HubProLITE vs Smarthop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HubProLITE
This app allows company drivers, owner-operators, and fleet owners to view pre-plans, confirm work, and chat with managers. Drivers can also access settlement details, pay slips, and receive alerts for important expirations.
- View pre-plans and completed loads
- Confirm work verification
- Chat with manager
- View settlements and pay slips
- Track work hours
- Receive CDL expiration alerts
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HubProLite is a shortened version of HubPro 3.0 APP available for Hub Group’s company drivers, owner-operators and fleet owners. With HubPro Lite, you can: View your pre-plans, completed load and work verification Confirm your work verification Chat with your manager View settlements, pay slips and work hours Get Alerted when CDL expires
Smarthop
This app helps trucking businesses and dispatchers increase earnings and streamline operations. It aggregates loads from top sources, offers optimized recommendations, and automates back-office tasks like payroll. Focus on finding better loads and growing your business.
- Aggregated load board
- Customized load recommendations
- Route and profit optimization
- Automated payroll
- Market analysis
- Performance reporting
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SmartHop is an app that helps fleets and independent dispatchers earn more while simplifying the day-to-day by improving decision-making and automating manual tasks. Our load board brings together loads from the top brokers and load boards, including DAT, to give you access to the best loads, regardless of your size or years of experience. Get customized load recommendations based on your business and real market data to ensure you’re booking the best load possible. Simplify your back office, or let us handle it completely, so you can spend more time finding great loads and moving your business forward. *Real-Time DAT & Broker Integrations *Route & Profit Optimization *Aggregated Load Board *Book & Bid Now Loads *Market Analysis Highlighting Hot Lanes *Performance Reporting & Forecasts *Trip Management & Automated Payroll *Easy Setup & Excellent Customer Support Try SmartHop today, request a demo at smarthop.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HubProLITE at 4.3 against Smarthop's 3.6. HubProLITE also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 25%). Smarthop's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). 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.
HubProLITE holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of HubProLITE's written reviews are positive against 25% of Smarthop's.
HubProLITE ships an update every 6 months, Smarthop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HubProLITE | Smarthop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | 3.6 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hub Group, Inc. | Smarthop Inc |
Customer experience
HubProLITE
Smarthop
In-app purchases
HubProLITE
No in-app purchases
Smarthop
No in-app purchases
