Comparison

Smartload vs TruckSmarter Load Board

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

TruckSmarter Load Board

This app consolidates trucking business operations, offering a free load board with extensive search filters, AI-powered dispatch assistance, significant diesel discounts, and fast freight factoring services. It aims to help drivers and carriers save time and increase earnings.

Highlights
  • Free load board with over 100K daily loads
  • AI-powered dispatch assistant
  • Up to $1.50/gallon diesel discounts
  • Instant freight factoring
  • Consolidated load board access
  • Load alerts and custom filters
  • TruckSmarter Checking Account
Features
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TruckSmarter is the #1 free load board for truck drivers, with AI dispatching that finds loads, checks rates, gets market insights, and takes action. Truck drivers use load boards to search freight, compare rates by lane, and connect with brokers to bid on and book loads. TruckSmarter unifies your load boards in one app and gives you Dispatch, an AI assistant, to search, call, and place bids on freight for you. TruckSmarter Load Board: Always Free • 100% free, always • See all your load boards in one place. No more app switching. • Search 100K+ daily loads: find, bid on, and book new loads every day • Filter by RPM, trailer type, location, broker, and more • Supports dry van, reefer, flatbed, and hotshot loads • Book loads instantly with Book Now • Get custom load alerts and minimize deadhead • Every broker is vetted before they can post on TruckSmarter • Already using DAT or 123LoadBoard? TruckSmarter gives you the same load access at zero cost Dispatch AI: Free Limited Access, $49/month for Unlimited • Ask anything: find loads, check rates, get insights, and take action, all in one chat • Dispatch calls brokers and verifies load details, so you're ready to book • See today's live market rate, so you know if a broker's offer is fair • See estimated take-home pay per load, after fuel and deadhead • Get help positioning your ask when a broker's rate comes in low • Ask Dispatch to find backhaul options, so you're not driving home empty • Dispatch monitors your lanes around the clock and alerts you when something fits • You always stay in control: Dispatch works the phones, you work the wheel • Free for limited weekly requests, then $49/month for unlimited. No hidden fees, no percentage take. Why TruckSmarter? • We help truck drivers, owner operators, carriers, and dispatchers save time and earn more with every load, their way. Built for new authority carriers and experienced owner operators alike. • The Load Board is 100% free, always (DAT One, Truckstop, and 123Loadboard charge subscriptions) • Dispatch is a real AI assistant, not just a search tool. It works around the clock so you don't have to. Need assistance? Reach out to support@trucksmarter.com. Soporte en español disponible.

Screenshots

Smartload4 screens
TruckSmarter Load Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TruckSmarter Load Board at 4.9 against Smartload's 3.0. TruckSmarter Load Board also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 25%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Smartload's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, 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

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

TruckSmarter Load Board holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TruckSmarter Load Board has 10K 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 67% of TruckSmarter Load Board's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartload ships an update every 3 months, TruckSmarter Load Board every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Smartload versus TruckSmarter Load Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartloadTruckSmarter Load Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.9 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews67.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings310K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart Phone (Pty) LtdTruckSmarter Inc.

Customer experience

Smartload

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

TruckSmarter Load Board

All ratings10,389 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative31.9%

Bugs and requests

Smartload

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TruckSmarter Load Board

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Delays in account activation
  • Inability to change password or reset account

Requested features

4 requests
  • Tablet-optimized version
  • Notification for new matching loads
  • Multiple saved searches
  • Landscape mode for tablets

In-app purchases

None

Smartload

No in-app purchases

None

TruckSmarter Load Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartload free?
Smartload is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TruckSmarter Load Board free?
TruckSmarter Load Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smartload or TruckSmarter Load Board?
TruckSmarter Load Board is rated higher. Smartload averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while TruckSmarter Load Board averages 4.9 from 10K ratings.
Do Smartload or TruckSmarter Load Board have ads?
Neither Smartload nor TruckSmarter Load Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartload or TruckSmarter Load Board?
Smartload ships an update every 3 months, and TruckSmarter Load Board every 2 weeks. Most recently, Smartload was updated on October 10, 2026 and TruckSmarter Load Board on October 20, 2026.

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