CargoTel vs Magnus Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CargoTel
This mobile dispatch application is designed for the finished vehicle industry. It provides drivers with essential tools for vehicle inspections, real-time status updates, tracking, and electronic proof of delivery. Access requires a load assignment from a participating carrier or broker using CargoTel's transport management systems.
- Vehicle inspections
- Status updates
- Vehicle tracking
- Electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD)
- Industry-specific tools
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The CargoTel app is CargoTel’s latest release of its mobile dispatch application for the finished vehicle industry. It offers robust industry-specific features, like vehicle inspections, status updates and vehicle tracking, and ePOD. To use the app, you must be a driver who has been assigned a load by a participating carrier or broker (3PL) using one of CargoTel’s transport management systems.
Magnus Driver
This application is designed for drivers whose companies are affiliated with Magnus Tech. It serves as a dedicated platform for drivers to manage their work-related activities.
- Driver management
- Company affiliation
- Work-related activities
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Driver App by Magnus Technologies. For use by Drivers whose companies are affiliated with Magnus Tech.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CargoTel at 1.9 against Magnus Driver's 1.6. CargoTel also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 2%). Magnus Driver's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CargoTel holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magnus Driver has 119 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of CargoTel's written reviews are positive against 2% of Magnus Driver's.
CargoTel ships an update every 2 months, Magnus Driver every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CargoTel | Magnus Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (8 ratings) — better | 1.6 (119 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 2.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 119 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cargotel | VTV Solutions |
Customer experience
CargoTel
Magnus Driver
Bugs and requests
CargoTel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Magnus Driver
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes when viewing damage lists
- Login requires repeated install code entry
- Drop-down keypad for load position is pointless
- Signatures appear as hieroglyphics on paperwork
- Constantly updating for no reason
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- App freezes up, logs users out
- Fails to be consistent
- App is slow, takes too long for photos
- Inspection data lost if kicked out
- Cannot transfer inspection data between phones
- App constantly freezes
- Photos no longer rotate to landscape
- Email addresses no longer pre-fill
- New update makes viewing vehicle locations difficult
- App warms up phone battery
- Poorly optimized
- Cannot mark load delivered
- Never shows claimed loads
- Doesn't work half the time
Requested features
4 requests- Adjustable font size/UI settings
- Improved signature field coding
- Better load/vehicle location visibility
- Ability to transfer inspection data between phones
In-app purchases
CargoTel
No in-app purchases
Magnus Driver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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