Dispatch Anywhere for Drivers vs Dispatch Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dispatch Anywhere for Drivers
This app allows drivers to receive and manage job assignments directly on their iOS device. Dispatchers benefit from real-time timestamp updates and can track job progress. Drivers can access job details, navigation, and upload photos.
- Receive job notifications
- Timestamp job progress
- Get maps and directions
- Upload job photos
- View towing instructions
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Enable drivers to receive and manage assigned jobs from Dispatch Anywhere with their iOS device. Dispatchers can receive timestamp updates in real-time within Dispatch Anywhere. Version 1.0 Features: - Receive assigned job notifications - Timestamp assigned jobs - Get maps and driving directions for incident and destination locations - Upload job photos to Dispatch Anywhere - View detailed towing instructions Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Dispatch Driver
This app allows drivers for private hire, taxi, and limousine services to receive and manage bookings from their dispatching company. It facilitates signing on/off shift, updating booking statuses, and handling payments, including cash and credit card transactions.
- Receive and manage bookings
- Sign on/off shift
- Update booking status
- Manage fare and payment details
- Record cash and credit card payments
- Automatic calculation of charges
- Email receipts to passengers
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Dispatch Driver app can be used by private hire, taxi, chauffeur service and limousine hire drivers to receive bookings from their dispatching company via the Dispatch booking system. It allows authorised drivers to sign on and off shift, receive bookings, update the status of active bookings, manage booking payments (including fare, waiting time charges, car park fees, extras and credit card fees), record cash payments received and take credit card payments. Now you can access all of your pre-booked and instant bookings in the palm of your hand, from anywhere and at anytime! What can you do? - Sign on and off shift - Enable location tracking when you are signed on shift - Instantly receive dispatched bookings with full details of the passenger, flight information, collection time, pickup, via points and drop off locations, wait and return instructions and of any fare to collect - Get push notifications when a new booking is received - Accept or reject dispatched bookings - Easily set the current status of a booking (at pickup, passenger on board, soon to clear or clear) - Have waiting time and credit card fee charges automatically calculated - Record details of any extras such as car park fees - Record details of cash payments and take credit card payments - Email a receipt to the passenger And much, much more. Location tracking enables the current location of all authorised, on shift drivers to be reflected in real time on a map view via the Dispatch booking system, enabling the dispatcher to quickly and easily dispatch jobs to the nearest available driver. All booking status updates are instantly reflected within the Dispatch booking system, enabling the dispatcher to monitor the status of every active job. How to get started? Download the app and simply enter your company's registration number and your driver number to begin. However, your company will have to be registered for Dispatch first. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. When off duty, please sign off shift via the application to disable the GPS based location updates feature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dispatch Anywhere for Drivers at 284 against Dispatch Driver's 2. Dispatch Driver's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (75% vs 55%). On price, update cadence, 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.
Dispatch Driver holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dispatch Anywhere for Drivers has 284 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Dispatch Anywhere for Drivers's written reviews are positive against 75% of Dispatch Driver's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dispatch Anywhere for Drivers | Dispatch Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (284 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 284 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| 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 | 102 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beacon Software, LLC | Dever Software Ltd |
Customer experience
Dispatch Anywhere for Drivers
Dispatch Driver
Bugs and requests
Dispatch Anywhere for Drivers
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes when accessing menu or settings
- Auto-correct interferes with customer signature field
- Photo uploads fail frequently even with good connection
- UI fails to refresh without full signal strength
- Previous job history not loading on iPhone
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- Optional domain error photos still display
- Photo deletion prompts appear before reaching 100 photos
- New update causes automatic app closure on launch
- Notifications ring at full volume even when phone on silent
- Location tracking continues after app closure
- Multiple job notifications ring every 2 minutes
- Receipt screen doesn't close after emailing
- Ticket price not displaying after update
- Truck inspection feature broken after update
- Job information from dispatch not fully visible
- Photos saved to personal phone gallery requiring manual deletion
- Login/user ID creation unclear or broken
Requested features
19 requests- Custom ringtone selection for notifications
- Text receipt option in addition to email
- Full-size customer receipt for insurance reimbursement
- Direct printing from receipt screen
- On/off shift toggle button
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- Ability to mute specific notifications
- Pause button for job management
- VIN number visibility after job completion
- Multiple photo upload at once
- Editable message center text
- Barcode scanner for VIN input
- Driver comment section for job notes
- Date and time stamps in job history
- App-specific notification sound customization
- Switchable dark mode (not device-wide)
- Text enlargement option
- Ability to disable background location tracking
- Badge notification on app icon
- Vehicle towing specifications improvement
Dispatch Driver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dispatch Anywhere for Drivers
No in-app purchases
Dispatch Driver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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