The Tread vs Capital Tire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Capital Tire
This business-to-business application allows account customers to place and track tire orders in real-time. Receive delivery notifications with estimated arrival times and view detailed order information for better planning and coordination of service bays.
- Place tire orders
- Real-time order tracking
- GPS enabled delivery notifications
- Arrival time estimates
- Detailed order information
- Account customer portal
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Business to Business use only. Place your orders with Capital Tire and watch them progress from our loading dock to your business. Our GPS enabled real time order tracking and delivery notifications allow you to coordinate and plan your day to optimize your service bays. Receive update notifications along the way complete with arrival times. See detailed information about your orders for confirmation of what products you have coming and when they will arrive. - Who is the target audience? Target audience is account customers of Capital Tire, who will use the app to check order status and delivery confirmation details. - How do users obtain an account? Users will request an account through the app. From there capital Tire will manage user to customer association and an approval process - Is this app meant for internal distribution in your own company, in the company of one target client, or in multiple target clients’ companies? It is meant for Capital Tire customers - In which countries will this app primarily be distributed? Unites States
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Tread at 3.0 against Capital Tire's 1.0. The Tread also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
The Tread holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
The Tread ships an update every 2 weeks, Capital Tire every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tread | Capital Tire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bridgestone | DQT ASSET ACQUISITION, LLC |
Customer experience
The Tread
Capital Tire
In-app purchases
The Tread
No in-app purchases
Capital Tire
No in-app purchases
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