Smartload vs MySpot Carrier
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.
MySpot Carrier
Find and book freight shipments that match your routes. Access a 24/7 load board, get real-time updates, and submit documents for quick payment. Manage your loads and reference numbers efficiently from a single interface.
- Real-time load updates
- In-transit location tracking
- Reference number management
- Submit PODs and BOLs
- Search loads and book freight
- 24/7 dispatch support
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Spend less time hunting for loads and more time hauling them with Spot’s mobile app, MySpot Carrier. Easily find shipments that match your route and demand, with 24/7 access to our load board. Once the job is done, upload documents right from your phone to get paid quickly and on time. It’s all right here, in a single interface. Features · Real time updates and access to load details · Reduce check calls with in transit location updates (background GPS) · Effectively manage your reference numbers – anytime, anywhere · Easily submit PODs and BOLs · Search for available loads, check rates, make offers, and book freight all in one spot · Contact our 24/7 on-site dispatch team so any issues can be solved by a real person
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MySpot Carrier at 4.7 against Smartload's 3.0. MySpot Carrier also leads on ratings volume (8.9K vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
MySpot Carrier holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MySpot Carrier has 8.9K 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 26% of MySpot Carrier's.
Smartload ships an update every 3 months, MySpot Carrier fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartload | MySpot Carrier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (8.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 26.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smart Phone (Pty) Ltd | Spot Freight |
Customer experience
Smartload
MySpot Carrier
Bugs and requests
Smartload
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MySpot Carrier
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disconnects frequently
- Doesn't stay connected
- Constantly requires refreshing
- Crashes when trying to upload documents
Requested features
3 requests- Allow location services to be optional
- Improve UI/UX design
- Provide better communication and support for drivers
In-app purchases
Smartload
No in-app purchases
MySpot Carrier
No in-app purchases
Questions
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