CRE Toolbox vs Heartland Express
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CRE Toolbox
Access your trip details, messages, and pay statements conveniently from your mobile device. This tool is designed for drivers and independent contractors to manage their work information on the go.
- View trips
- Access messages
- Check pay statements
- Manage driver information
- Off-truck access
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CRE Toolbox gives C.R. England drivers and independent contractors the opportunity to view their trips, messages, pay statements and much more while you’re off the truck, all from the palm of your hand!
Heartland Express
Manage non-driving work and access important information on the go. View messages, load assignments, and more from your smartphone, saving time and increasing convenience.
- Load acceptance and management
- Messaging
- Paperwork scanning
- Payroll access
- Benefits information
- Weather updates
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The Heartland Express Driver App is an optional communication tool for Heartland truck drivers to manage their non-driving work. Convenience and time savings are a tap away. Instead of having to be in your truck to view your messages or load assignments, you will be able to see them on your smartphone from wherever you happen to be. Some of the main features included in the Heartland Express Driver App are: • Load acceptance & management • Messaging • Paperwork Scanning • Payroll • Benefits • Weather Heartland drivers are encouraged to download and try the application right away. For any questions, please call your driver manager.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Heartland Express at 77% against CRE Toolbox's 7%. Heartland Express also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 128). CRE Toolbox's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Heartland Express holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heartland Express has 1.3K ratings behind it against 128, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of CRE Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 77% of Heartland Express's.
CRE Toolbox ships an update monthly, Heartland Express every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CRE Toolbox | Heartland Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (128 ratings) | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.3% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C.R. England | Heartland Express Inc |
Customer experience
CRE Toolbox
Heartland Express
User reviews
CRE Toolbox
From 128 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient messaging access
- 👍 Pay stub viewing made easier
- 👍 Tracks trips accurately
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 App won't load or shows white screen
- 🐛 Login issues and services unavailable
- 🐛 Updates often worsen functionality
- 🐛 Home time request process confusing
Heartland Express
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Intuitive and functional
- 🚀 Helpful for drivers
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Convenient for managing work tasks
Room to improve
- 🔒 Concerns about privacy and tracking
- 🔋 High battery drain
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
Bugs and requests
CRE Toolbox
Reported bugs
42 issues- Error trying to pull pay review data
- App only shows a white screen when opened
- App doesn’t load after closing and reopening
- App crashes after first use, works on second try
- Accepting multiple loads keeps thinking
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- Doesn't recognize user is on duty
- App closes after 10 seconds
- Scanning documents not perfect, no crop/edit
- Shows user is driving when off duty
- Can't submit paperwork
- Home time request nightmare
- Cannot log in to account on new iPhone
- Services not available error
- App crashes when agreeing to terms and conditions
- Pay less transparent and loaded late
- Unable to login for months
- Incoming messages not private, shared to truck
- Messages do not merge to App consistently
- Messages appear a day later
- Training checklist not updating
- Dashboard blank after new update, missing buttons
- Unable to use app since Feb. 5
- Crashes every time trying to get work done
- Can't log in to see loads, trips, pay
- No updated information for trips or truck number
- Cannot send messages
- Cannot request home time
- Messages have not updated since Thursday
- App crashes after selecting 'Training' link
- Won't open for iPhone 6s after update
- New update not working, crashes right away
- Contacts don't show up, only company numbers
- Won't open ever since update, just crashes
- App doesn't open since updated
- Won't let me download after deleting to reinstall
- App crashes when opened and stays in background
- Crashes on startup, unusable on iPhone 6s Plus
- Received a lot of errors the next day after download
- Errors when going to consistent sections
- Can't use username and password after reinstalling
- App is never up to date, requires delete/reinstall
- Keeps shutting off every time clicked on
Requested features
11 requests- Push notifications integration
- Ability to send and reply to macros
- Dark mode option
- Improved document scanning with crop/edit
- Clearer home time request interface
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- Color-coded time off request status
- Direct messaging without broadcasting
- Option to view DM history
- Integration of push notifications when not logged in
- Display of DM history for timely responses
- Ability to see DM history for timely responses
Heartland Express
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when loading
- Locking down when moving
Requested features
4 requests- Truck routing GPS integration
- Drop/hook macro by load and trailer numbers
- Proper relay macro with load and trailer numbers
- Speed limit setting at 10 mph for safer mobile use
In-app purchases
CRE Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Heartland Express
No in-app purchases
Questions
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