Vendor Pass vs MARS Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vendor Pass
This app helps drivers for transportation vendors efficiently manage their assigned rides. It facilitates quick navigation between destinations, requiring initial setup and coordination with a dispatcher for activation.
- Navigate between assigned rides
- Efficient ride management
- Dispatcher coordination required
- Quick ride assignment handling
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Drivers working for transportation vendors are able to quickly navigate between rides assigned to them using Vendor Pass. Coordination with your dispatcher will be required to complete the activation process.
MARS Drive
This application assists transportation drivers by displaying available trips and allowing them to bid on upcoming ones. It integrates Google Maps for navigation and handles credit card processing. Continued GPS use may impact battery life.
- Trip list display
- Bid for trips
- Google Maps navigation
- Credit card processing
- Back office integration
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Great App for Transportation Drivers. Works with Back Office application. Shows list of Trips to be performed. Bid for upcoming Trips. Google based navigation facility. Credit Card Verification and processing. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vendor Pass at 5.0 against MARS Drive's 1.0. MARS Drive's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Vendor Pass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Vendor Pass ships an update every 16 months, MARS Drive every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vendor Pass | MARS Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevadiya Inc | Information Technologies Curves, Inc |
Customer experience
Vendor Pass
MARS Drive
In-app purchases
Vendor Pass
No in-app purchases
MARS Drive
No in-app purchases
