
- Find highest paying markets
- For drivers and owner-operators
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5F OTR provides drivers and owner operators with access to network of Over The Road work across North America. Customize your hauling preferences and our AI recommends multiple payloads leading you to the highest paying markets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Circle Mobile TMS at 4.2 against 5F OTR's 3.0. Circle Mobile TMS also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%). 5F OTR's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Circle Mobile TMS holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Circle Mobile TMS's written reviews are positive against 33% of 5F OTR's.
Circle Mobile TMS ships an update every 6 weeks, 5F OTR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Mobile TMS | 5F OTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (25 ratings) — better | 3.0 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Full Circle TMS | Vorto Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
Circle Mobile TMS
5F OTR
In-app purchases
Circle Mobile TMS
No in-app purchases
5F OTR
No in-app purchases









