Comparison

Convoy vs Carrier1

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

Head to head
About

Convoy

Find, bid on, and haul loads from trusted brokers to keep your truck full and earning. Manage your work, get paid fast, and streamline bookkeeping all from your phone. Access thousands of nationwide loads with no phone negotiations required.

Highlights
  • Find, bid on, and win loads 24/7
  • Get paid fast with QuickPay
  • Request detention and lumper payments
  • Manage work and view load details
  • Upload documents for bookkeeping
  • Track fleet locations with GPS
  • Receive load availability alerts
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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

Carrier1

Manage shipments and loads efficiently while on the road. Stay connected with dispatch, customers, and corporate for real-time shipment visibility.

Highlights
  • Shipment management
  • Load management
  • Real-time visibility
  • Dispatch team communication
  • Customer communication
  • Corporate connectivity
Features
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Carrier1 is your all-in-one companion for managing shipments and loads on the road. Stay connected with your dispatch team, customers, and corporate while having complete visibility of your shipments in real-time.

Screenshots

Convoy4 screens
Carrier12 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Carrier1 at 100% against Convoy's 39%. Carrier1 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Convoy's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 3). 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

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

Carrier1 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Convoy has 3.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Convoy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Carrier1's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Convoy ships an update every 3 weeks, Carrier1 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Convoy versus Carrier1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConvoyCarrier1
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.7K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAT FREIGHT TECH, LLCCarrier1

Customer experience

Convoy

All ratings3,690 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative55.2%

Carrier1

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Carrier1

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Convoy

No in-app purchases

None

Carrier1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Convoy free?
Convoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carrier1 free?
Carrier1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Convoy or Carrier1?
Carrier1 is rated higher. Convoy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Carrier1 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Convoy or Carrier1 have ads?
Neither Convoy nor Carrier1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Convoy or Carrier1?
Convoy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Carrier1 every 9 days. Most recently, Convoy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Carrier1 on October 30, 2026.

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