CovenantDrive vs Marten Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CovenantDrive
Enhance communication and access company resources for professional truck drivers and warehouse employees. Features include load management, document scanning, instant messaging, and access to training materials and HR documents.
- Load information and assignment
- Document scanning
- Instant messaging
- Company communications
- Training videos
- HR documents
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Covenant Connect was created and designed to improve communication for our professional truck driver’s experience. We have now added our shop and warehouse employees to this application to further reach our co-workers and provide a single source of company related resources. A collaborative effort within Covenant has led to a multitude of features for our Professional Drivers (such as: safety measures, load information, load assignment confirmations, document scanning, instant messaging, company communications and much more!) and to our Shop and Warehouse employees (such as: company communications, job openings, training videos, HR documents, and much more!).
Marten Driver
This app provides drivers with essential tools for managing their work on the go. It allows users to track loads, communicate with dispatch, and access important documents and information. Stay informed with news and weather updates directly from your device.
- Load management (accept/decline)
- Message center with macros
- Contact fleet manager
- Document scanning and sending
- Weather map access
- News and announcements
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The Marten Driver app keeps you connected on the go! Keep track of loads along with receiving notifications regarding important information. Features include: • Messages - View all of your messages and send free-form text macros • Loads - Accept or decline dispatches and view your current load • Contacts - Call your fleet manager or various departments • Documents - Scan trip documents or other images to send • Weather - View weather maps for current conditions • News - Stay up to date with events and announcements
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Verdict
CovenantDrive and Marten Driver are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for CovenantDrive against 4.4 for Marten Driver. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 806 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of CovenantDrive's written reviews are positive against 37% of Marten Driver's.
CovenantDrive ships an update every 6 months, Marten Driver every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CovenantDrive | Marten Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.4 (806 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | 36.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 806 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. | Marten Transport |
Customer experience
CovenantDrive
Marten Driver
User reviews
CovenantDrive
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for professional drivers
- 🚀 Makes life easier
- 💡 Awesome alternative to Qualcomm
Room to improve
- 🐛 Lots of glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Unreliable and laggy
- 🐛 Many features not working
- 🐛 Terrible after updates
Marten Driver
From 806 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful for checking messages and loads while away from truck
- 👍 Intuitive and fluid app navigation
- 🚀 Fast app response
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant login issues, requiring frequent re-registration
- 🐛 Notifications not working, unable to see new messages
- 🐛 GPS issues, unable to determine speed or location
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues after recent updates
Bugs and requests
CovenantDrive
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Login issues after updates
- Certain pages/features not working
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Allow editing of reviews
- Improve notification system
- Integrate Transflo scanning
Marten Driver
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incompatibility with new iOS versions
- Tracking enabled 24/7 even when app is closed, causing lag
- Redundant and confusing load information display
- Issues with Transflo integration
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to view and manage HOS logs
- Notifications for new loads and messages
- Ability to send macros and respond to messages from the app
- Access to settlement information and payroll details
- Option to delete old messages
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- Load details like pickup/delivery addresses and numbers
In-app purchases
CovenantDrive
No in-app purchases
Marten Driver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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