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Watch Out for the Best Ridesharing Apps of 2019

Best Ridesharing Apps of 2019

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Traveling is the most human thing that people do. Whether it be traveling thousands of miles across the world to find yourself or just going a couple of blocks down to get the groceries. Instead of going into the spiritual journey, let’s focus today on the daily travels we make to office, clubs, restaurants, or home.

The most popular transport in the world is a taxi cab, but who has time to stand on the street corner and wait for a vacant cab? This is why on-demand ride sharing apps were developed. It is one of the best business models which anyone can go for, even with a minimal budget to spare on a business.

Trust me; you don’t even need a car to run an online cab service. No ridesharing app is created equal; some have the advantage of volume, while others offer better prices and superior technology. Here are the best ridesharing apps that are making huge revenue across the world.

Top On-Demand Ride Sharing Apps of 2019
 
Uber

Uber (San Francisco-based Taxi Startup) is the most popular ridesharing service in the world. As of May 2019, Uber 75 million Uber passengers, who are served by a total of 3.9 million drivers. Uber works worldwide so you can get to your hotel even if you’re in a foreign country.

Uber offers a large number of ridesharing services with different categories of cars, services like UberPOOL, UberX, UberSELECT, UberXL, UberBLACK, UberSUV, and UberLUX. In selected cities, Uber provides services for people who need assistance with a wheelchair; they offer a trained driver with a vehicle large.

Lyft

Lyft is the second-largest ridesharing app by volume after Uber that offers transport in over 300 U.S. cities. As of May 2019, Lyft has 20.5 million active riders, which contributed an annual revenue of $2.16 billion last year. Lyft follows demand-based pricing during the busiest hours.

Lyft has introduced a Lyft direct debit card which offers many additional features besides paying for the rides, like discounts on selected restaurants and general stores. For drivers, Lyft offers special services like a 50% discount on car maintenance, half the time in repairing in Lyft shops, etc.

Gett

Gett is an Israel-based ridesharing app previously called GetTaxi. Gett is active in more than 120 cities globally, including New York City by partnering with Juno (another ride-sharing app company). Gett is quite more reasonable than Uber and Gett when it comes to ride prices, and they don’t even charge extra rates during busy hours.

Gett pays drivers hourly wage rather than charging a percentage of every fare, like Uber and Lyft. Gett has, on several occasions, boasted that they can reach 3 minutes faster than any Uber.

Honourable Mentions
These were the top 3 on-demand ride-sharing apps in the world. But there are a lot more startups that have carved out a niche for themselves and are thriving in their specific regions and audience base. Here are a few such best ridesharing apps:
  • Juno
  • Curb
  • Wingz
  • Careem
  • Flywheel
  • Arro
  • Bridj
  • Via
Conclusion

Do you know what these best ridesharing apps have in common? Besides having a unique business model, they also had the best and most user-friendly mobile app. Your startup idea could be the most awesome and lucrative in the world, but if you don’t have an app that your users will love to access, then your idea would go down the drain.

So to create the best on-demand ride sharing app, you need the most skillful ride-sharing app development company by your side. Find such an app development firm, and you will be a step closer to a successful business.