Comparison

The Tread vs Bridgestone Toolbox Touch

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

Head to head
About

The Tread

Access sales and marketing materials for commercial tire products and services. Features include product photos, videos, data books, and technical content. Easily share information and save favorites.

Highlights
  • Sales and marketing materials
  • Product photos and videos
  • Data books and technical content
  • Email sharing
  • Favorite folders
  • Searchable content
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The Tread app for Bridgestone, Firestone and Bandag commercial tire dealers provides a single source for sales and marketing materials to aid in the education and sale of products and services for Truck and Bus tires, Off the Road tires, and Bandag retreads. Product features include: * Photos, videos, presentations and brochures on our complete product line and services * Data books and technical content * Share product information with others by email * Save products to favorite’s folders * Searchable content Bridgestone and Firestone brand truck tires are available through more than 2,500 dealers and truck stops across the U.S. and Canada. Bridgestone and Firestone off road tires are available through a network of more than 800 dealers in North America. In addition, Bandag retreads are available at more than 1,200 point of sale locations in North America.

About

Bridgestone Toolbox Touch

Streamline fleet and tire management with this app. Conduct inspections, track tire conditions, and generate reports to optimize maintenance and replacement planning. It helps assess tire health and performance against your policies.

Highlights
  • Tire inspections
  • Tread depth and inflation measurement
  • Tire condition tracking
  • Maintenance and wear pattern reports
  • Tire lifespan tracking
  • Bluetooth probe integration
Features
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Bridgestone Toolbox Touch Boost your productivity in managing your fleet's tires with Toolbox Touch. Effortlessly, conduct tire inspections and instantly access data on tread depth, inflation, and overall tire conditions. Generate comprehensive reports to analyze trends in maintenance, wear patterns, and critical maintenance issues that need immediate attention. Toolbox Touch also features modules for tracking tire lifespan, helping you plan maintenance and replacement more effectively. With 'Bridgestone Toolbox Touch' you can: • Quickly assess how well your tires are being maintained • Measure tire performance to optimize usage • Easily assess tires whether they are in and out of service • Input your own maintenance policies and compare inspections against them • Use a Bluetooth-connected probe to record tire tread depth and air pressure • Generate Immediate Action Reports and identify tires with warning or critical conditions that require maintenance

Screenshots

The Tread1 screens
Bridgestone Toolbox Touch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bridgestone Toolbox Touch at 38 against The Tread's 2. The Tread's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for The Tread against 3.0 for Bridgestone Toolbox Touch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bridgestone Toolbox Touch has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Tread ships an update every 2 weeks, Bridgestone Toolbox Touch monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Tread versus Bridgestone Toolbox Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe TreadBridgestone Toolbox Touch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews—14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings238 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB346 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBridgestoneBridgestone Corporation

Customer experience

The Tread

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bridgestone Toolbox Touch

All ratings38 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

None

The Tread

No in-app purchases

None

Bridgestone Toolbox Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Tread free?
The Tread is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bridgestone Toolbox Touch free?
Bridgestone Toolbox Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Tread or Bridgestone Toolbox Touch?
The Tread is rated higher. The Tread averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bridgestone Toolbox Touch averages 3.0 from 38 ratings.
Do The Tread or Bridgestone Toolbox Touch have ads?
Neither The Tread nor Bridgestone Toolbox Touch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Tread or Bridgestone Toolbox Touch?
The Tread ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bridgestone Toolbox Touch monthly. Most recently, The Tread was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bridgestone Toolbox Touch on October 24, 2026.

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