Comparison

Permit Book vs IFTA Track

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

IFTA Track

This app automatically tracks your trucking business's mileage by state using GPS, providing detailed reports on miles, fuel, and tax information. It helps manage trips, fuel stops, and calculate per diem costs, with an option to export data as PDFs. Premium features offer cross-device syncing and fleet management.

Highlights
  • Automatic GPS mileage tracking by state
  • Manual odometer and highway entry
  • Load drop and fuel stop tracking
  • Automatic MPG calculation
  • Summary reports (miles, gallons, cost)
  • Trip days calculation for per diem
  • PDF report export
Features
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A Powerful App For Your Trucking Business Auto track miles by State or Province using your phone's GPS to get accurate readings. Automatically tracks miles, jurisdictions, interstates and highways travelled. Additional option to manually enter the odometer reading when entering each state and enter highways travelled to get total trip miles for each state. Keep track of the load drop locations throughout the trip. Enter your fuel stops and get an auto MPG calculation for each trip. Create Summary Reports that calculate the Total Miles, Taxable Gallons, Total Gallons, Net Taxable Gallons, and Total Fuel Cost per jurisdiction. You also get an automatic Trip Days calculation on the report to expedite tracking days on the road for per diem costs on yearly taxes. Export your trip details and monthly or quarterly Summary reports as a PDF. Unlock more with Premium access: • Access your data across multiple devices • Sync effortlessly across platforms • Manage fleets, vehicles, and driver assignments • Create, save, and share reports • Add users and customize permissions Take your trucking business to the next level with smarter, cloud-powered tools. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Permit Book4 screens
IFTA Track4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Permit Book at 100% against IFTA Track's 55%. Permit Book also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). IFTA Track's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (201 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. IFTA Track sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Permit Book asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IFTA Track holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IFTA Track has 201 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Permit Book's written reviews are positive against 55% of IFTA Track's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Permit Book ships an update monthly, IFTA Track every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Permit Book versus IFTA Track: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPermit BookIFTA Track
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.8 (201 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4201 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB55 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperD & S Trucking SolutionsAlliops LLC

Customer experience

Permit Book

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

IFTA Track

All ratings184 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

Permit Book

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

IFTA Track

Subscriptions4
  • Basic access$2.991 Month
  • Premium access$5.991 Month
  • Basic access$24.991 Year
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  • Premium access$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Permit Book free?
Permit Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IFTA Track free?
IFTA Track is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Permit Book or IFTA Track?
IFTA Track is rated higher. Permit Book averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while IFTA Track averages 4.8 from 201 ratings.
Do Permit Book or IFTA Track have ads?
Neither Permit Book nor IFTA Track shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Permit Book or IFTA Track?
Permit Book ships an update monthly, and IFTA Track every 3 weeks. Most recently, Permit Book was updated on October 24, 2026 and IFTA Track on October 24, 2026.

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