Excel Driver vs Shipday Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Excel Driver
This app offers enhanced location tracking for drivers with improved battery efficiency and a redesigned interface. It provides powerful capabilities for managing routes and deliveries.
- Enhanced location tracking
- Minimal battery usage
- New design
- Powerful capabilities
- Driver management
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Presenting the brand new version of Excel's driver app. Besides the new design and powerful capabilities, the new driver app allows for much better location tracking with minimal battery usage.
Shipday Drive
This app helps local delivery drivers and couriers manage their routes and orders efficiently. It provides order details, navigation, and communication tools to ensure timely deliveries and keep dispatchers informed.
- Receive order details on-the-go
- See fastest routes
- Communicate delivery status updates
- View delivery queue
- Access pickup and delivery addresses
- Record proof of delivery
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Shipday Drive is an app for delivery drivers and couriers delivering locally. It helps the drivers to stay on time, stay in touch with the dispatcher, and keep all of their order details in one place. Overview: With Shipday Drive, delivery drivers can receive order details on-the-go from their dispatchers, see the fastest routes from pick-up location to customer doorstep, and communicate delivery status updates to multiple parties with a single tap. With the Shipday Drive app, drivers can see: * Their delivery queue * Pickup and delivery addresses * Order details * Maps and navigation * Contact numbers and delivery instructions * Space to provide proof of delivery (picture and signature) To learn more about Shipday’s local delivery management system, which includes real-time delivery tracking for your customers, you can contact us at info@shipday.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shipday Drive at 81% against Excel Driver's 22%. Shipday Drive also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Excel Driver ships an update every 6 weeks, Shipday Drive every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Excel Driver | Shipday Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (332 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 332 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Excel Group Services Ltd | Shipday Inc |
Customer experience
Excel Driver
Shipday Drive
Bugs and requests
Excel Driver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Shipday Drive
Reported bugs
11 issues- Notifications arrive 5-15 minutes before delivery or even after
- App crashes when submitting feedback
- Address location miscalculation
- Help function does not work
- Freezing when completing deliveries
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- Slow texting with customers
- False earnings amounts in performance section
- Login screen only shows sign-in, not sign-up option
- App freezes and returns to main page
- Glitchy performance inconsistently
- Notifications not sounding on iOS devices
Requested features
9 requests- Show tip and commission amounts before accepting orders
- Dismissable in-app notifications
- Automatic notification muting when logged out
- Orders sorted by delivery time
- Custom date range for performance reports
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- Mobile version of dispatch
- Larger, more readable text for driving
- Clear notification of app updates and interface changes
- Better GPS navigation integration
In-app purchases
Excel Driver
No in-app purchases
Shipday Drive
No in-app purchases
Questions
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