Foolproof Guide to Build A Ride-Sharing App

Ridesharing and carpooling app have become famous these days because of the way they provide quick and convenient rides to anyone on-the-go. This article explains how ride-sharing apps are helping people and also provides a guideline to build one.

The evolution of ride-sharing apps has eased the lives of people by solving their all problems of commuting. From getting a cab at the tap of their fingers to paying the fare online, many facilities are providing absolute convenience to the riders. A comprehensive, feature-rich ride-sharing app development will help passengers go ahead together, saving each of their time and money.

Besides, such apps open up opportunities for businesses in the travel and transportation. With a ride-sharing app, they can provide economical rides to passengers as well as secure a consistent income.

So, developing a ridesharing app is certainly profitable. But before you go ahead to make one, here is the guide to follow.

Overview of the app solution

An all-inclusive ride-sharing app is a customised solution that will help commuters in their daily journeys. So, necessarily, three agents are operating the app namely the passenger, the driver and the admin (or you). Accordingly, you need three individual app solutions but that will work in coordination with each other.

Passenger app

Driver app

Admin app

How does the app work?

You can build a native app for either iOS or Android platform. But, it’s better to make one targeting both the mobile platforms if you want to gain more passengers. With real-time mapping feature, the passenger can find a cab nearby and request a ride. Likewise, other 3-4 passengers seeking a ride in the same location can find the same car and get to their destination together.

The key four aspects that are needed to make to ride-sharing app viable are:

Real-time matching

Verified profiles of drivers and passengers

Real-time updates

Easy payments

Security and ratings

The three app solution must be having a separate set of features. Here, have a look.

Passenger app features

Easy onboarding: Passengers can log in with email, social accounts easily.

Ride Now: Finding and booking a ride must be easy with a few taps.

Ride Later: Option to schedule a ride and book it to make future travelling plans stress-free.

Co-traveller details: One passenger can know with whom they are travelling with so they could get comfortable with each other.

Notifications: Passengers should know the whereabouts of the cab while waiting for it to arrive.

Fare estimates: Passengers can get an estimate of the fare as soon as they enter the destination.

Multiple payment options: Passengers should be allowed to pay for the ride via a lot of options like cash, credit/debit cards, or third-party wallets.

Driver app features

Quick sharing: Drivers must be able to quickly share their route with the passengers booking the ride.

Request for rides: Drivers should be able to receive requests from riders along with all trip details.

Built-in navigation: With the integration of Google Maps, exact navigation routes for pickups and drops should be provided.

Connecting passengers: With quick call button, drivers should be enabled to connect riders.

Dashboard: Every driver can save details of passengers, fares/earnings, upcoming rides, customer ratings, feedback and so on.

Admin app features

Secure login: Admins need to have an authorised log in system.

Admin dashboard: Where you can keep track of each trip, earnings and other business metrics. Driver management: Approve driver’s registration, set commission, payment procedure and ride tracking system etc.

Customer management: Approve customer’s registration, set payment procedures and know other customer details.

Fleet & tariff management: There’s a need for a dashboard to manage everything from fleet details, number of rides, assigned drivers to pricing rates, total earnings, etc.

Trip tracking: With the start of every ride, you should be able to track every detail of the entire fleet from routes, customers to destinations, fares and ratings.

If you have a ride-sharing app in mind, then get working on it by following this guide. But, make sure you have assistance from an experienced app development company to make your app both useful and profitable.

Alex Forsyth is one of the experienced app developers in Sydney who is associated with Envertis, a leading mobile app development company in Australia and is known for its rich expertise in wide-ranging apps including on-demand, retail, enterprise apps and entertainment apps.

Alex Forsyth is one of the expert app developers in Sydney who is working for Envertis, an earmarked Australian company for mobile app development which has been delivering dynamic and revenue-centric apps to businesses.