Smartload vs Doft Load Board, Truck Loads
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.
Doft Load Board, Truck Loads
This app connects truckers with available loads from brokers and shippers. It offers features like instant booking, upfront pricing, and rate checking to streamline the freight hauling process. Users can search for loads based on location, equipment, and trailer type.
- Find truck loads and freight
- 150,000+ loads daily
- Instant load booking
- Upfront pricing
- Rate check and market forecast
- Submit PODs in-app
- Free 1-3 Day Pay
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Doft Free Load Board is the best way to find truck loads for truckers, owner-operators, carriers, and dispatchers. Choose from 150,000 loads posted daily on our free loadboard. Just enter your pickup location, destination, and equipment type to easily find freight from the best brokers and shippers. Carriers can just tap a button on one of our loads from direct shippers and instantly book a load, and the price you see is the price you get - no more games and back-and-forth negotiations. From pick up to payday, the Doft app is your best tool to book loads faster. • Free unlimited search from 150,000+ loads • Find loads by city, state, zip code, or GPS based • Searchable free load board with Local and OTR hauls • Upfront Pricing for loads from direct shippers • Instant load booking with Book Now button on loads from direct shippers • Submit PODs In-app • Free 1-3 Day Pay (usually takes 24 hours) • Rate check - free freight rate calculator & average market rate forecast • Fuel Surcharge Calculator • Search for loads back to your home base • Call brokers and shippers right from the app • Recent search history Find loads and truck freight to haul that fits your trucking business needs for any type of trailer, including: Dry Van, Reefer, Flatbed, LTL loads / Partials, Expedited freight, Power only, Stepdeck, and many more. View average industry rates to help you calculate revenues and negotiate a better offer. Rate check is updated daily with thousands of load providers and offers timely rate information. You can also use Doft load board to search for freight on the web! The Doft load board app is free to use and download. --------------------------- Want to make the most of Doft? Upgrade to a Premium subscription for exclusive tools to: • Show rates for eligible loads • Instantly book loads with Book Now button • Find backhauls • Filter loads by price • Filter loads by rate per mile Billing Cycle: • Monthly: Individual $19.99/mo, Business $39.99/mo • Annual: Individual $199.99/y, Business $399.99/y (Save 16% on annual subscription. 12 months at $16.67/mo for individuals or $33.33/mo for businesses) Subscriptions will automatically renew each month and be charged to your iTunes account within 24-hours of the end of the current period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Privacy Policy: https://doft.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://loadboard.doft.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Doft Load Board, Truck Loads at 86% against Smartload's 25%. Doft Load Board, Truck Loads also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 3). Smartload's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Doft Load Board, Truck Loads sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Smartload asks for nothing beyond the download.
Doft Load Board, Truck Loads holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doft Load Board, Truck Loads has 1.3K 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 86% of Doft Load Board, Truck Loads's.
Smartload ships an update every 3 months, Doft Load Board, Truck Loads every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartload | Doft Load Board, Truck Loads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smart Phone (Pty) Ltd | PLACE STARS, Inc. |
Customer experience
Smartload
Doft Load Board, Truck Loads
Bugs and requests
Smartload
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Doft Load Board, Truck Loads
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues (password resets, connection problems)
- Loads not available after booking
- Incorrect mileage calculations
Requested features
4 requests- More load details (pickup/dropoff times, reference numbers)
- Dedicated section for same-day deliveries
- Online payment option
- Better contract management with brokers
In-app purchases
Smartload
No in-app purchases
Doft Load Board, Truck Loads
- Premium Individual (Monthly)7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Month
- Premium Individual (Monthly)3 Months trial2 variants$19.991 Month
- Premium Business (Monthly)7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Month
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- Premium Business (Monthly)3 Months trial2 variants$39.991 Month
- Premium Individual (Annual)7 Days trial2 variants$199.991 Year
- Premium Business (Annual)7 Days trial2 variants$399.991 Year
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