Thrive Driver vs Cartwheel Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thrive Driver
This app assists restaurant delivery drivers in managing their orders. It provides features like viewing assigned orders, integrated navigation, direct calling, arrival time logging, and digital customer signatures with tip recording.
- View assigned orders
- Native navigation
- Native calling
- Record arrival times
- Digital customer signatures
- Digital tip entry and storage
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Drive delivery app works in conjunction with the Thrive POS systems to help restaurant delivery drivers manage their orders. View assigned orders, native navigation, native calling , record arrival times, and allow customers to sign for their orders & enter and store tips digitally.
Cartwheel Driver
This app optimizes delivery routes for drivers, providing one-click navigation and customer communication. It includes tools for proof of delivery, such as photo capture, barcode scanning, and signature collection, along with age verification via ID scanning. Requires company use of the Cartwheel delivery management system.
- Optimized delivery routes
- One-click navigation
- Masked customer calls/texts
- Photo proof of delivery
- Barcode scanning
- Signature collection
- ID scanner for age verification
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The ultimate last-mile delivery management app for drivers and couriers. Cartwheel helps drivers know where, how, and when to go next. The route is optimized to save the driver’s time. One-click navigation. Call or text the customer with one tap via a masked phone number. Proof of delivery tools: take photos, scan barcodes, and collect signatures. Verify customer age with an ID scanner. Please note that your company must be Cartwheel’s delivery management system user so you can get orders from this app. Cartwheel’s on-demand delivery management software lets restaurants and retailers launch and manage a hybrid delivery program. With Cartwheel, companies can pick high-value orders for self-delivery and outsource the rest to trusted 3PDs with custom-branded tracking and Google review integration. We help companies increase revenue, save on costs and keep their brand identity. Our integration partners include Olo, Square, ChowNow, DoorDash Drive, and ezCater. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cartwheel Driver at 4.6 against Thrive Driver's 1.7. Cartwheel Driver also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (683 vs 6). 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.
Cartwheel Driver holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cartwheel Driver has 683 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Thrive Driver's written reviews are positive against 54% of Cartwheel Driver's.
Thrive Driver ships an update every 13 months, Cartwheel Driver every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thrive Driver | Cartwheel Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (683 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 683 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diamond Touch, Inc. | GR Dispatch Inc. |
Customer experience
Thrive Driver
Cartwheel Driver
Bugs and requests
Thrive Driver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cartwheel Driver
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes upon opening
- Automatic logout after 1 hour with blank white screen
- Bluetooth connection issues while logged in
- Jobs auto-unassign after 11 minutes if not accepted
- Payment amounts not displaying on orders
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- Customer notes not showing to deliverers
- Orders frequently get lost in system
- Glitches and constant technical issues
- Unable to accept jobs through partner apps
Requested features
6 requests- Confirm orders in advance for early morning pickups
- Multi-company login capability in single app
- Sound notifications/audio pings for new orders
- Instant order pop-up alerts
- Ability to drop orders before pickup time
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- Orders sorted by time instead of distance
In-app purchases
Thrive Driver
No in-app purchases
Cartwheel Driver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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