Comparison

TowGo vs TransitVanLevel

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

Head to head
About

TowGo

This app guides you in backing up trailers with precision, indicating when and how much to turn your steering wheel. It uses sensors to predict trailer movement, offering visual and audio cues for safe navigation around curves and into tight spaces.

Highlights
  • Trailer graphic for real-time tracking
  • Steering wheel adjustment indicators
  • Audio signals for guidance
  • Flash & Beep™ for straight backing
  • Infinite Circle™ for curved backing
  • Align Assist™ for hitch angle correction
  • Customizable trailer checklists
Features
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With the TowGo® system you will be able to backup your trailer with precision. You will backup straight over extended distances, backup around a curve, make a turn into your driveway or onto your campsite. This is the companion app to TowGo's sensors. TowGo's Trailer Backup Navigation Aid lets you know when and how much to turn your steering wheel. It is not a backup camera – those only let you see where your trailer is going in the moment. The TowGo system lets you know where your trailer is going to go before you start backing up. It notifies you to adjust your steering to keep you on your path once you're going. Features include: • Trailer graphic to see what way your trailer is going at all times. • Indicators that show which way your trailer will turn and how quickly. • Audio signals that let you know to adjust your steering without looking at your phone or tablet. • Flash & Beep™ for backing amazingly straight. • Infinite Circle™ for following a curve. • Cornering Radius for controlled jackknifing. • Align Assist™ for straightening the hitch angle. • Check lists to help you remember things. • Built-in operating instructions. • Inline help for all inputs and setup fields. Personalize your app. Select a trailer image according to the trailer type you are pulling. Boat trailer, RV, camper, 5th wheel, equestrian, snowmobile, and others are available. Trailer type selection also gives you access to a corresponding check list for that type. The first time you use the system you must attach sensors and enter a few measurements. Then you're good to go – backwards! Your app communicates with the steering wheel and trailer hitch sensors using Bluetooth and calculates how your trailer will behave when you backup. Sensors can be purchased on the TowGo website. Now that you know, you can Tell Your Trailer Where To Go®

About

TransitVanLevel

Features
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TransitVanLevel is a leveling app for Ford Transit-based campervans. This app handles long and short Transit wheelbases, and it can also be customized for any RV. This app shows how much lower three tires on your van are than the highest tire, the reference tire. These values can be used for re-parking or for choosing leveling block heights. Leveling biases can also be entered into the app, so you can make the sink drain work better or ensure your head is higher than your feet when sleeping. Sounds can be used to level your van with this app. You can set a level tolerance value and chose a sound pair. One sound will be played if you are out of the level tolerance range. Another sound will play if you are within the tolerance level. For example: You can choose a level tolerance of 2 inches. Then make sure the audible icon on the upper left of the main display is activated and put your phone on a flat surface. Get in the driver's seat and start moving your vehicle. The app will tell you when you are out of and within the 2 inch level tolerance limit. The TransitVanLevel app also has a 'Gear Left Outside' GPS alarming feature. If you put stuff, or plan to put stuff, outside your van ... you can use arm this alarm as a reminder in case you drive away and leave your leveling blocks, or generator, or mountain bike, etc. Once the alarm is armed, the app will run in the background. When the app sees that you have traveled past a selected alarm distance, it will send a notification to your phone. Three distances are available for the GPS alarming "geo-fence". These distances allow you to arm the alarm and then walk around your campsite without setting the alarm off. The TransitVanLevel app will quickly pay for itself it it means you don't drive away from your $1000 generator or a $3000 mountain bike! SprinterLevel is a standalone app. No connection to the Internet is needed. Similar iOS apps, by the same developer, are the popular SprinteLevel and RevelLevel apps. This app is not affiliated with the Ford Motor Company.

Screenshots

TowGo4 screens
TransitVanLevel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TowGo at Free against TransitVanLevel's $1.99. TowGo also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

TowGo is free to download; TransitVanLevel costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TowGo versus TransitVanLevel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTowGoTransitVanLevel
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTowGo, LLCTimothy Kelley

In-app purchases

None

TowGo

No in-app purchases

None

TransitVanLevel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TowGo free?
TowGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TransitVanLevel free?
TransitVanLevel costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TowGo or TransitVanLevel have ads?
Neither TowGo nor TransitVanLevel shows ads.

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