Towbook vs Clearplan
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
Clearplan
Manage and optimize repossession operations with this industry-leading tool. Create efficient driver routes, track accounts, and improve productivity by regularly visiting all assigned locations.
- Manage repossession accounts
- Checkin and discount accounts
- Recover accounts
- Set account filters
- Optimize driver routines
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The official app for Clearplan, the repossession industry's premier tool for management and logistics. Create more efficient driver routines and increase your productivity by visiting all your accounts on a regular basis. With Clearplan for iOS you can: • View and manage your repossession accounts • Checkin, discount and recover accounts • Quickly set filters and account types to run efficiently Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Towbook at fortnightly against Clearplan's every 6 weeks. Towbook also leads on ratings volume (419 vs 63). Clearplan's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clearplan holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Towbook has 419 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Towbook's written reviews are positive against 38% of Clearplan's.
Towbook ships an update fortnightly, Clearplan every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Towbook | Clearplan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (419 ratings) | 3.5 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.2% of reviews | 38.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 419 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extric | Clearplan |
Customer experience
Towbook
Clearplan
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
Clearplan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Towbook
No in-app purchases
Clearplan
No in-app purchases
