Comparison

Load Covered! vs Truckbays

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

Head to head
About

Load Covered!

This app delivers load alerts directly to your device, allowing you to view opportunities and connect with companies posting loads. Pilot car companies can mark their availability on a map for easy discovery by trucking firms. A subscription provides real-time alerts for hiring opportunities and access to travel discounts.

Highlights
  • Real-time load alerts
  • Pilot car availability map
  • Direct company contact
  • Profile configuration
  • Travel discount links
  • Invoice generation (coming soon)
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Load Covered Mobile app is an application that runs on your device and displays load alerts to you as they are posted. View a load alert, determine if you are available and contact the company that posted the load for more details. As a pilot car company, you can mark yourself as available on a map allowing other trucking companies to search and find you. Using the profile you configure, they can call you about potential work. With your subscription, you will receive alerts through the app when a company is looking to hire a pilot car. You can then call the company that posted and do business directly with them. We also have links to discounts on hotels, car rental and travel. Coming soon, you will be able to generate and email invoices.

About

Truckbays

Modernize your property's gates and electronic doors without physical keys or keypads. This app provides secure, remote access control for multiple locations and gates, allowing you to grant virtual keys to drivers, guests, or service providers with customizable access durations. Track activity and receive real-time notifications for enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Operate gates and electronic doors without physical keys
  • Provide virtual keys for drivers, guests, and service providers
  • Grant long-term or short-term access
  • Remotely control access from anywhere
  • Real-time and historical activity logs
  • Push, email, and SMS notifications
  • 24/7 customer support
Features
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The Truckbays Access app allows users to modernize their gates. No more need for clickers, FOBs, or key pads. The app works with a universal device that requires installation and configuration. If you do not have the device installed at your property, this app will not work. Please contact support@truckbays.com for more information. Truckbays Access provides secure control of multiple locations and multiple gates. If you have a fleet you can easily invite drivers in order to be able to gain access to the location. You could also invite guests through the host dashboard. - Operate your gate, or any electronic door without a physical key - Provide virtual keys for Fleets, Drivers, guests, service providers, etc. - You can give long term or short term access - Remotely control your entire property's access controls from anywhere - Get a real-time and historical activity log. - Notifications - email, push and SMS - 24x7 customer support.

Screenshots

Load Covered!3 screens
Truckbays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Truckbays at 100% against Load Covered!'s 0%. Truckbays also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Load Covered! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.49 per month. Truckbays asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Truckbays holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Truckbays has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Load Covered!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Truckbays's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Load Covered! ships an update every 2 months, Truckbays every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Load Covered! versus Truckbays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoad Covered!Truckbays
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings252 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerholly bakerTruckbays LLC

Customer experience

Load Covered!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative92.9%

Truckbays

All ratings48 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Load Covered!

Subscriptions2
  • Load Covered!7 Days trial$19.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$199.991 Year
None

Truckbays

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Load Covered! free?
Load Covered! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Truckbays free?
Truckbays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Load Covered! or Truckbays?
Truckbays is rated higher. Load Covered! averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Truckbays averages 4.3 from 52 ratings.
Do Load Covered! or Truckbays have ads?
Neither Load Covered! nor Truckbays shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Load Covered! or Truckbays?
Load Covered! ships an update every 2 months, and Truckbays every 10 days. Most recently, Load Covered! was updated on November 3, 2026 and Truckbays on November 3, 2026.

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