TruckSmart ™ vs Pilot
Choose Pilot for a more reliable and user-friendly experience.
While both apps offer essential features for truck drivers, Pilot stands out with a significantly higher rating and a more positive reception regarding usability and reliability. TruckSmart suffers from numerous complaints about bugs and outdated features, making it less appealing overall.
Head to head
you prefer a free app with basic functionalities and are willing to tolerate bugs.
you want a more reliable and user-friendly app with better support and features.
Evidence note: TruckSmart's reviews are heavily negative, particularly recent ones, while Pilot has a more balanced mix of positive and negative feedback.
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R12] TruckSmart ™ Improvements Needed: The app in its basic form is pretty good. Being able to reserve a spot, book a shower and find locations is a great start. Four added suggestions I have are as follows. 1. Allow for navigation/route planning to the selected TA/Petro location within the app. 2. Unlimited transaction history with more details, perhaps an actual receipt copy for all transaction types. 3. The abi
- [R28] TruckSmart ™ This app hasn’t been updated since 2012.: I don’t know who gives this app a rating over 3 stars but they’re obviously insane. The whole system at TA is complete trash compared to Loves or even Pilot. App is garbage, barely works and redeeming points is a complete pain. Do better
- [R64] Pilot GPS: The GPS location in this app is terrible. It frequently fails to recognize that I’m at a Pilot truck stop, so I can’t use mobile fueling or purchase a shower through the app. These are the main reasons I use the app, and they simply don’t work reliably. Very disappointing. Please fix the GPS issue, it has been a major inconvenience.
- [R70] Pilot Guess what?: Filled out my card and registered the app on site. I purchased $112.03 worth of diesel fuel/food/gallon of water, pizza and coffee. The cashier says I can’t use it with my first purchase. Like huh?, what?! Then she asks me do I want a receipt..of course, so I can use the app to get my credit. But the app doesn’t work. I entered all the receipt info twice because when you select re
- [R1] TruckSmart ™ Absolutely user unfriendly: How is this the worst app as opposed to the Pilot/Flying J and Loves apps? Nothing works properly, never wants to take card information, and the format is 2008 mobile web quality. They never update it and don’t really seem to care. TruckSmart? I guess that’s an oxymoron. Update: the new app seems only half finished and half working. Still garbage.
- [R3] TruckSmart ™ UI needs to be updated: The app is decent, however in my opinion it needs a major revamp. Compared to other apps for major T/S like loves or pilot, truck smart seems to be out of date. Yes, you can accomplish the basic tasks you are looking to achieve, but the UI is a bit frustrating at times and the app loves to crash.
- [R62] Pilot Love Pilot!!: Every pilot you are welcomed in. Whenever I little weary it gives me a lift
- [R65] Pilot Worth It: There’s a bit of a learning curve with the user interface, but once you get used to it, everything’s pretty cut and dry, and the discounts are better than Love’s
- [R10] TruckSmart ™ Still broken: App still broken, haven’t been able to sign in since day 1. Now it’s incorrect format. I give up. Your truck stops are out dated and so is your apps. It be best to rebuild from the ground up from a collage kid out of a tech school. Fire whoever is in charge of your apps!!!!
- [R22] TruckSmart ™ Broken App: TruckSmart the app is littered with bugs like it telling me I’m too far from a Petro or TA even when I’m in a Petro or TA parking lot i.e. it doesn’t allow me to use the app for fuel or showers. The app once worked decently those days have come to an end.
- [R68] Pilot Loading issue: Ever since the update it takes forever for the app to load , like while in the fuel isle it can take up to 3 minutes to fully load so you can choose the fuel option. Or while in store it can take up to 5 minutes just to be able to scan the barcode due to waiting on app to fully load. Otherwise the app is good.
- [R46] TruckSmart ™ Horrible connectivity/constant issues: I don’t see how this app has a high rating unless it’s by the developer team. This app constantly kicks you out mid fuel registering. Rarely lets you update info. I usually have to go inside and have the cashier pinch everything in and get showers from kiosk inside store. Ta support team is garbage response on the phone. The entire app needs to be reworked j
- [R92] Pilot WORTHLESS!!I: I have tried to load the fuel discount on this app for over a week with no success! I called customer service and they sent me an email that didn’t even have my correct name on it. Needless to say, their solution did not fix the problem. I have deleted this worthless app and will be filling up at Loves exclusively.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store