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2026 comparison · Reviewed 29 July 2026

Numeo vs TruckSmarter

Free load-board app for owner-operators, with a paid AI dispatch tier.

Numeo app (Mobile app) compared with TruckSmarter (Mobile app)

TruckSmarter is a mobile app, so this compares apps: the Numeo app against the TruckSmarter app. Both are free to download, both put 100,000+ daily loads in one feed, and both combine several load-board accounts into a single view. Two things separate them. TruckSmarter charges $49/month for the AI dispatch that makes the app worth using, where the Numeo app includes it. And the Numeo app is one surface of a system — the same account runs free inside DAT, searches 15+ boards through Load Hub, and carries the booked load into a TMS — where TruckSmarter stops at the load.

Numeo app

AI dispatch in your pocket, continuous with the desktop stack

Best for
Owner-operators and dispatchers who want to find, rank and bid on loads from a phone, and want the same account to keep working on the desktop board and in a TMS.
Pricing
Free to download, and the AI is included rather than a separate subscription. Paid Numeo tiers are $9.99 and $29.99 per dispatcher per month, billed annually.
Category
Mobile app
Time to value
Minutes. Download, sign in, and the load feed is populated.
About Numeo app

TruckSmarter

Free load-board app for owner-operators, with a paid AI dispatch tier.

Best for
Owner-operators who book their own freight from a phone and want factoring and fuel bundled alongside it.
Pricing
App free to download. AI Dispatch is $49/month after a 30-day trial. Factoring runs through a partner (OTR Solutions) and fuel savings through a TCS fuel card advertised at “an average savings of 51¢ per gallon at in-network locations”; neither rate is published on their own site. Read from trucksmarter.com and the App Store listing on 2026-07-29.
Category
Mobile app
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Feature comparison

Side-by-side on the eight criteria that matter most for dispatch automation.

FeatureNumeo appTruckSmarter
Product typeMobile app — iOS + AndroidMobile app — iOS + Android
App Store rating4.9★ from 354 ratings4.9★ from 10,389 ratings
Cost to downloadFreeFree
AI dispatchIncluded$49/mo after a 30-day trial
Daily loads in one feed100,000+100,000+
Combines several load-board accountsYes — Load HubYes — “combine accounts”
Autonomous biddingYes — dispatcher approves before sendYes — AI Dispatch submits bids
Runs inside DAT / TruckstopYes — Numeo Spot, freeNo browser extension
Continues into a TMSYes — Numeo One, $10–$15/truck/moNo TMS
FactoringNoYes — via OTR Solutions
Fuel discountsNoYes — TCS card, avg 51¢/gal claimed

Where TruckSmarter is strong — and where Numeo fits

TruckSmarter strengths

  • Far larger install base — 4.9★ from 10,389 App Store ratings, against the Numeo app’s 4.9★ from 354
  • Combines multiple load-board accounts into one feed: “combine accounts — no more app switching”
  • Bundles adjacent financial services — factoring via OTR Solutions, and a TCS fuel card
  • Genuinely free to start, and free to keep using without the AI tier
  • Claims visibility into “80% more rates than other load boards”

Where Numeo fills the gap

  • →AI dispatch costs $49/month after the trial. In the Numeo app the AI is included, and $29.99/dispatcher/mo Ultra covers Load Hub, Load Radar and AI Hub together
  • →No browser extension — nothing runs inside DAT or Truckstop, where a desk dispatcher already spends the day
  • →No TMS, so once a load is booked there is nothing carrying it through to invoicing, settlements or compliance
  • →Factoring and fuel rates are not published on their own site, so neither can be compared honestly without a quote
  • →Built around a driver booking for themselves; less suited to one dispatcher covering several trucks

Verdict

TruckSmarter is a good free load feed, and with 10,389 ratings it has been around longer than we have — worth knowing when you are choosing. What it is, though, is one app that stops at the load, and it charges $49 a month for the AI that makes it useful. The Numeo app includes the AI at no extra cost, and it is one part of a system rather than the whole of it: the same account runs Numeo Spot free inside DAT when you are back at a desk, searches 15+ boards and broker portals through Load Hub, and hands the booked load to Numeo One for invoicing, factoring, driver payroll and IFTA from $10 per truck. TruckSmarter bundles factoring and fuel through partners, which is real convenience for an owner-operator driving one truck. But if dispatch is a job rather than a side task, the phone is only one of the places you do it — and Numeo covers all of them for less than TruckSmarter charges for the AI alone.

FAQ

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  • The app and the load board are free, and stay free. AI Dispatch is a paid upgrade at $49/month after a 30-day trial. Revenue also comes from adjacent services — factoring through OTR Solutions and a TCS fuel card. The Numeo app is free to download and does not put its AI behind a separate subscription.

  • Yes — its App Store listing says “See all your load boards in one place: combine accounts — no more app switching.” Numeo Load Hub does the same across 15+ boards and broker portals. The differences are coverage, and where it runs: Load Hub works on the desktop where dispatchers spend the day, alongside the free Numeo Spot extension inside DAT.

  • Both sit at 4.9★ on the App Store, so on satisfaction they are level. TruckSmarter has more ratings — 10,389 against 354 — which reflects a longer time on the store and a driver-only audience. The more useful question is what the rating is measuring: TruckSmarter is rated as a load board, while the Numeo app is rated as one part of a system that also includes a free DAT extension, multi-board search and a TMS.

  • If you drive one truck, book from your phone and want factoring and fuel bundled in, TruckSmarter is a reasonable free choice. If dispatch is a job — several trucks, a desk, a day spent inside DAT, and paperwork after the booking — Numeo is built for that end to end: free inside DAT, AI included rather than $49 extra, 15+ boards in one search, and invoicing, factoring, driver payroll and IFTA from $10 per truck once the load is booked.

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