Comparison

Convoy vs EchoDrive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Convoy

This app connects carriers with trusted brokers to find, bid on, and haul loads. It streamlines the process of finding freight, managing work, and getting paid quickly, allowing drivers to focus more on driving and less on administrative tasks.

Highlights
  • Find, bid on, and win loads 24/7
  • Get paid fast with QuickPay
  • Request detention/lumper payment codes
  • Manage work from your phone
  • See broker, shipper, and facility details
  • Upload documents for bookkeeping
  • Track fleet locations with GPS
Read full description

The Convoy app makes it easy for carriers to find, bid on, and haul loads from trusted brokers that keep their trucks full and earning on the lanes they like to run. With everything done quickly and easily through the Convoy app, you’ll spend less time chasing freight, and more time on what matters. With the Convoy app, you can: MAXIMIZE EARNINGS • Find, bid on, and win loads 24/7—no phone calls required • Get paid fast with Convoy QuickPay • Request no-hassle detention or lumper payment codes within the app REDUCE HASSLE • Find and manage work right from your phone • See broker, shipper and facility names and addresses on every load • Upload documents to streamline bookkeeping • Track your fleet’s locations and arrival times with GPS • Get automatic alerts when loads are available on your preferred lanes SEE ALL THE LOADS • Sign up and book your first loads quickly - no matter the size of your business • Get free access to thousands of nationwide loads from trusted brokers • Book everything through the app and overcome the pitfalls of phone negotiations, like haggling, language barriers, and cultural biases We operate in the contiguous 48 states. Sign up through the Convoy app. The Convoy Platform is owned and operated by Flexport Freight Tech LLC.

About

EchoDrive

Search and track available freight loads with ease. View load details, upload necessary documents, and manage your active, completed, and upcoming shipments all in one convenient place. Designed to streamline operations for drivers.

Highlights
  • Available loads board
  • Real-time load tracking
  • Consolidated load information
  • Document upload
  • Privacy controls
  • View load status
Features
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Put your load management on cruise control with EchoDrive. Search Echo’s available loads board, view load details in one place, and upload documents directly into the app. EchoDrive places everything you need at your fingertips. Our easy-to-use app provides drivers with: a. Echo available loads board b. Quick, simple, real-time tracking, resulting in fewer check-in calls c. Load info collected in one place d. Document upload capabilities e. Privacy Control Options f. Ability to view completed, active, and upcoming loads EchoDrive is a driver app designed by Echo Global Logistics to be convenient, efficient, and—most importantly—easy to use. Our goal is to make our carrier partners’ jobs easier, and the time you save using our app is time you can spend back on the road.

Screenshots

Convoy4 screens
EchoDrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Convoy at 4.6 against EchoDrive's 4.2. Convoy also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 31). EchoDrive's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (50% vs 39%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Convoy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Convoy has 3.7K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Convoy's written reviews are positive against 50% of EchoDrive's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Convoy ships an update every 3 weeks, EchoDrive every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Convoy versus EchoDrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConvoyEchoDrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.7K ratings) — better4.2 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews39.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better31
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAT FREIGHT TECH, LLCEcho Global Logistics

Customer experience

Convoy

All ratings3,692 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative55.2%

EchoDrive

All ratings31 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative46.2%

Bugs and requests

Convoy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App glitches and connectivity issues
  • Inaccurate location tracking

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved load tracking and updates
  • More transparency on load details
  • Better compensation for cancelled/delayed loads

EchoDrive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Convoy

No in-app purchases

None

EchoDrive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Convoy free?
Convoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EchoDrive free?
EchoDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Convoy or EchoDrive?
Convoy is rated higher. Convoy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while EchoDrive averages 4.2 from 31 ratings.
Do Convoy or EchoDrive have ads?
Neither Convoy nor EchoDrive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Convoy or EchoDrive?
Convoy ships an update every 3 weeks, and EchoDrive every 6 weeks. Most recently, Convoy was updated on October 10, 2026 and EchoDrive on October 7, 2026.

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