Shipday vs Empire Load
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shipday
Streamline local delivery operations for businesses. Manage orders, track drivers, and automate dispatching for on-demand and scheduled deliveries. Receive real-time status updates to ensure efficient service.
- Manage on-demand and scheduled orders
- Monitor driver status
- Assign orders to drivers
- Receive delivery status updates
- Dispatch management
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Shipday provides delivery management software for restaurants, meal prep services, grocery stores, and other small businesses that offer delivery services locally. Using Shiday Dispatch App you can: *Manage both On-demand and Scheduled orders *Monitor your driver status *Manually or automatically assign orders to your drivers *Receive delivery status updates from your drivers
Empire Load
This app connects box truck and cargo van owners with delivery loads. Users can sign up, get approved, and then bid on tailored loads. It offers flexibility in choosing work hours and payment schedules.
- Find box truck and cargo van loads
- Bid on delivery jobs
- Flexible work hours
- Choose payment schedule
- Exclusive load access
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EmpireLoad: Have your own box truck or cargo van? Download our app and receive loads and get paid on your own time! Once you download the app, you need to sign up. Once your application has been approved, you will gain exclusive access to loads that you can deliver with your own box truck or cargo van. These loads will be tailored to your preferences and you can bid on them. As well, you can choose when to get paid and when you want to work- you are your own boss and in complete control of everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shipday at 87% against Empire Load's 40%. Shipday also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Empire Load's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Shipday holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 158 and 116 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Shipday's written reviews are positive against 40% of Empire Load's.
Shipday ships an update every 4 days, Empire Load every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Shipday | Empire Load |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (158 ratings) — better | 3.6 (116 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 40.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 158 — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shipday Inc | ENK Logistic Group LLC |
Customer experience
Shipday
Empire Load
User reviews
Shipday
From 158 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and operate
- 🚀 Efficient delivery management
- 💡 Great for business growth
- 🌟 Game changer for delivery business
- 💬 Excellent and responsive customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes in map view
- ⚠️ ETA time not accurate
- 🗺️ Navigation to wrong address sometimes
- 💻 Split screen functionality not working
- 🌐 App only in English
Empire Load
From 116 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly app interface
- 🚀 Quick payments and fast settlement
- 💰 Good earning potential for drivers
- 👍 Helpful and kind staff
- 👍 24/7 load availability
Room to improve
- 💸 Cheap rates and low pay
- 🚫 No loads or lack of opportunities
- 😠 Poor communication and unresponsiveness
- 💰 Company doesn't pay drivers
- 🚫 Scams and fraudulent activity alleged
Bugs and requests
Shipday
Reported bugs
5 issues- Map view crashes the app
- Split screen not working
- Orders not appearing
- Miles calculation is inaccurate (using airplane distance)
- Navigation to wrong address
Requested features
5 requests- Mechanism to add a row for pre-assigning drivers within CSV file
- Improve synchronization
- Reflect product changes from other apps (e.g., DoorDash) in this app
- Improve route creation across multiple computers
- Add Spanish translation
Empire Load
Reported bugs
7 issues- App not working for some users
- Cannot reset password
- App not responding to calls or emails
- Technical support is terrible
- App plays like a video game, offers disappear
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- Blocked phone number after payment
- Truck not approved after payment
Requested features
4 requests- Receive loads while on a current load
- Get return load suggestions before drop-off
- Ask drivers for app improvement recommendations
- Allow receiving loads within a radius of drop-off
In-app purchases
Shipday
No in-app purchases
Empire Load
No in-app purchases
