Comparison

Towbook vs Elavon Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Towbook

Manage towing operations directly from your iOS device. Add calls, dispatch drivers, receive real-time job updates, and handle impounds. Access digital dispatches from major motor clubs.

Highlights
  • Add new calls
  • Dispatch drivers
  • Receive job updates
  • Manage impounds
  • Upload photos
  • Lookup VINs from plates
  • Accept digital dispatches
Features
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Towbook for iOS is a mobile version of Towbook that lets you access your companies Towbook account from on any iOS device. Add new calls, dispatch calls to drivers, receive job updates, push notifications, print receipts, upload photos, lookup VIN's from Plate numbers, manage impounds and more all straight from your device. Dispatchers can accept digital dispatches from major motor clubs including Agero, Allstate, GEICO, Road America, Quest, Nation Safe Drivers, National Auto Club, and more straight from our mobile app. The Most Trusted Towing Software, Period

About

Elavon Mobile

This app allows businesses to accept various forms of payment directly on an iPhone, including contactless cards and digital wallets. It also offers features for invoicing, gift cards, digital receipts, and sales management.

Highlights
  • Accept contactless payments on iPhone
  • Support for major credit cards and digital wallets
  • Create and send invoices
  • Manage physical and digital gift cards
  • Send digital receipts via SMS and email
  • In-app product catalog with up to 100 items
  • Automated tax calculation
  • Apply custom discounts and service charges
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Take payments quickly and securely with Elavon Mobile, easy-to-use mobile point of sale solution that lets you run your business on the go. Features Elavon Mobile is an intuitive point of sale solution that’s perfect for small or larger businesses that have a basic product catalog. With Elavon Mobile, you can accept payments from your business or on the go while having full access to all the tools you need to get your business up and running. Some of the key features and functionality included on the Elavon Mobile app include: Accept contactless payments with only an iPhone. No extra terminals or hardware needed. With Tap to Pay on iPhone in the Elavon Mobile app, you can accept in-person, contactless payments, right on your iPhone — from physical debit and credit cards, to Apple Pay and other digital wallets — no extra terminals or hardware needed. It’s easy, secure, and private. Give your customers flexible payment options Elavon Mobile lets you accept all major credit cards, along with digital wallets. Get paid faster with Elavon Invoicing In just a few clicks, you can create, manage and send invoices right from your Elavon Mobile app. Plus, Elavon Mobile gives your customers flexibility to pay their invoice in person or online. Drive store traffic with Elavon Gift Encourage repeat visits to your business with physical and digital gift cards included with your Elavon Mobile app. Send instant SMS and email receipts to customers The digital receipt capabilities on Elavon Mobile make it easier for your customers to keep track of their transactions, and they eliminate the manual process and cost of paper products that come with traditional receipts. Stay organized with menu management With Elavon Mobile, you can create an in-app catalog or menu with up to 100 items and organize them into unique product categories. Simplify your tax support The Elavon Mobile app allows you to create add on or inclusive taxes to automatically be applied to each item as you add it to an order, eliminating the need to manually add taxes to your sales total. Take control of discounts & service charges You decide how you want to add custom discounts and service charges to an order using dollar amounts or percentages. Start your day with a daily sales summary Track your revenue growth with full reporting of your sales, trends and more on Elavon Mobile’s in-app dashboard. Split the bill between multiple customers Especially common in the restaurant industry, Elavon Mobile lets you accept multiple payments on a single order.

Screenshots

Towbook4 screens
Elavon Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Elavon Mobile at 4.2 against Towbook's 3.2. Towbook's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and review sentiment (37% vs 24%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Elavon Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 425 and 246 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Towbook's written reviews are positive against 24% of Elavon Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Towbook ships an update every 2 weeks, Elavon Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Towbook versus Elavon Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTowbookElavon Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (425 ratings)4.2 (246 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.2% of reviews — better23.8% of reviews
Number of ratings425 — better246
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExtrictalech, Inc.

Customer experience

Towbook

All ratings422 ratings
Positive49.1%
Neutral14.7%
Negative36.3%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive37.2%
Neutral23.3%
Negative39.5%

Elavon Mobile

All ratings244 ratings
Positive79.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative69.8%

User reviews

Towbook

From 425 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome tool for the towing industry
  • 💡 Centralized app makes dispatching calls smoother
  • 👍 Friendly and helpful staff

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔇 Notification sounds too quiet
  • 🔀 Inconsistent features between iOS and Android
  • 🔄 Randomly signs out users
  • 🤯 Confusing UI changes with latest update

Elavon Mobile

From 246 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💸 Low fees
  • 🚀 Fast deposits
  • 📱 Mobile payment acceptance
  • 💡 Digital receipts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 App crashes
  • 🐛 Freezes during transactions
  • 🐛 Inability to copy/paste
  • 🐛 Poor customer service

Bugs and requests

Towbook

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Photos not saving or uploading correctly
  • Notifications not working reliably
  • App freezing and crashing on newer iOS devices
  • Dispatches not reaching Android users
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow customization of notification sounds on iOS
  • Implement dark mode option
  • Add CarPlay and Android Auto support
  • Improve photo upload reliability
  • Provide more detailed call history and reporting

Elavon Mobile

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Cannot login
  • Login credentials incorrect
  • Password reset issues
  • App freezes
  • App crashes
Show 25 more
  • Cannot save invoices
  • Cannot look up invoices
  • Cannot edit text properly
  • Cannot copy and paste
  • App seems like a scam
  • Funds held for extended periods
  • Account closed without clear reason
  • Transaction history missing
  • App doesn't store transaction history
  • Device not working upon arrival
  • App fails to register sales
  • App fails to register employee tips
  • App randomly charges customers twice
  • New dashboard is worse
  • App keeps crashing during transactions
  • Notes disappear during transactions
  • App keeps logging out
  • App glitches
  • App requires updates constantly
  • Update required loop
  • Version not supported loop
  • Customer support email undeliverable
  • App crashes when adding new services
  • App crashes when using discount
  • App crashes when trying to save discount

Requested features

24 requests
  • Add copy/paste functionality
  • Fix annoyance with text editing
  • Add 'X' to erase text line
  • Improve reporting and receipts
  • Allow copy/paste in login
Show 19 more
  • Improve transaction history detail
  • Allow retrieval of specific details like 'tips'
  • Fix sales not showing
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve integration with other apps
  • Make inventory reports downloadable
  • Improve dashboard usability
  • Add customer service email
  • Provide phone number for support
  • Allow editing of text properly
  • Enable copy and paste for login and text fields
  • Fix issue with not showing all sales
  • Provide better transaction details
  • Improve mobile charging ease of use
  • Add ability to look up and save invoices
  • Improve fraud department responsiveness
  • Provide statements and reports
  • Improve integration with other services
  • Add ability to paste numbers and addresses

In-app purchases

None

Towbook

No in-app purchases

None

Elavon Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Towbook free?
Towbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elavon Mobile free?
Elavon Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Towbook or Elavon Mobile?
Elavon Mobile is rated higher. Towbook averages 3.2 out of 5 from 425 ratings, while Elavon Mobile averages 4.2 from 246 ratings.
Do Towbook or Elavon Mobile have ads?
Neither Towbook nor Elavon Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Towbook or Elavon Mobile?
Towbook ships an update every 2 weeks, and Elavon Mobile monthly. Most recently, Towbook was updated on November 1, 2026 and Elavon Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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