Empower Driver vs MANZAL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empower Driver
This app connects passengers directly with drivers, offering a more sustainable income for drivers and potentially lower costs and customized rides for passengers. It bypasses large corporate platforms to facilitate direct transactions.
- Direct driver-passenger connection
- Sustainable driver income
- Less expensive rides
- Customized transportation options
- Bypass corporate middlemen
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We started Empower to empower drivers who can’t make a sustainable living under the current rideshare model and to provide an alternative for passengers who want the convenience provided by on-demand transportation platforms, but prefer to support drivers, not the companies exploiting them. By removing the giant corporate middleman, Empower is able to do that, while enabling passengers to obtain less expensive and more customized transportation directly from drivers.
MANZAL
Order a ride directly from your location. This application provides a convenient way to arrange transportation services. It aims to simplify the process of getting from one place to another.
- Order rides from doorstep
- Convenient transportation
- Simplified travel arrangements
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Manzal is an app that allows users to order a ride from their doorstep.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Empower Driver at none against MANZAL's shown. Empower Driver also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 2) and chart position (#114 vs unranked). MANZAL's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
MANZAL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empower Driver has 2.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empower Driver | MANZAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #114 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yazam Inc. | Abobakar Sediq Miakhel |
Customer experience
Empower Driver
MANZAL
Bugs and requests
Empower Driver
Reported bugs
3 issues- Background check delays
- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to delete account
Requested features
4 requests- Destination mode to pick up riders along the way
- Cancellation fees for riders
- Cleanup fees for driver incidents
- Improved GPS accuracy and navigation
MANZAL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Empower Driver
No in-app purchases
MANZAL
No in-app purchases
