Smartload vs Convoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Airtime and electricity recharge
- Data, SMS, and bundle purchases
- Smartload credit transfers
- Easypay and DSTV payments
- Voucher purchases
- Transaction history tracking
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Smartload | Convoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (3.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 39.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smart Phone (Pty) Ltd | DAT FREIGHT TECH, LLC |
Customer experience
Smartload
Convoy
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
Smartload
No in-app purchases
Convoy
No in-app purchases








