If you thought DoorDash was crap, Spark is absolute garbage.” According to Walmart’s website, “On the Spark Driver app, you can shop or deliver for customers of Walmart and other businesses.

The Spark Driver platform has grown to operate in all 50 U.S. states across more than 17,000 pickup points, with the ability to reach 84% of U.S. households.

Walmart started verifying Spark drivers' identities using a facial recognition feature in the app in late 2023. The tool asked users to take a series of selfies with their smartphones, which ...

He declined to provide details. U.S.-based Walmart relies on a loosely organized network of thousands of freelance drivers who download a Walmart-designed app, Spark Driver, to their cellphones.

Nancy Marcos, another Spark driver, said she used to make between $100 and $150 or so a day driving on the app, but now usually nets between $50 and $80 a day.

The Spark Driver platform, a network of crowd-sourced, independent drivers, now operates in 50 states, across more than 17,000 pickup points, with the ability to reach 84% of U.S. households, the ...