Truck Controller vs Chronway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Truck Controller
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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.
Chronway
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Truck Controller | Chronway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 β better | 15.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guretruck | Niklas Roemer Sievers |
In-app purchases
Truck Controller
No in-app purchases
Chronway
- Chronway Premium$8.991 Month
- Chronway Premium14 Days trial$34.991 Year
Questions
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