Comparison

Opticab Dispatch vs Taxi Apps Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Opticab Dispatch

Features
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Your dispatch office, in your pocket - OptiCab Dispatch gives fleet owners and managers a live view of the whole operation. Not a cut-down dashboard. The real numbers, the real map, the real phone lines, moving in real time. Open the app and you know instantly: how many drivers are on, how many jobs are done, what today has taken so far. That feeling of leaving the office and going blind? Gone. SEE EVERYTHING, LIVE - Available, busy and on-break drivers at a glance. Bookings counted as they land. Today's takings ticking up in real time. EVERY BOOKING, INSTANTLY - Search any job in seconds. Full journey, fare, driver, vehicle and notes. Call the passenger with one tap. Even pull up the call recording. WATCH YOUR DRIVERS MOVE - Every vehicle on a live map with status, current job and estimated time to clear. Traffic-aware, street by street. NEVER MISS A CALL - Live phone lines: who is on a call, who is free, what is waiting. See the office breathing from wherever you are. KNOW YOUR BUSINESS - Totals for yesterday, this week, this month or any range you like. Jobs, turnover, cancellations and where your bookings come from. Built for UK taxi, private hire and courier fleets. OptiCab Dispatch connects to your fleet's OptiCab account. Sign in with your fleet licence and username. If your fleet is not with OptiCab yet, book a demo at opticab.co.uk

About

Taxi Apps Pulse

Features
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Now you can keep your finger on the pulse wherever you are. Pulse connects to your iCabbi dispatch system and keeps you connected everywhere.

Screenshots

Opticab Dispatch4 screens
Taxi Apps Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Opticab Dispatch and Taxi Apps Pulse are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Opticab Dispatch ships an update every 5 weeks, Taxi Apps Pulse every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Opticab Dispatch versus Taxi Apps Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpticab DispatchTaxi Apps Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpticab LTDPaul Newbery

In-app purchases

None

Opticab Dispatch

No in-app purchases

None

Taxi Apps Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Opticab Dispatch free?
Opticab Dispatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Taxi Apps Pulse free?
Taxi Apps Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Opticab Dispatch or Taxi Apps Pulse have ads?
Neither Opticab Dispatch nor Taxi Apps Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Opticab Dispatch or Taxi Apps Pulse?
Opticab Dispatch ships an update every 5 weeks, and Taxi Apps Pulse every 3 weeks. Most recently, Opticab Dispatch was updated on October 8, 2026 and Taxi Apps Pulse on October 19, 2026.

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