Quickload vs FR8Star
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quickload
This app connects owner-operators, small carriers, and large trucking companies with freight loads. It allows users to find, accept, and manage LTL, FTL, and container shipments, upload proof of delivery, and receive immediate payment upon job completion.
- Find LTL, FTL, and Container loads
- Accept and manage shipments
- Upload Proof of Delivery (POD)
- Immediate payment processing
- Plan trips
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Accept and manage your LTL, FTL and Container loads, plan your trip and get paid immediately after job is completed. No matter if you are an owner operator, a small carrier or a large trucking company. Join QuickLoad, accept and manage your QuickLoad loads and get paid faster than ever. App Features: **Free access to hundreds of LTL, FTL and Container loads **Easy-Accept loads. As many as you wish. **Update status **POD upload right from the app Pick the loads you want. Faster pay with no fees. Join QuickLoad now and start taking loads that are worth taking. Maximize your truck capacity. Make a profit on your empty miles or empty space. Contact us to sign up and learn more about us: Email: support@quickload.com Phone: (305) 827-0001 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can find us as QuickloadApp.
FR8Star
This app simplifies load and shipper management for carriers by consolidating all load information into a single interface. It eliminates the need for physical paperwork and tedious communication, offering automatic status updates and direct access to shipper details.
- Access high-paying loads
- Simplify load management
- Consolidated load information
- View shipper and broker details
- Automatic status updates
- Direct access to directions
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Gain access to thousands of high quality, high paying loads, and take the complexity out of load and shipper management for free through the FR8Star mobile app. The FR8Star app removes the need for physical paperwork, emails and notes by consolidating all Load Information in one simple interface. View shipper and broker contact information, load photos, dimensions, loading and unloading methods, directions and specific requests right from the app! Remove the need for tedious phone calls and emails to shipper and broker regarding the status and location of load. Use your phones location service to provide hands-off, automatic updates – giving you more time and freedom to focus on what matters – your safety and your time! Using the FR8Star app makes you a desirable carrier for thousands of FR8Star brokers, opening the door to new and repeat business.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quickload at 83% against FR8Star's 0%. Quickload also leads on ratings volume (33 vs 6). FR8Star's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FR8Star holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quickload has 33 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Quickload's written reviews are positive against 0% of FR8Star's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Quickload ships an update every 3 weeks, FR8Star monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quickload | FR8Star |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (33 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Quickload, LLC | Sandhills Global, Inc. |
Customer experience
Quickload
FR8Star
In-app purchases
Quickload
No in-app purchases
FR8Star
No in-app purchases
