Comparison

Chain Driver vs Drive Time

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

Head to head
About

Chain Driver

This app connects drivers and carriers with brokers, helping to improve driver reputation and secure repeat loads. It provides a centralized platform for load details, communication, issue reporting, and document submission, prioritizing driver privacy and control over tracking.

Highlights
  • Load details consolidation
  • Broker chat for support
  • Issue and delay reporting
  • Check-in/check-out updates
  • POD and image submission
  • Driver-controlled tracking
Features
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Join over 100k drivers and carriers that use chain to connect with the brokers they work with. Using chain helps improve your reputation with your broker customers, and get more repeat loads through chain. We are proudly made and designed in the USA. We thank all the hard-working drivers out there who spend time away from their loved ones and family to help keep America moving. Truckers make sure we have food on our plates. We salute you! God bless. IMPORTANT: We value your and other's safety, so please do not use this app, or any other app, while driving. By downloading, you agree to not use this app while driving because it is the right thing to do. We track loads, not drivers. Drivers love chain because we respect your privacy and allow you to control tracking on your own terms. You can see when tracking is enabled and turn it on or off when you are not on any loads. Please log in to the app to view the loads assigned to you. Finally, an app that puts the trucker first. When you're asked to download this app, we want to make sure you have all of the load information in one place. - Load details, appointment times, warehouse hours, pickup numbers, and contact info all in one place - A chat with your broker so you get all the help you need when you need it - Report issues and delays, get your questions answered or provide check-in / check-out updates - Send PODs, lumpers, and images to your brokers or dispatchers Truckers, we know you don't like to get forced to download apps, so we're on a mission to help make your life easier. Email us suggestions on what you would like to see in this app at support@trychain.com and we'll do our best to have your voices heard.

About

Drive Time

Easily track your driving time with this app. Start new drives, review past journeys, and monitor your progress towards specific requirements. Export your drive history for record-keeping or sharing.

Highlights
  • Track driving time
  • View progress towards requirements
  • Start new drives
  • Review completed drives
  • Export drive history
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Drive Time is an app designed to allow users to track their time spent driving. Users can view their progress towards requirements. New drives can be started within the app and previously completed drives can be reviewed. The drive history can be exported in order to save or send.

Screenshots

Chain Driver4 screens
Drive Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drive Time at 100% against Chain Driver's 49%. Drive Time also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Chain Driver's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chain Driver holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chain Driver has 2.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Chain Driver's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drive Time's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chain Driver versus Drive Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChain DriverDrive Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChaine, Inc.Base 12 LLC

Customer experience

Chain Driver

All ratings2,627 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive48.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative51.3%

Drive Time

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chain Driver

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Delivery feature unavailable for some users
  • App doesn't keep up with load updates
  • Difficult to start tracking
  • Authorization code not sent
  • Hard to load and use interface
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  • App causes phone to run slow

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to submit location updates between destinations
  • Edit driver information for loads
  • Profile deletion option
  • Improved tracking reliability

Drive Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chain Driver

No in-app purchases

None

Drive Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chain Driver free?
Chain Driver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drive Time free?
Drive Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chain Driver or Drive Time?
Chain Driver is rated higher. Chain Driver averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Drive Time averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chain Driver or Drive Time have ads?
Neither Chain Driver nor Drive Time shows ads.

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