Comparison

Empower Driver vs LivryLink

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Direct driver-passenger connection
  • Sustainable driver income
  • Less expensive rides
  • Customized transportation options
  • Bypass corporate middlemen
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

LivryLink

Book a private chauffeur service with flat rates and no surge pricing. Choose your preferred driver and keep them for future rides. Track your car in real-time and receive all trip details in one place.

Highlights
  • Choose and keep your preferred chauffeur
  • Flat rates, no surge pricing
  • Book in under a minute
  • Real-time chauffeur tracking
  • Flight tracking and automatic pickup adjustments
  • Licensed, insured, and background-checked chauffeurs
Features
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LivryLink is a private chauffeur service, not a rideshare app. You choose the chauffeur who drives you — and you can keep them. CHOOSE YOUR CHAUFFEUR, THEN KEEP THEM Pick a primary chauffeur and a backup. Every ride you book is offered to them first, so you see the same trusted face at every pickup. FLAT RATES, NO SURGE See the full price before you book. Airport and point-to-point rides are one flat rate — parking, tolls, flight tracking and bottled water included. No surge pricing, ever. BOOK IN UNDER A MINUTE Airport pickups, point-to-point rides, hourly service and events. Enter your flight number and we track it and adjust your pickup automatically. KNOW EXACTLY WHO'S COMING Get your chauffeur's name, photo, vehicle and license plate before they arrive. Live tracking shows where your car is in real time. EVERY TRIP IN ONE PLACE Upcoming and past trips, receipts and your saved chauffeurs — all in the app. TRUST Every chauffeur is licensed, insured and background-checked. Female chauffeurs available on request. Serving Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, with nationwide service by quote. Questions? Call 312-719-1519.

Screenshots

Empower Driver3 screens
LivryLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LivryLink at 100% against Empower Driver's 61%. LivryLink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Empower Driver's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 2) and chart position (#105 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LivryLink 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. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Empower Driver's written reviews are positive against 100% of LivryLink's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Empower Driver versus LivryLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmpower DriverLivryLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#105 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYazam Inc.MINA GURGUIS

Customer experience

Empower Driver

All ratings2,692 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews294 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative34.4%

LivryLink

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

LivryLink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Empower Driver

No in-app purchases

None

LivryLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Empower Driver free?
Empower Driver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LivryLink free?
LivryLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Empower Driver or LivryLink?
LivryLink is rated higher. Empower Driver averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while LivryLink averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Empower Driver or LivryLink have ads?
Neither Empower Driver nor LivryLink shows ads.

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