5 Shopify Apps for Routing and Local Delivery, Compared

ScrollEngine is our product; competitor details were checked on their own pages on October 4, 2026.

If you deliver with your own drivers, these five apps cover the main ways Shopify stores plan routes, and they fall into three groups:

• Route planners (EasyRoutes, Routific and Route4Me) turn orders into optimized routes after the order is placed. For delivery slots at checkout, EasyRoutes reads the date and time window that a separate date-picker app saves on each order.
• Scheduling apps (Zapiet) let customers pick a delivery date and time at checkout, and hand routes and drivers to partner apps.
• ScrollEngine, our app, does both. Customers book a slot in the cart, and the routes, the driver app and the tracking page all start from that booked slot.

The difference shows up every morning. With two apps, the slot has to travel from the picker to the router on every order. In ScrollEngine it's already on the route.

At a glance: 5 Shopify routing apps compared

App	Delivery date and slot picker	Route optimization	Driver app and proof of delivery	How it charges (Oct 4, 2026)
ScrollEngine (ours)	Built in: dates and slots in the cart, with a capacity per slot and per day	Built in: several drivers, time windows, shifts, breaks and vehicle capacity	Built in: iOS and Android; photo, signature, notes and cash on delivery	Slots, routes and the driver app in one app; free trial of 7 days
EasyRoutes	A separate date-picker app, such as Roundtrip's Supertime or Zapiet	Built in; planning around time windows on its Premium plan	Built in: iOS and Android; photo and e-signature proof and barcode scans on its Premium plan	Free for one driver and 50 orders a month; paid plans per driver seat, plus a date-picker app
Routific	Takes in orders from your store as they're placed	Built in, in its own web app	Built in: driver apps with proof of delivery	Free up to 100 orders a month, then by monthly order volume
Route4Me	Route planning software: "Industrial Grade Route Planning And Route Optimization Software", in its own words	Built in	Built in: iPhone and Android, with signature and photo capture	Each plan quoted by its sales team
Zapiet	Built in: pickup, local delivery and shipping	Through partner apps	Through the fleet management partner you connect	By locations and monthly orders, plus a routing partner

What to look for in a Shopify routing app

A list of stops in a sensible order is not the same as a plan your drivers can keep. Before you compare apps, check each one against these points:

• Constraints the optimizer respects. Several drivers, delivery time windows, shifts, breaks and vehicle capacity. A route that ignores a 2 to 4 pm window is a late delivery waiting to happen.
• How orders get in. Look for real-time sync from Shopify, including edits and cancellations, plus a way to add phone or marketplace orders.
• Delivery windows from checkout. If customers book a slot, the router has to read it from the order. Otherwise someone re-keys it every morning.
• Driver app and proof of delivery. Stops in order, status updates, and a photo or signature at the door.
• Customer updates. A tracking link, live ETAs, and SMS, WhatsApp or email at each step cut "where is my order?" messages.
• Pricing model. Apps charge per driver seat, per order volume or per plan, and a route planner may need a date-picker app on top. Price your next 12 months, not this month.
• Where the work happens. Inside Shopify admin, or in a separate web app your dispatcher keeps open all day.

1. ScrollEngine (our app): checkout slots, routes and drivers in one app

ScrollEngine is a delivery and pickup app for Shopify and Shopify Plus, listed on the Shopify App Store as Local Delivery + Pickup Date:S. It starts before the order: customers check their address by ZIP, full address or map pin, then book a date and time slot from the serving location's calendar, where you set a capacity for each slot and day. Those orders become optimized routes, drivers run them in the ScrollEngine driver app, and customers follow along on a tracking page.

What you get

• Routes that start from booked slots. Orders sync from Shopify in real time, go to the right store or warehouse through location rules, and carry the date and slot the customer chose.
• Route optimization with real constraints. Plan several drivers at once around time windows, shifts, breaks, maximum route duration and vehicle capacity by weight, items or stops (route constraints depend on your plan). See the route planner.
• Routes you can change. Edit a route after it starts, and ETAs are recalculated.
• Three ways to dispatch. Assign drivers yourself, let drivers claim open routes from the job board, or use automated dispatch ◐ Early access, which offers routes to nearby on-duty drivers on your rules.
• A driver app built in. iOS and Android, with stops in order, status updates, proof of delivery (photo, signature, notes), cash-on-delivery records, and a call or WhatsApp to the customer from the stop. See the driver app.
• Customers stay informed. A branded tracking page with live ETAs, plus email, SMS and WhatsApp updates.
• A live view for managers. The ScrollEngine web dashboard shows every driver on a live map, flags deliveries at risk of running late, and keeps a scorecard for each driver.
• Store pickup in the same app, with pickup slots, their own capacity and ready-for-pickup messages.
• Beyond Shopify too. ScrollEngine integrates with Shopify, Adobe Commerce, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and other platforms, so orders from every store run on the same routes and drivers.

Track record: 2,000+ merchants trust us (as of Oct 2026), and 100+ merchants rate us 5.0 stars on the Shopify App Store (as of Oct 2026). Serving merchants since 2021.

A good fit for: stores that sell delivery slots at checkout and run their own drivers, especially from more than one location.

2. EasyRoutes: a Shopify route planner, with slots in a second app

EasyRoutes, by Roundtrip, describes itself on its App Store listing as "a local delivery app for planning & managing optimized delivery routes, dispatching drivers, and keeping customers informed."

Where it's strong

• Route planning is its core product, and its Premium plan can create routes automatically on a custom schedule.
• A free plan for one driver, up to 50 orders a month and 10 stops per route.

