Comparison

Smartload vs Convoy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Smartload

This app enables dealers to manage airtime, electricity, and data bundle recharges for major networks. It also facilitates credit transfers between dealers, payment processing for services like Easypay and DSTV, and voucher purchases.

Highlights
  • Airtime and electricity recharge
  • Data, SMS, and bundle purchases
  • Smartload credit transfers
  • Easypay and DSTV payments
  • Voucher purchases
  • Transaction history tracking
Features
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Smartcall's Smartload app allows Smartload dealers to recharge airtime and prepaid electricity as well as data-, sms-, and combination bundles directly from their iPhone. Recharge functionality is offered across all major networks (Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom, Virgin Mobile, Econet, + Eskom). It also allows dealers to transfer Smartload credit to other dealers, check their Smartload balance and keep track of their transaction history. Additionally dealers can make Easypay and DSTV payments, buy Checkers Food vouchers and VAST wifi vouchers, and several other product options, all from the same app.

About

Convoy

This app connects carriers with trusted brokers to find, bid on, and haul loads. It streamlines the process of finding freight, managing work, and getting paid quickly, allowing drivers to focus more on driving and less on administrative tasks.

Highlights
  • Find, bid on, and win loads 24/7
  • Get paid fast with QuickPay
  • Request detention/lumper payment codes
  • Manage work from your phone
  • See broker, shipper, and facility details
  • Upload documents for bookkeeping
  • Track fleet locations with GPS
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The Convoy app makes it easy for carriers to find, bid on, and haul loads from trusted brokers that keep their trucks full and earning on the lanes they like to run. With everything done quickly and easily through the Convoy app, you’ll spend less time chasing freight, and more time on what matters. With the Convoy app, you can: MAXIMIZE EARNINGS • Find, bid on, and win loads 24/7—no phone calls required • Get paid fast with Convoy QuickPay • Request no-hassle detention or lumper payment codes within the app REDUCE HASSLE • Find and manage work right from your phone • See broker, shipper and facility names and addresses on every load • Upload documents to streamline bookkeeping • Track your fleet’s locations and arrival times with GPS • Get automatic alerts when loads are available on your preferred lanes SEE ALL THE LOADS • Sign up and book your first loads quickly - no matter the size of your business • Get free access to thousands of nationwide loads from trusted brokers • Book everything through the app and overcome the pitfalls of phone negotiations, like haggling, language barriers, and cultural biases We operate in the contiguous 48 states. Sign up through the Convoy app. The Convoy Platform is owned and operated by Flexport Freight Tech LLC.

Screenshots

Smartload4 screens
Convoy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Convoy at 4.6 against Smartload's 3.0. Convoy also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Smartload's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Convoy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Convoy has 3.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Smartload's written reviews are positive against 39% of Convoy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartload ships an update every 3 months, Convoy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smartload versus Convoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartloadConvoy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.6 (3.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews39.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart Phone (Pty) LtdDAT FREIGHT TECH, LLC

Customer experience

Smartload

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Convoy

All ratings3,687 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative55.2%

Bugs and requests

Smartload

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Convoy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App glitches and connectivity issues
  • Inaccurate location tracking

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved load tracking and updates
  • More transparency on load details
  • Better compensation for cancelled/delayed loads

In-app purchases

None

Smartload

No in-app purchases

None

Convoy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartload free?
Smartload is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Convoy free?
Convoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smartload or Convoy?
Convoy is rated higher. Smartload averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Convoy averages 4.6 from 3.7K ratings.
Do Smartload or Convoy have ads?
Neither Smartload nor Convoy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartload or Convoy?
Smartload ships an update every 3 months, and Convoy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Smartload was updated on July 4, 2026 and Convoy on September 25, 2026.

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