Comparison

Tow vs Hatton's Towing

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

Head to head
About

Tow

Features
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Tow-Ops is the professional mobile platform built exclusively for licensed tow truck operators in Ontario. Whether you work independently or for a tow company, Tow-Ops replaces paper-based workflows with a fast, compliant, and connected experience โ€” right from your truck. Built for Ontario. Built for TSSEA. Tow-Ops is designed around the Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act, 2021. Every invoice, consent form, and circle check meets Ontario's regulatory requirements out of the box. Manage Every Job from Start to Finish Accept dispatched jobs from connected tow companies or create your own ad-hoc tows on the spot. Move through the full status pipeline โ€” Assigned, Accepted, En Route, On Scene, Submitted, Completed โ€” with mandatory notes at every step to keep your records tight. TSSEA-Compliant Consent to Tow Collect Schedule 2 consent digitally, every time. Sign on-device or send a QR code for the customer to complete on their own phone. PDF generated automatically, stored securely, and emailed to the customer if needed. Professional Invoicing Generate fully compliant TSSEA invoices instantly for any job. Your business info, vehicle details, line items, HST, signature, and legal disclaimer โ€” all included. Share the invoice and vehicle photos directly with the vehicle owner. Ontario CVOR Circle Checks Complete your daily pre-shift vehicle inspection in minutes. All CVOR-required items covered โ€” lights, brakes, tires, fluids, tow equipment, and more. Flag anomalies with notes to keep your compliance record clean. Real-Time Traffic & Incident Alerts Stay ahead of road conditions with live incident alerts near your work zone. Accidents, breakdowns, road closures, and construction โ€” sourced from Ontario 511 and HERE Traffic, with pins on the map showing incident type, source, and time reported. VIN Scanner Scan vehicle VIN barcodes instantly using your camera โ€” or switch to text recognition mode to read VINs directly from the door jamb when the barcode is damaged or missing. Daily Logs & Passenger Tracking Log your shift, track passengers riding along, and maintain the records you need for compliance and liability. Connect to Your Dispatch Company Search for tow companies on the platform and send a connection request. Once approved, their jobs appear in your feed automatically. Control exactly what you share โ€” files, circle checks, and location โ€” on a per-company basis. Work Zone & Location Set your preferred work zone on a map so dispatch companies know your area. Location sharing is foreground-only โ€” no background battery drain. Independent Operator? Start on Your Own. No company needed. Create ad-hoc tow jobs, generate invoices, manage your own files, and run your business independently from day one. What's New (Version 1.0): Initial release of Tow-Ops for iOS. Full job management, TSSEA consent to tow, invoicing, Ontario CVOR circle checks, real-time traffic alerts, VIN scanner with OCR, daily logs, passenger tracking, and company connections.

About

Hatton's Towing

Features
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Hatton's towing app allows our customers quick and easy access to get roadside assistance or request a tow. If you are looking for information about our services, wanting to call our staff, or need to book a tow online. Hatton's Towing app is the quickest and simplest towing solution around.

Screenshots

Tow4 screens
Hatton's Towing2 screens

Verdict

The call

Tow and Hatton's Towing are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tow versus Hatton's Towing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTowHatton's Towing
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.515.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size104 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoah Thompsonjoseph dollinger

In-app purchases

None

Tow

No in-app purchases

None

Hatton's Towing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tow free?
Tow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hatton's Towing free?
Hatton's Towing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tow or Hatton's Towing have ads?
Neither Tow nor Hatton's Towing shows ads.

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