Locus On The Road vs AFM Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locus On The Road
This app allows delivery personnel to manage their tasks, update statuses, and collect electronic proof of delivery. It tracks user location in the background to monitor routes, calculate distances for salary, and optimize task planning.
- Location tracking
- Task details
- Status changes
- ePOD collection
- Route monitoring
- Distance calculation
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This app is intended for use by delivery personnel(s) of our clients. Login is restricted to registered users. Features: Tracks delivery personnels location Provides details about tasks to be done. Allows actions on tasks like status changes, collecting ePODs. Location is collected for a logged in user when the app is in background. This is used to- 1. Track the route taken by the app user. Users carry assets belonging to our clients or high value items being delivered to end customers. 2. We calculate the distance covered by users which can be used to calculate their salary. 3. To know where the app user is during their working hours. We need to know their location so that we can plan their tasks.
AFM Driver
This app enhances trucking operations by allowing drivers to receive dispatch instructions, update job statuses, and exchange documents like BOLs and PODs. It facilitates real-time communication with dispatchers and provides an overview of trips and payments, integrating seamlessly with AFM Suite TMS software.
- Receive dispatch instructions
- Update job status
- Exchange documents (BOL/POD)
- Photo inspections
- Chat with dispatchers
- Real-time location tracking
- Automated shipment updates
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AFM Driver is an add–on feature for trucking companies using AFM Suite (www.afm2020.com) TMS software. Drivers will receive dispatch instructions & alerts, update job status, exchange documents (BOL/POD) and photo inspections, chat with dispatchers, and have a complete overview of their trips and payments. AFM Suite users are able to easily communicate with drivers using the built-in chat feature and stay up to date with the driver's live location (Location services should be enabled). We've made a huge effort to automate the shipment update process. The driver app goes hand in hand with the AFM TMS Pro platform, all updates are transmitted to your dashboard and customer email – Minute by minute GPS location interval, shipment notes, shipment check-in/out, bill of lading data (pieces, qty, weight) and high-quality document scanning with image compression techniques. Our AFM Driver mobile application really take the fast lane for growing your business. Here are some features for AFM Driver App - • Drivers can automatically receive dispatch instructions on their app once the trip is dispatched in AFM Suite. • Drivers can attach documents or pictures to the trips, which will be immediately available in AFM Suite. PODs and BOLs are automatically linked to the related order in AFM Suite. • App regularly sends location updates back to AFM Suite, which allows companies to track their drivers and freight. • Drivers can update pick up and drop status on their app which will automatically update the status in AFM Suite.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AFM Driver at 5.0 against Locus On The Road's 4.0. AFM Driver also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 16.0). Locus On The Road's advantage is review sentiment (19% vs 0%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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.
AFM Driver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of Locus On The Road's written reviews are positive against 0% of AFM Driver's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Locus On The Road ships an update fortnightly, AFM Driver monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locus On The Road | AFM Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MARA Labs | AVAAL |
Customer experience
Locus On The Road
AFM Driver
In-app purchases
Locus On The Road
No in-app purchases
AFM Driver
No in-app purchases
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