DRIVESHARE Car vs Hyre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DRIVESHARE Car
Connect with car owners to find and rent unique vehicles for your next adventure. Easily list your own car, search for available options, and manage bookings, communication, and payments all within the app.
- List vehicles
- Search for cars
- Book rentals
- In-app messaging
- Secure payment processing
- Check-in/check-out process
- Review posting
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DRIVESHARE. Passion… Shared. DRIVESHARE is a car-sharing community where pre-screened renters connect with car owners to find the coolest vehicles around. The DRIVESHARE app lets you list, search and book cars. Communication between owners and renters is a snap, with in-app messaging, payment processing, a simple check-in and check-out process, review posting and more. Download the DRIVESHARE app and list or book a fun car today. Questions? Contact us at support@driveshare.com.
Hyre
Rent a car conveniently using your smartphone. Unlock, start, and close vehicles directly through the app. Enjoy flexible rental periods and automatic settlement for tolls, fuel, and mileage.
- Mobile car unlocking and starting
- Automatic toll, fuel, and mileage settlement
- Rentals by the hour or day
- Variety of vehicle types
- Flexible and cost-effective
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With Hyre, you can quickly, safely and easily rent a car using only your mobile phone. To make it quick and easy all cars can be opened, closed and started with the app and settlement of tolls, fuel and kilometers is done automatically when you end the booking. Rent a car for a few hours or several days. Small electric car or large van. Hyre gives you the same freedom as owning your own car, but with greater flexibility and lower costs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hyre at 60% against DRIVESHARE Car's 15%. Hyre also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and ads (none vs shown). DRIVESHARE Car's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hyre holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hyre has 223 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of DRIVESHARE Car's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hyre's.
DRIVESHARE Car ships an update every 2 months, Hyre weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | DRIVESHARE Car | Hyre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (30 ratings) | 4.9 (223 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 223 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DRIVESHARE LIMITED | Hyre AS |
Customer experience
DRIVESHARE Car
Hyre
In-app purchases
DRIVESHARE Car
No in-app purchases
Hyre
No in-app purchases
