CRE Toolbox vs F Staff
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!
F Staff
Connects workers with on-demand job opportunities and allows employers to find and manage staff in real-time. Workers can accept offers, manage shifts, and track their workload, while employers can request staff and monitor their clock-in/out status.
- Real-time work requests and acceptance
- Shift management and clock-in/out
- Workload management for workers
- Worker availability and status updates
- Employer workforce calendar integration
- Location services for real-time tracking
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F Staff allows workers and employers real time access to accept and request work from one another. For Workers F Staff allows workers to access new opportunities, clock and in out of shifts and manage their workload all from the convenience of our mobile staffing app. Get qualified work offers in your area that meet your needs. See pay rate information. Accept in real time. Manage your shifts including clock in and out. Review your employer when complete. For Employers F Staff provides Employers their own experience to request new workers from F Staff and stay informed as shifts are filled and workers clock in and out. This experience compliments the F Staff web based workforce calendar. Please note the app uses location services which can affect battery utilization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: F Staff at 100% against CRE Toolbox's 7%. F Staff also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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.
F Staff holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 128 and 419 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of CRE Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 100% of F Staff's.
CRE Toolbox ships an update monthly, F Staff fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CRE Toolbox | F Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (128 ratings) | 4.9 (419 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 | 419 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C.R. England | Serveture |
Customer experience
CRE Toolbox
F Staff
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
F Staff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CRE Toolbox
No in-app purchases
F Staff
No in-app purchases
