Curbside SOS for Technicians vs Roadsider Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Curbside SOS for Technicians
This app connects law enforcement with towing companies to streamline tow job dispatch. It allows for detailed order creation, quote submission, and real-time job status updates. Tow operators receive incident details directly to their phones, including directions and ETA.
- Create tow orders with incident details
- Submit quotes for jobs
- Assign operators and rigs
- Receive job details on operator's phone
- Map directions to incident locations
- Report job status
- Extend service range to neighboring municipalities
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CurbsideSOS connects local law enforcement to towing companies and tow operators. Law enforcement creates a tow order with detailed incident information. The order is forwarded to all registered tow companies. Review the incident details, choose an operator & rig, and submit a quote. Jobs are awarded based on ETAs and affordability. Our app connects tow operators to towing dispatch. Get your operator's ETA to an incident location. Choose who can respond the fastest. If a job is assigned—location, vehicular and situational details are sent straight to the operator’s phone. Map directions to an incident, report job status, call non-emergency dispatch and more. Extend your range to neighboring municipalities. Win more business, review orders on any device, assign operators, and easily reference job history. Fast, easy and free.
Roadsider Tools
This cloud-based platform streamlines towing and fleet management. It automates roadside services, manages customer and provider communications, and offers real-time dispatching and GPS tracking to help businesses grow.
- Cloud-based platform
- Towing and fleet management
- Automated roadside services
- Real-time dispatching
- GPS tracking
- Customer communication automation
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Roadsider is a cloud-based towing and fleet management software platform that helps companies manage every aspect of the towing and fleet business. Roadsider automates roadside services from insurance carriers to service providers and consumers while providing real-time dispatching and GPS tracking. The software eliminates unnecessary paperwork by automating communications to their customers and providers, which leaves businesses time to help grow their customer base.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roadsider Tools at 100% against Curbside SOS for Technicians's 22%. Roadsider Tools also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.4). Curbside SOS for Technicians's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 5). 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.
Roadsider Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Curbside SOS for Technicians has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Curbside SOS for Technicians's written reviews are positive against 100% of Roadsider Tools's.
Curbside SOS for Technicians ships an update every 3 weeks, Roadsider Tools every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curbside SOS for Technicians | Roadsider Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (28 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curbside SOS Inc. | http://roadsider.io |
Customer experience
Curbside SOS for Technicians
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In-app purchases
Curbside SOS for Technicians
No in-app purchases
Roadsider Tools
No in-app purchases
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