Towbook vs Tow Control Dispatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Add new calls
- Dispatch drivers
- Receive job updates
- Manage impounds
- Upload photos
- Lookup VINs from plates
- Accept digital dispatches
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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
Tow Control Dispatch
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Tow Control Dispatch is professional towing management software built for operators who run a real operation. From the moment a job comes in to the final invoice, everything is tracked in one place. No paper tickets. No missed calls. No gaps in your records. DISPATCH & JOBS Send and receive job requests in real time. Accept or decline with one tap. Track every job through each status — en route, on scene, and complete. View your full active workload on a live dispatch board. Add notes to any job at any point. LIVE MAP See every active driver and job on a real-time GPS map. View driver movement trails and locate any driver instantly. DRIVERS Manage your full driver roster. Set roles and commission structures. Get alerted when driver certificates are approaching expiry. View individual driver job history and performance. CUSTOMERS Keep a complete customer database with contact info and vehicle preferences. Pull up any customer and start a new job in seconds. Full job history per customer. FLEET Track every truck in your fleet with specs, maintenance logs, and equipment inspection records. Scan or enter a VIN to decode vehicle details. Get notified when maintenance is overdue. IMPOUND Track every vehicle in storage with entry dates and daily storage rates. Manage lien status and the release process. Generate Notice of Lien and Notice of Sale documents. DOCUMENTATION Capture up to 8 photos per job. Collect digital customer signatures on screen. Every photo, signature, and note is permanently attached to the job record. INVOICING & HISTORY Generate and email invoices per job. Batch invoice multiple completed jobs at once. Export your job history to CSV, PDF, or Excel. Search and filter every job you've ever run. ANALYTICS Revenue and job volume charts. Driver leaderboard. Financial reports with prior-period comparisons.
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Verdict
Towbook and Tow Control Dispatch 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Towbook ships an update fortnightly, Tow Control Dispatch weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Towbook | Tow Control Dispatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (417 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 417 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extric | Tow Control Dispatch |
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
Tow Control Dispatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Towbook
No in-app purchases
Tow Control Dispatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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