SA Evolve Driver vs Mercadoo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SA Evolve Driver
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SA Evolve Partner is your opportunity to earn money by driving on your schedule. Sign up to receive ride requests, manage trips, track earnings, and access your digital wallet. With minimal documentation and flexible hours, SA Evolve Partner allows you to earn efficiently while providing safe rides to passengers. Join our growing community of drivers today and start earning with ease!
Mercadoo
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Mercadoo (Pty) Ltd is a South African technology-enabled mobility and payments platform operating in the e-hailing and hyperlocal services sector. The company connects passengers with VETTED (criminal, ID verification, ID Photo verification with home affairs) independent driver-partners via a mobile application, offering safe, affordable, and reliable transport services across urban and peri-urban areas in South Africa. Mercadoo is structured as a platform operator, not a transport owner. Vehicles are independently owned and operated by driver-partners, who access demand, payments, safety systems, and insurance benefits through the Mercadoo platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SA Evolve Driver at 13.0 against Mercadoo's 15.1. 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.
SA Evolve Driver ships an update every 2 weeks, Mercadoo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SA Evolve Driver | Mercadoo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shilpa Goyal | Erence Holdings Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
SA Evolve Driver
No in-app purchases
Mercadoo
No in-app purchases
