Newspaper delivery

Every Route.
Every Driver.
Every Morning.

Route planning and dispatch for newspaper delivery. Start free on your own route, then add drivers, stores, invoicing and payroll in the same app as you grow.

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One app

Grow without switching apps.

Solo and Dispatch are the same Dropstr. When you take on your first driver, you upgrade in place, and your addresses, routes and history come with you.

  1. Start solo

    Free or Solo Pro

    Free or $5.99/mo

    Plan your route, deliver stop by stop, and hand off to Apple or Google Maps. Pro adds optimisation, voice directions, offline runs and a mileage log for tax time.

  2. Add drivers

    Dispatch or Dispatch Plus

    from $149/mo

    Bring on drivers, assign routes, see everyone live, and manage store quantities and returns. Plus adds invoicing and payroll.

  3. Make it yours

    Custom

    from $499/mo

    Everything in Dispatch Plus under your own name, logo and domain, with your own app listing if you want one.

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The platform

Everything your route needs.

From your first route to a fleet of drivers, Dropstr handles the whole morning.

Address management

  • One address book for store and home deliveries
  • Paper schedule per address, by day of the week
  • Vacation holds skip stops automatically
  • Per-customer notes for special instructions
  • Import and export your whole list
  • Addresses shared across routes

Route planning

  • Build routes from your address book
  • Start and end points per route
  • One-tap route optimisation
  • Drag stops into your own order
  • Hand off to Apple or Google Maps
  • Assign routes to drivers

Driver app

  • Today’s papers loaded for the date automatically
  • Vacations skipped, no list editing
  • Mark stops delivered or skipped on the fly
  • Store stops show papers and quantities due
  • Log store returns from the road
  • Speed-dial contacts for on-road issues

Back officeDispatch plans

  • Roles for owners, admins and drivers
  • Store quantities set ahead of each run
  • Returns searchable by date, route or address
  • Store and home-delivery invoicing
  • Driver payroll
  • Audit log of every change

Showcase

See Dropstr in action.

From the address book to the driver’s phone. Select a screenshot to see it full size.

  • Route planner on a phone: the North route with twelve numbered stops, their paper schedules, store and vacation-hold badges, and Add stops, Optimise and Undo buttons.

    Route planner

    Drag stops into order, optimise in one tap, and see papers per stop.

  • Customers screen on desktop: 35 addresses with their paper schedules, store badges, search, and filters for homes, stores, on hold and not on map.

    Address book

    Paper schedules per customer, store stops, vacation holds and notes.

  • Driver run screen on a phone: a full-screen Apple Maps view with a turn-by-turn banner, and a card for stop 7 of 11 with papers to drop and a large Delivered button.

    Driver delivery view

    Stop-by-stop delivery with a live map, voice directions and one-tap Delivered.

  • Invoices screen on desktop: a list of weekly store invoices with invoice numbers, date ranges, amounts and draft or paid status, and a New invoices button.

    Store invoicing

    Pick a date range and stores, then send every invoice as a PDF.

Custom

Your brand.
Our platform.

Run Dropstr under your own name. From $499/mo plus a one-off setup fee.

  1. Your branding

    Your name, logo and colours throughout the app, the dashboard and the emails.

  2. Your domain

    Drivers sign in on your own web address, so it feels like part of your business.

  3. Your own app

    Optionally, your own listing on the App Store and Google Play, built from the same app.

  4. Always up to date

    Every Dropstr improvement reaches your branded version automatically.

Ready to talk?

Whether you run your own route or a whole delivery operation, we’d love to hear from you.

Get in touch

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