Freenow by Lyft User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience34.5% of reviews
Neutral3.6% of reviews
Negative experience61.9% of reviews

~ Based on 1,426 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Freenow by Lyft Safe?

Freenow by Lyft - taxi & more appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Freenow by Lyft is 96/100.

This assessment is based on 51,940 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

95.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
2.9% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 51,940 App Store ratings for Freenow by Lyft.

Is Freenow by Lyft Legit?

Freenow by Lyft - taxi & more appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Freenow by Lyft is 93/100.

Based on 93 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Almost the Best

I have been using this service monthly for a decade through all iterations of the company and now we have FreeNow/Lyft. I have never once been recognized as a good client.

Great

A breath of fresh air, now able
To book taxis with ease. Thank you

Gorjeta padrao - Default tip

What a stupid idea. I didn’t mean to select it and then it was impossible to unselect, before even the driver had accepted the ride . Give me back my money

Ohhh lala

Top driver !! Promised to take me to other villages tomorrow!! Gave the wife his card and rightly so!! Pointed out I was too drunk to give 5* review !!

But I’m not !Top man FIVE STARS

Ужасное такси! Поддержка не работает!

Заказывала такси в Риме и таксист написал, что не сможет приехать
Мы долгое его ждали и в итоге пришлось сделать отмену
За это приложение повесило на меня 5 евро в пользу таксиста! Поддержка не отвечает!

Response from developer

Przykro nam, że Twoje doświadczenia z naszą usługą nie były satysfakcjonujące. Skontaktuj się z naszym Zespołem Wsparcia w tej sprawie. Możesz to zrobić w swojej aplikacji, wybierając Konto - Pomoc - Czaty - Nowa rozmowa - Problemy z jakością usług.

Not worth it

I am a US tourist visiting UK. It was my first experience using this app and just like the American version of the Lyft app, it was very disappointing. Driver tried to call me first then kept driving in the opposite direction. I canceled the ride, but got charged a cancelation fee. Now I am trying to contact the customer support to get a refund and there is no live support available. I am never using this app again. Such a waste of my time and unnecessary stress on my vacation!
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Beware of where you use this app!

Beware of where you use this app. In certain cities, say Rome for example, the app works flawlessly and connects you to amazing safe and friendly drivers. Use the app in Napoli, the driver will never arrive, and Freenow will charge you the full amount for a ride you never received.

Thank you

Freenow has been a godsend on my vacation in Greece. Fast and affordable rides to all the different places I wanted to go to and all my drivers have been very friendly !

Not sufficiently protecting users against scams

Drivers are able to somehow charge you for a different route than the one you took if you are not careful. This shouldn’t be possible technically.

Great person

Very helpful and gave us ideas of things to do and restaurants to go to. Highly recommend

Watch out for their marketing

I consider myself scammed by this company and a marketing offer seemingly for 60% off a journey on which they refused to pay out.
Their fees are high, their customer service stinks.

International Travel

Great for traveling outside of US to various locations. Definitely recommend 10/10

Sarah’s

One of the best cab drivers in a very long time he was very polite and very helpful 10 out of 10

Don’t trust them

I wanted to use this app. I selected a taxi with a price of “€15 - 22” and of course as soon as I chose it I was charged €22. The trip went well and the driver was very good and at the end I wanted to leave a €2 tip. But as soon as I got to my destination, I got a message saying I owed €7! €2 for the tip and €5 for . . .??? No explanation! They just decided they wanted €5 from me. I tried to use the chat to learn more, but I waited 15 minutes to chat with a person the first time and over 20 minutes the second time. Then I sent an e-mail, but I didn’t get a reply.
DO NOT TRUST THEM. They will try to charge you an extra amount for no reason.
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Used to love

I still use it, but we’ll see for how long. I do not enjoy the new pricing or interface since Lyft took over. FreeNow was a lifesaver my first time in Spain. Now I’m finding fees and price ranges rather than set prices (which in the always end up on the high side). Gratuities for cab drivers are NOT customary here, and I hate to see tip suggestions built passively into the software. Tipping culture is not a practice to promote nor aspire to and those who don’t have it are better off without.
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Good driver

Great and quick ride. Good driver.

Large Trunk

When we traveled to Athens, we were able to obtain a large trunk vehicle (van/station wagon) much quicker than Uber. Twice, I was accepted immediately for large trunk with Freenow when Uber took over 20 minutes for a driver to accept (still didn’t get accepted). We will use Freenow when we’re traveling to the locations that they operate in. Thank you!
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Terrible Experience!

I’ve attempted to call a car three times over the last few days and not once was I actually picked up. I can’t stand Uber, but at least I reliably get picked up. Uninstalled…

Over Charging

Booked a trip from Ostia to Rome airport and was given a total price of €35. At the airport the driver demanded €45, saying that Freenow only gives minimum estimate. I found that to be unpleasant and misleading, if the driver was correct. I’ve informed Freenow and asked for €10 back. Their decision on this matter would influence whether I use them again in the future.
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Great App great service

There’s always a driver with you straight away! We also booked a car with extra luggage space to take us to the port, driver was waiting for us 10 mins early and all baggage fitted nicely in the trunk. The drivers we have had have been really good and friendly, we would fully recommend this app if you are in Greece👍
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