Comparison

Shipco View vs CMS Cargo Tracking

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

Head to head
About

Shipco View

Access real-time shipping information including sailing schedules, shipment tracking, and global office locations. Get instant updates on vessel movements, transit times, and shipment statuses, with email notifications for key milestones.

Highlights
  • Global sailing schedules
  • Real-time shipment tracking
  • Office and warehouse locations
  • Email notifications for milestones
  • Vessel details
  • Searchable location directory
Features
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Shipco Transport has created this App as a quick alternative to our full website www.shipco.com . It combines the three most searched items on our website. It gives instant access to real time information for Sailing Schedules, Tracking and Office/warehouse Locations globally. SAILING SCHEDULES: - Global Sailing Schedules view. You can get vessels 4-6 weeks into the future in any corridor we operate in worldwide. - Routing details if any port gateways are involved in the process. - Transit time Cut-off to Port - Transit time Port to Port - Click on vessel name to get detailed information about the vessel, SCAC code, IMO code, Country, Year Built & vessel type. TRACK A SHIPMENT: BASIC VIEW - Track an OCEAN or AIR shipment - Track based on numbers. Booking, Reference, Lot, Bill of Lading, Arrival Notice, Container or Customer Reference. - View ETD and ETA - View routing details - View all reference numbers of the shipment (Bill of Lading no., Arrival Notice no., Container no. - View date/time of the most recent event. - Vessel and voyage. SHIPMENT EVENTS - See the CURRENT event of the shipment. Includes Date and Time and City. - View all past events with Date, time and city. NOTIFY ME: - View upcoming status options. Click on future milestones you want to be notified about. - Email is then sent to you as those milestones occur in our system. LOCATIONS: - Gives global list of all Shipco Transport offices, with full style details (Blue) - Gives global list of all World Wide Alliance partners/offices with full details (Green) - Gives view of all CFS stations globally, both for Shipco and WWA with full details (Red) - Search my Country or City. - Search by clicking on the Map for global locations. Click on the icon listed for details. - Click on EMAIL or PHONE no. for immediate contact. - Click ‘Global Locations’ and search by regions (NORAM, LATAM, EMEA, APAC)

About

CMS Cargo Tracking

Features
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This application is designed for users that drive for trucking companies that are using the Cargo Management System software (CMS). This application will allow drivers to update load status to the CMS software. Each event will include Arrive/Depart Date and Time, PCS, WGT, Reference numbers, and signatures. This application will also provide automatic position updates back to the CMS software to provide better updates for customers. The following features include: 1. Track the drivers (automatic position updates) 2. Send Load information to the drivers; This will include all stops required to complete. 3. Return arrive status updates Arrive/Depart date and times. 4. Return Completed status updates with Signatures. 5. Uploading Pictures of Signed Bill of Ladings (BOL). 6. Allow Drivers to use Apple Mapping to get directions for Stops. This application may use your location even when it isn't open, which can decrease device batter life. User can decline Location Events; this app does not require location from devices. Location Events only improves the CMS tracking.

Screenshots

Shipco View4 screens
CMS Cargo Tracking4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shipco View and CMS Cargo Tracking are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Shipco View ships an update every 3 months, CMS Cargo Tracking every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shipco View versus CMS Cargo Tracking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipco ViewCMS Cargo Tracking
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShipco Transport IncTom Stiffler

In-app purchases

None

Shipco View

No in-app purchases

None

CMS Cargo Tracking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shipco View free?
Shipco View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CMS Cargo Tracking free?
CMS Cargo Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shipco View or CMS Cargo Tracking have ads?
Neither Shipco View nor CMS Cargo Tracking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shipco View or CMS Cargo Tracking?
Shipco View ships an update every 3 months, and CMS Cargo Tracking every 4 months. Most recently, Shipco View was updated on September 27, 2026 and CMS Cargo Tracking on October 2, 2026.

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