The Tread vs MaddenCo
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.
MaddenCo
Manage your tire service business remotely. Dispatch and track roadside calls, access customer and fleet data, and handle inventory and work orders in real-time. Capture digital signatures and update sales notes on the go.
- Dispatch and track roadside service calls
- Access customer and fleet information
- Real-time inventory management
- Create and manage work orders
- Capture photos and digital signatures
- Update sales notes and history
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The MaddenCo app For tire dealers and service providers using the MaddenCo platform. Manage your tire service business on the go: - Dispatch and track roadside service calls - Access customer and fleet information - Real-time inventory management - Create and manage work orders - Capture photos and digital signatures - Update sales notes and history Requires an active MaddenCo account. Visit maddenco.com to learn more about our tire dealer management platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MaddenCo at 5.0 against The Tread's 3.0. The Tread's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MaddenCo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
The Tread ships an update every 2 weeks, MaddenCo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tread | MaddenCo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bridgestone | Maddenco Inc. |
Customer experience
The Tread
MaddenCo
In-app purchases
The Tread
No in-app purchases
MaddenCo
No in-app purchases
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