Comparison

cieDispatch vs Coast

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

Coast

Manage fleet and employee expenses with smart fuel cards. This app allows users to sign in to cards, add receipts and job details, view purchase history, and find nearby fuel stations with real-time price comparisons.

Highlights
  • Card sign-in without texting
  • Add receipts, memos, and job codes
  • View detailed purchase history
  • Identify missing purchase information
  • Fuel Finder with real-time price comparison
Features
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The Coast mobile app is the companion app to Coast: the card and software that streamlines fuel, fleet, and employee expenses. With the mobile app, you can: - Sign in to cards without texting - Add receipts, memos, job codes, and odometer data at any time - View your detailed purchase history - Identify purchases with missing information - Find nearby fuel stops and compare real-time prices using the Fuel Finder Keep your fleet moving smoothly with Coast’s all-in-one app.

Screenshots

cieDispatch3 screens
Coast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Coast at every 2 weeks against cieDispatch's every 3 months. cieDispatch's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, Coast every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
cieDispatch versus Coast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercieDispatchCoast
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—32 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DevelopercieTrade Systems, IncK-Dimensional Holdings Inc.

In-app purchases

None

cieDispatch

No in-app purchases

None

Coast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cieDispatch free?
cieDispatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coast free?
Coast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do cieDispatch or Coast have ads?
Neither cieDispatch nor Coast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cieDispatch or Coast?
cieDispatch ships an update every 3 months, and Coast every 2 weeks. Most recently, cieDispatch was updated on November 2, 2026 and Coast on November 4, 2026.

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