Comparison

TruckerTimer vs Powell Forestry

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

Head to head
About

TruckerTimer

This app helps truck, lorry, and HGV drivers in the UK and Europe track their driving hours and stay compliant with complex EU driver's hours regulations. It provides graphical countdowns for fatigue violations and supports advanced rules for breaks and daily limits.

Highlights
  • EU heavy vehicle fatigue regulation support
  • WTD regulations timers
  • Graphical countdowns for rules
  • Automatic driving/work switching via GPS
  • Advanced rule implementation (split breaks, 10-hour days)
  • Manual log adjustment
  • Daily and weekly summaries
  • Short break alarms
Features
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Truck drivers: save yourself a fine and maximise your driving hours with this advanced tachograph and driving log. TruckerTimer is designed specifically for truck, lorry and HGV drivers in the UK and Europe to help you track your driving hours and alert you to impending fatigue violations. TruckerTimer is designed to keep you legal within the many complex rules of the EU driver's hours regulations. Features: * Supports EU heavy vehicle fatigue regulations * Includes timers for WTD regulations * Rules are suitable for coach drivers also * Graphical countdown for each rule, showing how long you have left * Automatically switch between driving and other work based upon GPS movement * Implements advanced rules: split breaks, 10-hour days twice per week, 15 hour spread and more * Allows manual adjustment of logs in case you forget to switch to rest or driving mode at any time * Gives daily and weekly summaries of all driving activity, able to be offset to match your shift start time. * Ability to set a 15, 30 or 45 minute alarm for short breaks TruckerTimer has seen extensive testing, both in the field and with over 100 synthetic driving logs to ensure that regulations are correctly implemented. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. GPS use is optional and can be controlled within the application settings. iOS6 users: You will prompted to download an older version. This is currently identical to the most recent version except for updates to the iOS7 style. Updating to iOS7 is recommended to get the quickest updates in the cuture.

About

Powell Forestry

Manage forestry advice and weight ticket submissions digitally. Submit gross and net weights, photos, and notes directly from your mobile device for efficient processing.

Highlights
  • Manage forestry advice
  • Submit weight tickets
  • Add gross and net weights
  • Send document pictures
  • Include notes
  • Online processing
Features
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The Powell Forestry app allows you to manage your advice and weight ticket submission requirements online. You can add your Gross and Net weights onsite ready for processing and also send pictures of your documents and notes direct from your phone.

Screenshots

TruckerTimer4 screens
Powell Forestry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Powell Forestry at 100% against TruckerTimer's 46%. Powell Forestry also leads on price (Free vs $5.99). TruckerTimer's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Powell Forestry is free to download; TruckerTimer costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TruckerTimer ships an update monthly, Powell Forestry every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
TruckerTimer versus Powell Forestry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruckerTimerPowell Forestry
Price$5.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyMonthly โ€” betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.615.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp HoldingsProbase Applications

Customer experience

TruckerTimer

Written reviews94 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral19.1%
Negative35.1%

Powell Forestry

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TruckerTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Powell Forestry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TruckerTimer free?
TruckerTimer costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Powell Forestry free?
Powell Forestry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TruckerTimer or Powell Forestry have ads?
Neither TruckerTimer nor Powell Forestry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TruckerTimer or Powell Forestry?
TruckerTimer ships an update monthly, and Powell Forestry every 5 months. Most recently, TruckerTimer was updated on October 22, 2026 and Powell Forestry on October 18, 2026.

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