CDL Prep + Practice Test 2026 vs PermitGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CDL Prep + Practice Test 2026
Prepare for your CDL knowledge test with detailed explanations and citations from the official manual. Access your state's manual offline, utilize an AI tutor, and practice with realistic mock exams and skills tests. Focus on weak areas with spaced repetition.
- Detailed explanations with manual citations
- Offline access to state CDL manuals
- AI tutor for commercial driving questions
- Spaced repetition for weak areas
- Timed mock exams
- Skills test practice
- Covers all CDL endorsements
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Pass your CDL knowledge test — and understand why. Most CDL apps tell you an answer is wrong. This one tells you why, and shows you the exact section of the official manual it came from. Every question is explained and cited. 1,519 practice questions across all eight CDL topics, including questions written from your own state's manual where its rules differ. Each one carries a written explanation and a citation to the official Commercial Driver License Manual — tap it and read the source passage yourself. No question is here on our say-so. Still not clear? Explain differently rewords the explanation in plainer language, and is never allowed to add a fact or a number. Your state's official manual, offline. The complete CDL manual for all 51 US jurisdictions is built into the app. No signal needed — useful at a truck stop, in a yard, or in a sleeper berth. An AI tutor that won't make things up. Ask anything about commercial driving. Answers come only from the official manual text, always cite the section, and when the manual doesn't cover something it says so instead of guessing. Manual search works with no connection at all. Listen to the manual. Have your state's manual read aloud, section by section, with each sentence highlighted as it is spoken — or run a hands-free review that reads a question, pauses for your answer, then gives the right one and the manual's own words. Built-in voices, works offline, and keeps playing with your phone locked, with play, pause and skip on the lock screen. Study what you're actually weak at. Spaced repetition brings back the questions you get wrong, at the moment you're about to forget them. Set your test date and the schedule compresses to fit. And every question you've missed is grouped by the section of the manual it came from, so you know exactly what to re-read — and can drill just those. Exams that match the real thing. Timed mock exams at the real question counts, scored against the federal 80% pass mark. Review every question you missed afterwards, in the exact order you saw it. Practise the skills test. Five trainers, in the order the examiner runs the test: the pre-trip inspection, the air brake check, coupling and uncoupling, the basic control skills (the backing exercises and how they are scored) and the road test, school bus student discharge included. Each lays out your state's manual, word for word, for the vehicle you'll test in — tractor-trailer, straight truck, school bus or coach — and drills it: say the checks out loud, put the steps in order, sort each road-test step under the moment it belongs to, and fill in the figures your manual prints. (Where a manual does not print a procedure, the app says so, or shows you where it is — it never borrows another state's.) Covers every endorsement: General Knowledge · Air Brakes · Combination Vehicles · Hazardous Materials · Passenger · Tanker · School Bus · Doubles/Triples No ads. No account. Every practice question, the full manual, manual search, mock exams, your study plan and the skills test checklists work without paying. Subscription. An optional weekly subscription unlocks the AI tutor beyond three free messages (up to 20 a day) along with Explain differently, Listen, the missed-questions review and the skills test drills. New subscribers start with a 7-day free trial, and your Apple Account is charged when it ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before. Otherwise payment is charged when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://twistedsociety.github.io/cdl-pp.html Readiness scores are a study aid, not a prediction. Always check your own state's current requirements with your DMV — rules and fees change.
PermitGo
Prepare for your U.S. driver's permit test with realistic practice questions and state-specific content. Study road signs, traffic laws, and safe driving with clear explanations for every answer. Track your progress and review mistakes to build confidence for your official exam.
- Realistic DMV-style questions
- State-specific test preparation
- Road signs and traffic laws
- Clear explanations for answers
- Progress tracking
- Practice tests for all 50 states
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Pass your DMV written test with confidence. PermitGo helps you prepare for your U.S. driver's permit test with realistic practice questions, state-specific content, and simple study tools. KEY FEATURES DMV PRACTICE > > > Realistic DMV-style questions > > > State-specific test preparation > > > Road signs, traffic laws & safe driving > > > Clear explanations for every answer PRACTICE TESTS > > > DMV-style practice tests > > > Review your mistakes > > > Track your progress > > > Practice anytime, anywhere ALL 50 STATES Prepare for your permit test in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. DISCLAIMER PermitGo is an independent educational app for driver's permit and knowledge test preparation. PermitGo is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any DMV or other U.S. government agency. PermitGo does not represent any government entity and is not an official DMV application. Content is provided for study purposes only and does not replace official state driver handbooks or government resources. Test requirements and laws may change. Always check your state's official licensing authority for current information. Passing PermitGo practice tests does not guarantee passing an official exam. PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.moneylat.com/permitly/privacy.html TERMS OF USE: https://www.moneylat.com/permitly/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: PermitGo at free against CDL Prep + Practice Test 2026's free with in-app purchases. PermitGo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. CDL Prep + Practice Test 2026 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and PermitGo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CDL Prep + Practice Test 2026 against 5.0 for PermitGo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
CDL Prep + Practice Test 2026 ships an update every 9 days, PermitGo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CDL Prep + Practice Test 2026 | PermitGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twisted Society AB | Money Lat SpA |
Customer experience
CDL Prep + Practice Test 2026
PermitGo
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CDL Prep + Practice Test 2026
- Weekly Subscriber7 Days trial$1.997 Days
PermitGo
- PermitGo Weekly Access$7.997 Days
- PermitGo Monthly Access$19.991 Month
- PermitGo Annual Access$39.991 Year
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