CargoTel vs 3PL Driver App
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.
3PL Driver App
This app allows drivers to access and manage shipment details. Drivers can update proof of delivery status and upload necessary documents. It streamlines logistics for transportation professionals.
- View shipment information
- Update Proof of Delivery (POD) status
- Upload documents
- Access shipment details
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Enable drivers to view shipment information and details. Driver can update POD status, documents and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CargoTel at 2.2 against 3PL Driver App's 1.0. CargoTel also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 3PL Driver App's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CargoTel has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of CargoTel's written reviews are positive against 0% of 3PL Driver App's.
CargoTel ships an update every 2 months, 3PL Driver App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CargoTel | 3PL Driver App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cargotel | Hector Espinosa |
Customer experience
CargoTel
3PL Driver App
In-app purchases
CargoTel
No in-app purchases
3PL Driver App
No in-app purchases
