Comparison

TruckerTimer vs Defect Check

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

Defect Check

Features
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The Defect Check app allows you to perform vehicle and asset inspections, defects can be recorded and also rectified using the app or via the web portal.

Screenshots

TruckerTimer4 screens
Defect Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Defect Check at Free against TruckerTimer's $5.99. Defect Check also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Defect Check 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, Defect Check fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
TruckerTimer versus Defect Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruckerTimerDefect Check
Price$5.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews45.7% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp HoldingsSJD Systems Limited

In-app purchases

None

TruckerTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Defect Check

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TruckerTimer free?
TruckerTimer costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Defect Check free?
Defect Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TruckerTimer or Defect Check have ads?
Neither TruckerTimer nor Defect Check shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TruckerTimer or Defect Check?
TruckerTimer ships an update monthly, and Defect Check fortnightly. Most recently, TruckerTimer was updated on October 18, 2026 and Defect Check on September 26, 2026.

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