Cole Carriers vs Text2Us
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cole Carriers
Track the real-time customs status of shipments handled by Cole International Inc. directly from your iPhone. This app is useful for carriers, drivers, dispatchers, and clients needing immediate updates.
- Real-time PARS/PAPS status
- Shipment tracking
- Accessible on iPhone/iPod
- For carriers, drivers, dispatchers, clients
- Customs broker integration
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Check your PARS/PAPS status on your iPhone anywhere anytime! The Cole Carriers app is designed to provide carriers, drivers, dispatchers, self-carrying clients, or any interested party real-time PARS/PAPS status of shipments where Cole International Inc. is the designated customs broker.
Text2Us
Communicate directly with your service advisor via text message. Avoid missed calls and hold times to get your vehicle repaired faster and with less frustration. Ask questions and provide repair authorizations easily.
- Direct text communication with service advisors
- Avoid missed calls and hold times
- Ask questions about service
- Provide repair authorization
- Faster vehicle repair process
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Are you tired of missed calls, being on hold, or playing phone tag? Texting is the perfect way to communicate for most service needs. Download and use the Text2Us app on your smartphone. Never miss important information from your Service Advisor. Ask your Service Advisor questions or give authorization for your repair. Better communication gets your vehicle repaired more quickly with less frustration.
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Verdict
Cole Carriers and Text2Us both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Text2Us's written reviews are positive against 25% of Cole Carriers's. Text2Us also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Cole Carriers's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cole Carriers against 5.0 for Text2Us. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Cole Carriers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Text2Us's.
Cole Carriers ships an update every 5 weeks, Text2Us every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cole Carriers | Text2Us |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cole International Inc. | Lynne Hoecht |
Customer experience
Cole Carriers
Text2Us
In-app purchases
Cole Carriers
No in-app purchases
Text2Us
No in-app purchases
