Towbook vs BudgetGPS
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
BudgetGPS
This business application requires an account with TXI Systems and their Fleet Management system. Existing customers can contact the helpdesk to enable access to this mobile tool.
- Fleet management integration
- Requires TXI Systems account
- Mobile access for existing customers
- Helpdesk support for access
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BudgetGPS Mobile application from TXI Systems. Please Note: This app requires an account with TXI Systems dba BudgetGPS and the BudgetGPS Fleet Management system. If you are an existing BudgetGPS customer, please contact our helpdesk to use this application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BudgetGPS at 100% against Towbook's 37%. BudgetGPS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Towbook's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Towbook holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Towbook has 424 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Towbook's written reviews are positive against 100% of BudgetGPS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Towbook ships an update every 2 weeks, BudgetGPS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Towbook | BudgetGPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (424 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 424 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extric | TXI Systems |
Customer experience
Towbook
BudgetGPS
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
BudgetGPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Towbook
No in-app purchases
BudgetGPS
No in-app purchases
