Pointe. vs 160 Driving Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pointe.
This app connects aspiring and current drivers with a trucking company. It facilitates communication with recruiters, load management, navigation, document scanning, and access to company news for drivers on the go.
- Communicate with recruiters
- View and manage loads
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Scan and send documents
- Access company news
- View load and stop details
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Interested in becoming a driver for Swift? Download the Pointe mobile app to start communicating with a recruiter today. Already a Swift driver? The Pointe mobile application can also be used on in-cab tablets and on any personal device when out of the cab, as well as for would-be drivers and trainees interested in driving for Swift. With Pointe, you can view load and stop detail, accept & decline loads, view maps, turn-by-turn navigation, send & receive messages, scan & send documents, view Swift news, and much more … all anywhere you happen to be.
160 Driving Academy
This app helps users track their progress through a training program and prepare for their CDL. It offers course materials, hundreds of practice quizzes, and skill improvement tools to guide users toward successful completion.
- Track training progress
- Study course materials
- Hundreds of practice quizzes
- Skill improvement tools
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Track your progress, study course materials, take practice quizzes, and more. This will help guide you through our training program to successfully get your CDL. - View your training progress - Learn and improve your skills with hundreds of quizzes available for you to practice
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pointe. at 3.1 against 160 Driving Academy's 2.4. Pointe. also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%). 160 Driving Academy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Pointe. holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Pointe.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of 160 Driving Academy's.
Pointe. ships an update every 3 months, 160 Driving Academy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pointe. | 160 Driving Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (51 ratings) — better | 2.4 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Knight Transportation | Rock Gate Capital LLC |
Customer experience
Pointe.
160 Driving Academy
In-app purchases
Pointe.
No in-app purchases
160 Driving Academy
No in-app purchases
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