Comparison

Permit Book vs Crossing Cafe

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

Head to head
About

Permit Book

Manage commercial truck, trailer, and driver documents electronically. Drivers can access essential documents offline, and fleets can manage updates via push notifications. It simplifies document organization for road-based professionals.

Highlights
  • Electronic document management
  • Driver app access
  • Offline document caching
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Categorized document storage
  • Supports various permit and inspection types
Features
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Permit Book is a revolutionary new way to manage commercial truck, trailer, and driver documents electronically as a driver app and fleet management back-office tool! WHAT IS PERMIT BOOK? Back-office: Allows key regulatory documents to be electronically loaded into the system and assigned to the company, driver, truck or trailer. Driver App: The driver can then access and view these documents by logging into the easy-to-use, simple, user-friendly Permit Book app where the documents are cached and made available for display even when off-line or in an area that is out-of-service. The app is an easy reference of documents stored under category headings such as Company documents, Driver Documents, Truck Documents and Trailer documents. CELL PHONE OR TABLET ACCESS Electronic Permits, Cab Cards, Medical Cards, Maintenance Inspections, any document your driver should have access to out on the road. DOWNLOAD AND FORGET Documents are available even when you don’t have a data connection. STAY CURRENT Push notifications will alert the driver to any new or updated electronic permit or document for your Permit Book.For more information on the Permit Book App and Back-Office Fleet Management Tool, visit https://permitbook.com. WHAT DRIVERS ARE SAYING “It looks very simple to use. If I had a bucket full of drivers, I would jump on it right now because I do understand from a drivers perspective the difficulties as I have worked with a lot of drivers who have difficulty keeping all that stuff together and making sure it is up to date. I understand how wonderful Permit Book is because it is extremely simple.”

About

Crossing Cafe

Features
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Grab a beverage from Crossing Cafe.

Screenshots

Permit Book4 screens
Crossing Cafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Crossing Cafe at 11.0 against Permit Book's 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Permit Book versus Crossing Cafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPermit BookCrossing Cafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB43 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperD & S Trucking SolutionsSalesVu

In-app purchases

None

Permit Book

No in-app purchases

None

Crossing Cafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Permit Book free?
Permit Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crossing Cafe free?
Crossing Cafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Permit Book or Crossing Cafe have ads?
Neither Permit Book nor Crossing Cafe shows ads.

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