Comparison

Newforma Plans vs Howdy Dispatch

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

Head to head
About

Newforma Plans

Access current project plans and specifications on your mobile device, eliminating the need for paper copies on the jobsite. Organize documents by project, mark them up in the field, and link related sheets for quick cross-referencing. A subscription is required to manage multiple projects.

Highlights
  • Automatic delivery of current plans and specs
  • Organized by project
  • Zoom and pan documents
  • Mark up and email documents
  • Create field notes and action items
  • Hyperlink related sheets
Features
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The Newforma® Plans app eliminates the need to carry paper onto the jobsite. Instead, current plans and specifications, organized by project, are automatically delivered to your tablet/phone. • The Plans app integrates with Newforma project information management software used in the office and job trailer • Zoom and pan documents quickly • Mark up and email documents while in the field • Newforma Project Center customers can create and locate field notes, punch list items, and action items (Requires Newforma Project Center 10.2) directly on the relevant plan • Newforma Project Cloud customers can create and locate Quality Control items directly on the relevant plan (i.e. punch list, work to complete and non-compliance) • Hyperlink related sheets to one another for quick access and cross-referencing. (Requires Newforma Project Center 10.2) • Designate your favorite plans for quick access Using free version of app, you can work with one project at a time. If you require to work with more than one project at a time, you need to go with subscription. To know more details on the subscription, please open the app and click on 'Learn More'. Terms of Use: https://www.newforma.com/terms-and-conditions/

About

Howdy Dispatch

Features
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Howdy Dispatch is the driver companion app for trucking fleets that run on the Howdy Dispatch platform. It puts every assigned load, pickup, and delivery in your pocket, so you always know what is next and dispatch always knows where you are. This app is for drivers who have been invited by their carrier. Your dispatcher creates your account and assigns your loads. There is no public sign up. If your company does not use Howdy Dispatch yet, ask your dispatcher or visit howdydispatch.com. WHAT YOU CAN DO Loads, start to finish - See the loads assigned to you with pickup and delivery addresses, appointment windows, and special instructions - Accept or decline a load, with a reason when you decline - Move a load through each step: en route, at pickup, loaded, in transit, delivered Capture proof on the spot - Photograph the load, the bill of lading or manifest, and your delivery proof - Photos upload straight to your dispatcher so the paperwork is done before you pull off Share your location while you work - Live GPS keeps dispatch updated on your truck during an active load - Tracking runs only while you are on shift and on a job, then stops Stay on top of your day - A shift clock to go on duty, take a break, and clock out - An hours of service summary so you can see your driving and on duty time at a glance - A preview of your next load so you can plan ahead Report issues fast - Flag an incident from the road: breakdown, accident, traffic or DOT stop, cargo issue, weather, and more - Attach photos and your location so dispatch can help right away Finish clean - Sign off the truck when you return to the yard and it flips to parked on the dispatcher board Push notifications let you know the moment a new load is assigned, so you never miss a dispatch. Howdy. Let's haul. Built by Yikes Dude LLC dba Howdy Dispatch. Questions? Visit howdydispatch.com/contact.

Screenshots

Newforma Plans4 screens
Howdy Dispatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Howdy Dispatch at none against Newforma Plans's 1. Newforma Plans's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. Newforma Plans sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Howdy Dispatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Newforma Plans versus Howdy Dispatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewforma PlansHowdy Dispatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNewformaAmir Hessabi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Newforma Plans

One-time1
  • 1 year$249.99
None

Howdy Dispatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Newforma Plans free?
Newforma Plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Howdy Dispatch free?
Howdy Dispatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Newforma Plans or Howdy Dispatch have ads?
Neither Newforma Plans nor Howdy Dispatch shows ads.

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