Comparison

ShipTrack Plus vs Compactica

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

Head to head
About

ShipTrack Plus

This logistics platform streamlines warehouse, dock, and last-mile operations. It empowers drivers and field personnel with tools for efficient route execution, real-time status updates, and proof of service capture.

Highlights
  • View assigned routes and stops
  • Map-based navigation
  • Proof of service capture (signatures, photos)
  • Real-time status updates
  • Exception and notes recording
  • Dock loading verification
  • Warehouse sorting workflows
Features
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ShipTrack Plus is a logistics execution platform that supports warehouse, dock, and last-mile operations in real time. It enables businesses to coordinate pickups, deliveries, sorting, and loading workflows across their distribution network with full operational visibility. The mobile app provides drivers, couriers, dock workers, and field personnel with the tools they need to complete assigned routes and tasks accurately and efficiently throughout the day. With ShipTrack Plus, users can: • View assigned routes, stops, pickups, and deliveries • Access map-based navigation for route execution • Execute routes optimized through the ShipTrack Plus platform • Capture proof of service, including signatures and photos • Update stop and job statuses in real time • Record exceptions, notes, and operational events • Track completion progress across assigned tasks Route planning and optimization are managed through the ShipTrack Plus platform and delivered to the mobile app for structured execution in the field. Inside distribution facilities, optional modules extend execution control. ScanLoad supports dock loading verification to ensure the right freight is loaded on the right vehicle. At the same time, ScanSort enables structured warehouse sorting workflows — connecting warehouse handling directly with outbound route execution. ShipTrack Plus supports operations ranging from regional route teams to enterprise logistics networks processing up to millions of stops per day. The platform is used across logistics-intensive industries, including parcel and courier services, 3PL operations, retail and wholesale distribution, manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical, and other supply chain–driven sectors.

About

Compactica

Features
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Compactica — the field workspace for roadwork and paving crews. Maps, stationing, photos, QC data, notes and documents in one app that works even when the signal doesn't. Compactica puts your entire project in your pocket. Foremen and field crews capture everything on site — and it all syncs back to the office the moment you're online again. WHAT YOU CAN DO • PROJECT MAPS — See your whole job on an interactive map. Drop and reposition pins for points of interest, field photos, nuclear-gauge readings and core samples, all tied to real coordinates. • STATIONING — Work in the stationing your project actually uses, right on the map. • FIELD PHOTOS — Capture site photos, attach them to notes and locations, and send them straight to your team. • QUALITY CONTROL — Record nuclear-gauge density readings and core-sample data in the field, linked to the exact spot they were taken. • NOTES & VOICE NOTES — Add written notes or dictate hands-free while you keep working. • DOCUMENTS — Keep project documents and field data with you on every visit. • MESSAGING — Chat with your crew and office, share photos, and stay coordinated across the project. • ALERTS — Get notified about what matters on your site as it happens. BUILT FOR THE FIELD • WORKS OFFLINE — Capture data with no connection. Everything is stored on your device and syncs automatically when you're back online — no lost work. • FAST & SECURE SIGN-IN — Sign in once, then unlock instantly with Face ID, Touch ID or a PIN. • MULTILINGUAL — Available in English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, Polish, Portuguese and Ukrainian. Compactica is designed for real job-site conditions — dust, gloves, bad signal and tight schedules — so your crew spends less time on paperwork and more time on the road. Sign in with your Compactica account to get started. A company account is required to use this app.

Screenshots

ShipTrack Plus4 screens
Compactica4 screens

Verdict

The call

ShipTrack Plus and Compactica are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShipTrack Plus ships an update every 9 days, Compactica every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShipTrack Plus versus Compactica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipTrack PlusCompactica
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB494 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Descartes Systems GroupCompactica Systems Inc.

In-app purchases

None

ShipTrack Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Compactica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShipTrack Plus free?
ShipTrack Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compactica free?
Compactica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShipTrack Plus or Compactica have ads?
Neither ShipTrack Plus nor Compactica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShipTrack Plus or Compactica?
ShipTrack Plus ships an update every 9 days, and Compactica every 10 days. Most recently, ShipTrack Plus was updated on October 30, 2026 and Compactica on October 28, 2026.

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