Where ScrollEngine does more

• Delivery and pickup slots at checkout. EasyRoutes takes them from a separate date-picker app. Its FAQ says it "reads the delivery date and time window from your Shopify orders", as your date picker saved them (checked Oct 4, 2026). Roundtrip's own Supertime and Zapiet both work with it. In ScrollEngine the slot picker is built in, with a capacity per slot and per day, and the routes read the slot directly.
• One app instead of two. With EasyRoutes, the date picker is a second app with its own plan and setup, next to the routing plan. ScrollEngine covers slots, routes and the driver app in one app.
• WhatsApp updates. EasyRoutes' help center says it "does not natively support sending order updates and notifications directly via WhatsApp" (checked Oct 4, 2026). ScrollEngine sends WhatsApp updates next to email and SMS.

We compare the two in detail in EasyRoutes vs ScrollEngine.

3. Routific: route optimization in a separate web app

Routific calls itself "delivery management for growing businesses". You plan routes in Routific's web app, and drivers run them in its driver apps.

Where it's strong

• Every plan includes unlimited drivers and dispatchers, plus its driver apps.
• Pricing by monthly order volume, free up to 100 orders a month (as of Oct 4, 2026).

Where ScrollEngine does more

• Slots at checkout. Routific's integrations page says "New orders can flow to Routific in real time" from your store, so its routes start after checkout (checked Oct 4, 2026). ScrollEngine books the slot in the cart and plans the route around it.
• Inside Shopify admin. Routific's integrations page describes its Shopify app as a "one-click export" of your orders to Routific, where the routes are planned (checked Oct 4, 2026). ScrollEngine runs inside Shopify admin, and also as a standalone web dashboard for dispatchers.
• More ways to reach customers. Routific sends a tracker link with ETAs and email notifications, and its pricing page quotes SMS separately (checked Oct 4, 2026). ScrollEngine adds WhatsApp next to email and SMS, with a branded tracking page.

4. Route4Me: general-purpose route planning for larger fleets

Route4Me describes itself as "Industrial Grade Route Planning And Route Optimization Software" built to "Simplify Last Mile Transportation".

Where it's strong

• Built for mixed fleets, and for service routes as well as deliveries.
• iPhone and Android apps for drivers, with voice-guided navigation and proof of delivery.

Where ScrollEngine does more

• Made around the Shopify checkout. Route4Me's site lists the industries it plans routes for, from parcel and courier to utilities and waste management (checked Oct 4, 2026). ScrollEngine starts at the cart, with an address check and bookable delivery and pickup slots, and carries the slot through to the driver's route.

Pricing: each Route4Me plan is quoted by its sales team, per its pricing page (checked Oct 4, 2026).

5. Zapiet: checkout scheduling, with routing through partners

Zapiet - Pickup + Delivery is a long-standing Shopify scheduling app. Its listing says it can "add a date and time picker for in-store pickup, local delivery and shipping".

Where it's strong

• One picker for pickup, local delivery and shipping, with product preparation times from its Advanced plan.
• A long track record: it has been on the Shopify App Store since February 2015.

Where ScrollEngine does more

• Routes and drivers built in. For routes and drivers, Zapiet's route optimization page says to "integrate instantly with one of our route optimization partners" and lists Onfleet, Shipday, EasyRoutes, Onro, Zippykind and AntsRoute (checked Oct 4, 2026), each a second app with its own account and setup. In ScrollEngine, routes, the driver app, proof of delivery and live tracking sit in the same app as the slots.
• Beyond Shopify. Zapiet's own site says "Zapiet is Shopify-only" (zapiet.com, checked Oct 4, 2026). ScrollEngine integrates with Shopify, Adobe Commerce, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and other platforms.

See Zapiet vs ScrollEngine.

When Shopify's built-in local delivery stops being enough

Shopify's built-in local delivery lets you set delivery zones by postal code or distance (up to 10 zones per location), with a delivery price and an optional minimum order. Shopify's free Local Delivery app for iOS and Android lets your team create and share optimized delivery routes, send notifications and update delivery statuses. That works well for one driver and a short list of stops.

You've outgrown it when:

1. You run more than one driver and need to split stops between them.
2. Customers choose a delivery window and you have to plan around it.
3. You deliver from more than one store or warehouse.
4. You need proof of delivery for disputes, or cash-on-delivery records.
5. Your team spends the morning answering "when will it arrive?"

ScrollEngine handles each of these in one app: routes for several drivers, booked slots as time windows, location rules for every store, photo and signature proof with cash-on-delivery records, and a tracking page with live ETAs.

Our verdict

For a Shopify store that delivers locally with its own drivers, ScrollEngine is the stronger choice. Pick it for:

• Delivery slots at checkout and your own drivers: the slot a customer books becomes the window the route respects, with nothing re-keyed.
• More than one store or warehouse: location rules send each order to the right store, and each location keeps its own zones, hours and slot limits.
• Delivery and store pickup together: one set of locations, hours and capacity for both.
• Replacing a date picker plus a router: one app, one setup and one place to change a store's hours.

Route planners plan the route after the order, and schedulers sell the slot. ScrollEngine does both jobs on the same order, in one app.

Weighing ScrollEngine against a specific app? See Zapiet vs ScrollEngine, EasyRoutes vs ScrollEngine and Pickeasy vs ScrollEngine, each sourced and dated.

If store pickup matters as much as delivery, read our comparison of Shopify local delivery and pickup apps, which looks at scheduling and pickup side by side. For the full list of tools a delivery operation needs, from zones to proof of delivery, see the Shopify local delivery tools you actually need.

Try routing on your own orders

The fastest way to judge a route planner is to load one real day of orders and plan it. ScrollEngine's paid plans start with a free trial of 7 days, so you can set up a location, book a few test slots and optimize a route before you pay.

👉 Try ScrollEngine's Local Delivery + Pickup Date:S on the Shopify App Store