Comparison

cieDispatch vs WM Bale Route

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

Head to head
About

cieDispatch

Features
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cieDispatch lets your truck drivers manage their cieTrade dispatch jobs from any mobile device. They can retrieve a list of assigned tickets, get directions to service locations, update job status, record notes, and even capture photos. Information is instantly updated in cieTrade saving time and making it easier to manage services while eliminating double-entry. Essential Features: *Displays Open and Completed tickets from any mobile device. *Provides turn- by-turn driving directions with Google Maps and includes site specific instructions. *Lets drivers mark jobs as Completed or Cancelled and add job notes. *Captures photos and files them as saved attachments to the dispatch tickets within cieTrade. *Real time ticket status updates from the Drivers make it easier to manage open dispatches.

About

WM Bale Route

This application digitizes recycling service operations for businesses. It connects haulers directly to Waste Management, replacing manual paperwork with a real-time digital interface for efficient record-keeping and verification.

Highlights
  • Real-time tracking of recycling services
  • Digital data sharing and transmission
  • Replaces redundant paperwork
  • Streamlines record keeping and verification
  • Connects recycling haulers with Waste Management
Features
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The WM Recycling Services bale route tracking application (BRTA) is a proprietary software application designed to enable real time tracking, data sharing and transmission as it relates to recycling service performed at the brick and mortar, “behind the store” level. By connecting recycling haulers with the application and ultimately, Waste Management, redundant paperwork is replaced by a speedy, digital interface where record keeping and verification of related information is a priority. As interest in and the environmental impact of recycling grows, it is important that organizations continue to modernize how this type of business is transacted. WM is committed to doing its part to help achieve this objective.

Screenshots

cieDispatch3 screens
WM Bale Route4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: cieDispatch at 12.0 against WM Bale Route's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cieDispatch ships an update every 3 months, WM Bale Route every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
cieDispatch versus WM Bale Route: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercieDispatchWM Bale Route
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopercieTrade Systems, IncWaste Management, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

cieDispatch

No in-app purchases

None

WM Bale Route

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cieDispatch free?
cieDispatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WM Bale Route free?
WM Bale Route is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do cieDispatch or WM Bale Route have ads?
Neither cieDispatch nor WM Bale Route shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cieDispatch or WM Bale Route?
cieDispatch ships an update every 3 months, and WM Bale Route every 6 months. Most recently, cieDispatch was updated on September 18, 2026 and WM Bale Route on September 17, 2026.

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