RocketCDL Refer vs Forward Ten4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RocketCDL Refer
Track your driving performance and view detailed route summaries. Earn points by achieving driving goals to improve your stats.
- View driving stats
- Route summaries
- Earn points for goals
- Performance tracking
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View your driving stats, route summaries, and earn points for hitting driving performance goals.
Forward Ten4
This app allows drivers to manage their schedules, view load details, and report safety incidents. Fleet owners can oversee driver activities, track loads, and manage settlements.
- Schedule availability
- View load assignments and details
- Submit safety reports
- Manage unavailability notices
- Track fleet status
- Access settlement information
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Login required. Forward Drivers can schedule availability, view current and past activities, manage safety reporting and contact support. Drivers have access to: ● Dashboard by Week (this week, last week) or month including o Loads o Miles o All include detail by day or week o All include drilldown by unit o Visibility to active load status ● Load Assignments, including active and planned, with load details ● Safety Reporting - a Driver can report a breakdown or an accident providing full details including GPS location and photos. ● Unavailability Notice o Submission o Calendar ● Driver referral program ● Forward Air company news ● Quick Contact to: o Dispatch o Safety o Contractor Relations A Fleet Owner / Owner-Operator additionally has access to: ● Dashboard by Week (this week, last week, previous pay period), or month including o Loads o Miles o Fuel (Forward Air fuel card) o Settlements o Visibility to status of all active loads ● Load Assignments, including active and planned, with load details ● Safety Reporting - a view of Accidents/Breakdowns submitted by all Drivers in your fleet ● Unavailability Notice - calendar view of all Drivers in your fleet ● Fleet Tracker ● Settlement search by month with detail
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RocketCDL Refer at 3.7 against Forward Ten4's 2.4. RocketCDL Refer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Forward Ten4's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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.
RocketCDL Refer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forward Ten4 has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
RocketCDL Refer ships an update every 6 months, Forward Ten4 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RocketCDL Refer | Forward Ten4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.4 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RocketCDL | Forward Air Inc. |
Customer experience
RocketCDL Refer
Forward Ten4
In-app purchases
RocketCDL Refer
No in-app purchases
Forward Ten4
No in-app purchases
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