Comparison

Logistics Manager vs Royal Trade

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

Head to head
About

Logistics Manager

Access in-depth analysis and news for logistics and supply chain professionals. Covers omni-channel, warehousing, freight, and industry innovations. Includes exclusive digital editions and supplements.

Highlights
  • Logistics and supply chain news
  • In-depth case studies
  • Coverage of key logistics issues
  • Exclusive digital editions
  • Access to back issues
  • Industry supplements
Features
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Logistics Manager provides news, insight and analysis for logistics and supply chain professionals within retail, wholesale, manufacturing, FMCG, consumer goods, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, energy, utilities, transportation, technology, electronics, communications, process engineering, public and third sector organisations. As one of the only logistics publications led by a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, our editor Malory Davies FCILT provides an editorial programme focused on the core competencies essential to the modern logistics and transport functions. All links in the supply and value chains are covered in every monthly issue of the journal with in-depth case studies detailing how organisations are reducing operating costs and boosting the efficiency of their goods-to-market operations. Logistics Manager provides extensive coverage of the key logistics issues that matter to our readers, covering: * Omni-channel * Reverse logistics * Warehousing, including management and automation * Intralogistics, including materials handling, storage and picking * Logistics technologies, including WMS, ERP and S&OP * Property * 3PLs and 4PLs * Vehicle fleets and distribution * Air, ocean and rail freight * Express and mail operations * Pallet networks * New contracts * Logistics innovations * Politics and legislation * Sustainability * Professional Development * Industry movers and updates …and a great deal more From monthly analysis via this app and the print magazine, to daily and weekly alerts via our email newsletters, Logistics Manager gives you the logistics intelligence you need. EXCLUSIVE: The print magazine is published 10 times a year, but two additional editions are published exclusively digitally and you can access all editions via this app. Download this app to get access to: + Each monthly edition of Logistics Manager – including the two exclusive editions not available in print + Big Sheds property features within Logistics Manager editions over the course of the year + Top 50 Logistics Services Providers annual supplement, giving subscribers an in-depth breakdown of the leading providers within 3PLs, freight forwarding, pallet networks, express and mail, air cargo, shipping liners and also those rising stars of the industry + LM-sheds annual supplement, providing an annual exposure of the property opportunities across the UK + Years’ worth of back issues available to order for instant access Please note: the app provides an access and storage platform for any and all issues of Logistics Manager and associated supplements that you subscribe to, which you can do directly via the app, we do not provide content complimentary with the app. Please find our Terms & Conditions at https://www.logisticsmanager.com/terms-conditions/ Please find our Privacy Policy at https://www.logisticsmanager.com/privacy-policy/

About

Royal Trade

Streamline barge freight trading with real-time market data, active bids, and offers. Execute trades instantly with a single click for efficient position management.

Highlights
  • Market information access
  • Active bids and offers
  • Single-click trade execution
  • Position management
  • Freight trading efficiency
Features
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Improve your barge freight trading efficiency with the Royal Trade Solutions app. With market information, access to active bids and offers and ability to execute with a single click, it’s the fastest and simplest way to manage your position.

Screenshots

Logistics Manager4 screens
Royal Trade2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Royal Trade at none against Logistics Manager's 10. Royal Trade also leads on ads (none vs shown). Logistics Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 25 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Logistics Manager sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $74.99 per year. Royal Trade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Logistics Manager against 5.0 for Royal Trade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logistics Manager ships an update every 9 months, Royal Trade every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Logistics Manager versus Royal Trade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogistics ManagerRoyal Trade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkabo Media LtdRoyal Trade Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

Logistics Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Royal Trade

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Logistics Manager

Subscriptions1
  • Logistics Manager Subscription$74.991 Year
One-time9
  • LM September 2012Free
  • LM August 2013Free
  • LM October 2013$9.99
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  • Logistics Manager November 2013$9.99
  • LM December 2013$9.99
  • Logistics Manager April 2016$9.99
  • Logistics Manager May 2016$9.99
  • Logistics Mgr Dec 2019$9.99
  • Logistics Mgr Sep 2019$9.99
None

Royal Trade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logistics Manager free?
Logistics Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Royal Trade free?
Royal Trade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Logistics Manager or Royal Trade?
Logistics Manager and Royal Trade are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Logistics Manager or Royal Trade have ads?
Logistics Manager shows ads; Royal Trade does not.
Which is updated more often, Logistics Manager or Royal Trade?
Logistics Manager ships an update every 9 months, and Royal Trade every 25 months. Most recently, Logistics Manager was updated on October 8, 2026 and Royal Trade on October 2, 2026.

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