Comparison

Truck Controller vs Chronway

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

Head to head
About

Truck Controller

Features
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Features: - Location via GPS or telephone operators. - EU driver card reading with standard card readers. - Registration of points of interest. - Sending of photographs with position. - Registration of drivers, vehicles and semi-trailers. - Registration of driver's activity.

About

Chronway

Features
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Chronway records drives automatically and turns them into overviews, analyses, trends and more. The app groups recurring drives into routes and compares every new drive with the earlier ones. The world map shows all drives at once. Every single drive can be replayed as a time lapse. β€’ Auto-recording: drives start and end on their own. β€’ Route detection: drives on the same way are grouped automatically. β€’ Filter & sort: find drives by vehicle, route or weather. β€’ Vehicles: multiple vehicles, each with its own profile and photo. β€’ Privacy: no account needed. Drives stay on the device, and the optional cloud backup is end-to-end encrypted. Try Chronway Premium free for 14 days on the yearly plan. The benefits: β€’ Self-comparison: shows for every drive whether it was faster than usual. In the history, per section and live in the car. β€’ Stats & trip replay: statistics and the driver profile show your driving style. Every drive plays back as a time lapse. β€’ Explored world: the map of every road driven so far. β€’ Cloud backup: end-to-end encrypted on EU servers. β€’ Nav comparison & speed limits: your time against the nav estimate, and which limit applied where. β€’ Extras: satellite map, more sharing templates, CSV export. Auto-recording and all drives stay free forever, even without Premium. Terms of Use (EULA): https://chronway.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://chronway.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

Truck Controller4 screens
Chronway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Truck Controller at none against Chronway's 2. Truck Controller also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). Chronway's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Chronway sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Truck Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Truck Controller ships an update every 2 months, Chronway every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Truck Controller versus Chronway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruck ControllerChronway
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size83 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuretruckNiklas Roemer Sievers

In-app purchases

None

Truck Controller

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chronway

Subscriptions2
  • Chronway Premium$8.991 Month
  • Chronway Premium14 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Truck Controller free?
Truck Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chronway free?
Chronway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Truck Controller or Chronway have ads?
Neither Truck Controller nor Chronway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Truck Controller or Chronway?
Truck Controller ships an update every 2 months, and Chronway every 8 days. Most recently, Truck Controller was updated on September 16, 2026 and Chronway on October 24, 2026.

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