Comparison

ITEA Mobile vs SaferCar

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

Head to head
About

ITEA Mobile

This app provides members of the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association with a centralized resource for trucking laws, regulations, and standards of practice. It helps users navigate complex state and federal trucking policies and procedures.

Highlights
  • Access trucking laws and regulations
  • Standards of practice for enforcement
  • Federal regulations information
  • Case law references
  • Fine calculation tools
  • Centralized member resource
Features
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The laws that regulate trucking in Illinois are complicated and extensive, which leads to enforcement that is not uniform across local boundaries. It is the goal of the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association to create standards of practice that correctly interpret the law while providing a baseline for consistent enforcement across jurisdictions. The ITEA Mobile app offers its members a single location to access these standards of practice and serves as a central resource for everything from federal regulations to case law to fine calculation. As a non-governmental organization, the ITEA partners with state and national agencies to ensure its members have the information they need to navigate the differing policies and procedures of hundreds of municipalities and counties throughout the State of Illinois. Members may simply log in using their ITEA username and password to instantly gain access. To become a member or learn more about the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association, visit illinoistruckcops.org. DISCLAIMER: The Illinois Truck Enforcement Association is a non-profit charitable organization unaffiliated with the State of Illinois. ITEA Mobile is for information purposes only and does not provide legal or law enforcement advice. Users of ITEA Mobile are encouraged to verify information with the Illinois Compiled Statutes.

About

SaferCar

Stay informed about automotive safety recalls directly from the official source. Enter your vehicle's VIN or details about tires and car seats to receive background notifications for any safety recalls affecting your owned equipment. Access NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings and car seat tools.

Highlights
  • Vehicle recall notifications
  • VIN entry for multiple vehicles
  • Recall alerts for tires and car seats
  • NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings
  • Car seat installation tools
  • Background operation for alerts
Features
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SaferCar is your connection to automotive safety recall information directly from the official source—the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Every year, NHTSA manages millions of recalls affecting vehicles, tires, car seats and related equipment. SaferCar will notify you about any safety recalls affecting your vehicle or equipment as long as you leave it running in the background. With the SaferCar app, you can: • Enter a vehicle identification number (VIN) for as many vehicles as you own. Your virtual garage will accept VINs for cars, trucks, vans, SUVs, motorcycles and more. • Enter any related automotive products you own that could be subject to safety recalls, like tires, car seats and trailers. • Opt-in to receive notifications on your mobile device for each of the vehicles and products you’ve entered. • Know you’ll be better informed should any recall impact your vehicle or related equipment. • Check out NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, and our online car seat tools that help you find the right seat, understand ease-of-use and check to make sure it’s installed correctly. • Know that NHTSA will never store or share your user data. To protect your privacy, NHTSA doesn’t store your device or VIN information on a server in order to send you a notification when a new recall is issued. This means SaferCar needs to run in the background so it can check for recall updates periodically from your device. If you force quit SaferCar, immediately reopen the app. From Apple: You should force an app to close only if it’s unresponsive.

Screenshots

ITEA Mobile4 screens
SaferCar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ITEA Mobile at 100% against SaferCar's 21%. ITEA Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9). SaferCar's advantage is ratings volume (114 vs 9) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ITEA Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SaferCar has 114 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ITEA Mobile's written reviews are positive against 21% of SaferCar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ITEA Mobile ships an update every 3 months, SaferCar every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ITEA Mobile versus SaferCar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterITEA MobileSaferCar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better2.9 (114 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better20.8% of reviews
Number of ratings9114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB71 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAuthoritek, LLCNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Customer experience

ITEA Mobile

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SaferCar

All ratings114 ratings
Positive43.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative46.5%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

ITEA Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SaferCar

Reported bugs

58 issues
  • VIN Lookup Error
  • App crashes on opening
  • App freezes after prompts
  • App won't open with iOS 14
  • App flickers and disappears
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  • Initial load stuck on 'what's new' pop-up
  • App crashes repeatedly
  • App won't launch
  • App instantly closes
  • VIN entry fail is persistent
  • Cannot scan VIN
  • Too many characters in VIN message
  • VIN already in use error
  • Recall details not accessible by tapping
  • App shows incorrect vehicle year
  • Search tool broken, fixed list only
  • Cannot add second car
  • VIN not recognized
  • Models not available
  • Cannot find VIN entry option
  • App doesn't work after iOS 14 update
  • App crashes when trying to launch
  • App stops working with iOS 14
  • App crashes upon launch
  • Database not up to date
  • VIN not recognized for motorcycle
  • Cannot add vehicles or devices
  • Home icon doesn't direct to home page
  • App doesn't take VINs
  • VIN lookup fails every time
  • Backend problem prevents VIN submission
  • Cannot add older vehicles
  • VIN entry fails
  • App doesn't find truck
  • App can't find any vehicles from VIN search
  • App cannot find camper van VIN
  • App crashes on opening
  • App doesn't work
  • App crashes repeatedly
  • App won't open
  • App crashes when trying to launch
  • App crashes
  • App doesn't work after iOS 14 update
  • App crashes when trying to launch
  • App stops working with iOS 14
  • App crashes upon launch
  • Database not up to date
  • VIN not recognized for motorcycle
  • Cannot add vehicles or devices
  • Home icon doesn't direct to home page
  • App doesn't take VINs
  • VIN lookup fails every time
  • Backend problem prevents VIN submission
  • Cannot add older vehicles
  • VIN entry fails
  • App doesn't find truck
  • App can't find any vehicles from VIN search
  • App cannot find camper van VIN

Requested features

12 requests
  • Allow searching for any vehicle recalls, not just owned ones
  • Remove vehicle tracking limit
  • Allow users to write notes for vehicles
  • Adjust notification times
  • Improve VIN barcode auto-identification
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  • Allow VIN identification from cropped photos
  • Improve contrast and placement of 'add vehicle' button
  • Add a 'My Garage' section that doesn't replace the home screen
  • Allow adding more than one vehicle
  • Enable VIN pasting
  • Server-side recall checking for privacy
  • Allow users to search for any vehicle recalls, not just owned ones

In-app purchases

None

ITEA Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

SaferCar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ITEA Mobile free?
ITEA Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SaferCar free?
SaferCar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ITEA Mobile or SaferCar?
ITEA Mobile is rated higher. ITEA Mobile averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while SaferCar averages 2.9 from 114 ratings.
Do ITEA Mobile or SaferCar have ads?
Neither ITEA Mobile nor SaferCar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ITEA Mobile or SaferCar?
ITEA Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and SaferCar every 6 weeks. Most recently, ITEA Mobile was updated on September 23, 2026 and SaferCar on October 17, 2026.

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