Cartwheel Driver vs FareEats Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
FareEats Driver
This app connects drivers with delivery opportunities from local businesses. Drivers can earn a significant portion of delivery fees and gain ownership in the platform through a driver-owned cooperative.
- Delivery fee earnings
- Driver ownership in platform
- Cooperative membership
- Local business partnerships
- Democratic control
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FareEats (www.fareeats.coop) is a food ordering app for restaurants, grocery stores and food-service businesses. By becoming a driver, you get 90% of the delivery fee and ownership in the platform through a driver-owned co-operative in your area (Local Driver Co-op). Local Driver Co-op is a cooperative that is owned by its members – the drivers. It includes all drivers – rideshare, taxi, medallion holders, fleet operators, delivery couriers and truck drivers. What is a Cooperative? A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity. In the tradition of their founders, cooperative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. Cooperative Principles The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put their values into practice. 1. Voluntary and Open Membership Cooperatives are voluntary organisations, open to all persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political or religious discrimination. 2. Democratic Member Control Cooperatives are democratic organisations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions. Men and women serving as elected representatives are accountable to the membership. In primary cooperatives members have equal voting rights (one member, one vote) and cooperatives at other levels are also organised in a democratic manner. 3. Member Economic Participation Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of that capital is usually the common property of the cooperative. Members usually receive limited compensation, if any, on capital subscribed as a condition of membership. Members allocate surpluses for any or all of the following purposes: developing their cooperative, possibly by setting up reserves, part of which at least would be indivisible; benefiting members in proportion to their transactions with the cooperative; and supporting other activities approved by the membership. 4. Autonomy and Independence Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organisations controlled by their members. If they enter into agreements with other organisations, including governments, or raise capital from external sources, they do so on terms that ensure democratic control by their members and maintain their cooperative autonomy. 5. Education, Training, and Information Cooperatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers, and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their co-operatives. They inform the general public – particularly young people and opinion leaders – about the nature and benefits of co-operation. 6. Cooperation among Cooperatives Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional and international structures. Membership in Local Driver Co-op To become a member of the Local Driver Co-op, we collect a one-time contribution of $100 from each driver. However, the first 55,000+ drivers in the USA and 9,000+ drivers in Canada join for FREE! Membership comes with shares and each driver gets 1 share, while medallion holders get 1 share for every $100,000 they had invested into their medallion (e.g. 5 shares for $500k, etc.). Through the co-op, the value of your investment will increase over time so if at any point you decide to stop driving, retire and leave the co-op, you will receive a full return on your investment (proportional to your driving hours).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cartwheel Driver at 4.7 against FareEats Driver's 3.3. Cartwheel Driver also leads on ratings volume (695 vs 7). FareEats Driver's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
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, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cartwheel Driver has 695 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Cartwheel Driver's written reviews are positive against 50% of FareEats Driver's.
| Parameter | Cartwheel Driver | FareEats Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (695 ratings) — better | 3.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 695 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | GR Dispatch Inc. | Direct Global Buying Corp. |
Customer experience
Cartwheel Driver
FareEats Driver
Bugs and 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
FareEats Driver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cartwheel Driver
No in-app purchases
FareEats Driver
No in-app purchases
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