Empower Driver

Review by eFreeware

Empower Driver is a free app from Yazam Inc, listed under Travel & Local, and it is the driver-side half of a rideshare service built on a direct connection between driver and passenger. The premise is simple: passengers book with drivers, and no large company stands between the two. If you drive for a living and the current platform model leaves you stretched, this is the app the developer built to offer a way out.

A 4.8 average from more than 3,700 ratings and over 100,000 installs suggests a settled user base rather than a new experiment. It has been on Google Play since January 2020, and the developer has kept it updated, with the most recent release in October 2026. The app is free, carries no ads and offers no in-app purchases.

Direct bookings, no middleman

Riders get their trips straight from the people driving. The developer's stated reason for building Empower is that driving for the big platforms no longer pays enough to live on, so the app takes out the corporate layer that normally sits between the person driving and the person riding. What that means in practice is that the relationship is between you and your passenger.

The developer also pitches the passenger side of the arrangement, and that framing matters for drivers because it is the argument you would be making when you talk about the service.

I would expect the appeal to be strongest for drivers who already have some connection to their market, because a direct model depends on riders knowing the service exists and choosing it. The developer's positioning is as much about that choice as it is about the app itself.

What comes with the driver app

Beyond the core booking model, the feature set described is limited. Drivers are the customers, which is a statement about priorities as much as about features.

Yazam Inc says it updates the app often to improve quality, speed and usability, and recommends that drivers always run the latest version for the best results.

The app is free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. For a driver watching costs, that removes one line of overhead from the decision.

What the app asks of you

The requirements here are mostly about the model rather than the software. To get anything out of Empower Driver, you need passengers who are willing to book directly with you, and the developer's whole argument rests on riders preferring that arrangement.

The app itself cannot change what it costs you to put a car on the road.

On cost, the picture is clean. The app is free to install, there are no ads, and there are no in-app purchases to work around. Nothing suggests a subscription or a paid tier.

Getting the most from a direct model

If you decide to drive with Empower, the practical advice that follows is to treat it as a relationship business rather than a dispatch queue. The service is built on passengers choosing to support drivers, so the drivers who benefit most are likely the ones who give riders a reason to come back.

The other piece of practical advice is to stay current with the app. The developer explicitly recommends using the latest version, and for a tool that handles bookings and fares, running an outdated build is a needless risk.

I would also suggest thinking about how you would explain the model to a passenger. The developer's pitch about cutting out the middleman and offering less expensive, more customized rides is the same pitch a driver can use when a rider asks why they should book this way.

A reasonable bet for independent drivers

Empower Driver is a free, ad-free app from Yazam Inc that connects drivers directly with passengers and removes the corporate middleman from the transaction.

The app suits drivers who want to work outside the standard rideshare platform structure and who are willing to build their own passenger base. If you want a dispatch system that hands you rides with no effort on your side, this direct model is a different proposition.

I would install it if the economics of the current rideshare model are the thing pushing you to look for alternatives. The app itself is free, the developer keeps it updated, and the model it supports is the one it was built for.

What's new in version 2.19.7

We frequently update the Empower Driver app to increase quality, speed and usability. We recommend that you always use the latest version to get best results as a driver.