Smart Driver (SmartBoard TMS) vs Digital Permit Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Driver (SmartBoard TMS)
This app provides professional truck drivers with essential trip details, including pickup/delivery information, locations, and estimated arrival times. It also facilitates document uploads and driver referrals.
- View trip details
- Get directions to locations
- See estimated arrival times
- Upload documents
- Refer other drivers
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Smart Driver allows professional truck drivers to view detailed information about their trips. Drivers see pickup and delivery date and times and locations and get directions to those locations, so they can see estimated arrival times to each location. Drivers upload their documents and send referrals for other drivers. Download and start using Smart Driver today!
Digital Permit Book
This app provides a secure, cloud-based solution for businesses to manage driver compliance and fleet equipment data. It facilitates the sharing of essential documents and information between carriers and drivers, streamlining daily operations.
- Secure cloud-based data tracking
- Fleet equipment information sharing
- Driver document management
- Streamlined daily operations
- Carrier and driver communication
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Digital Permit Book Driver app is a Secure Cloud-Based Compliance App that tracks all the data you need to streamline day-to-day operations. Allowing Carriers & Drivers to share documents and information for fleet equipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Digital Permit Book at 4.6 against Smart Driver (SmartBoard TMS)'s 3.7. Digital Permit Book also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 23 months). Smart Driver (SmartBoard TMS)'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). 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.
Digital Permit Book holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Smart Driver (SmartBoard TMS) ships an update every 23 months, Digital Permit Book every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Driver (SmartBoard TMS) | Digital Permit Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Compass Funding Solutions | Digital Permit Book LLC |
Customer experience
Smart Driver (SmartBoard TMS)
Digital Permit Book
In-app purchases
Smart Driver (SmartBoard TMS)
No in-app purchases
Digital Permit Book
No in-app purchases
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