TruckerTimer vs Powell Forestry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Manage forestry advice
- Submit weight tickets
- Add gross and net weights
- Send document pictures
- Include notes
- Online processing
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
TruckerTimer ships an update monthly, Powell Forestry every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TruckerTimer | Powell Forestry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free โ better |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews โ better |
| Update frequency | Monthly โ better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | App Holdings | Probase Applications |
Customer experience
TruckerTimer
Powell Forestry
In-app purchases
TruckerTimer
No in-app purchases
Powell Forestry
No in-app purchases
Questions
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