Comparison

Permit Book vs Jay Edwards Auction

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

Jay Edwards Auction

Features
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This dynamic app allows you to (1) stay informed about our upcoming auctions; (2) view properties that interest you; (3) get notifications when you’ve been outbid; (4) bid no matter where you are located (or set and forget your maximum bid to let our platform automatically bid the lowest possible winning bid for you). This is the go-to-source for up-to-the-minute information on all of our auctions.

Screenshots

Permit Book4 screens
Jay Edwards Auction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Permit Book at monthly against Jay Edwards Auction's every 38 months. Jay Edwards Auction's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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

Permit Book ships an update monthly, Jay Edwards Auction every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Permit Book versus Jay Edwards Auction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPermit BookJay Edwards Auction
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB16 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperD & S Trucking SolutionsJAY EDWARDS & ASSOCIATES LTD

In-app purchases

None

Permit Book

No in-app purchases

None

Jay Edwards Auction

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Permit Book free?
Permit Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jay Edwards Auction free?
Jay Edwards Auction is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Permit Book or Jay Edwards Auction have ads?
Neither Permit Book nor Jay Edwards Auction shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Permit Book or Jay Edwards Auction?
Permit Book ships an update monthly, and Jay Edwards Auction every 38 months. Most recently, Permit Book was updated on September 15, 2026 and Jay Edwards Auction on May 16, 2026.

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