Need vs ThaRide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Need
Easily book and track taxis with this updated passenger app. Features include real-time vehicle tracking, status notifications, and flexible payment options. Schedule rides for specific times and save favorite locations for quick bookings.
- Order a taxi
- Cancel a booking
- Track vehicle location
- Real-time status notifications
- Pay by cash or card
- Schedule future pick-ups
- Save favorite locations
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Presenting the brand new version of the Need-A-Cab Plymouth passenger app. Besides the new design and powerful capabilities, the new passenger app allows for much better location tracking with minimal battery usage. Through this app you can: • Order a taxi • Cancel a booking • Track the vehicle on the map as it makes its way towards you! • Receive real-time notifications of the status of your taxi • Pay by cash or with card • Order a taxi for an exact pick-up time • Store your favourite pick up points for easy booking
ThaRide
This app offers a dependable ride service with a focus on excellent customer service. It aims to provide a reliable transportation experience for users.
- Dependable ride service
- Focus on customer service
- Reliable transportation
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We're dedicated to providing you the best Ride, with a focus on dependability. customer service.
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Verdict
Need and ThaRide both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ThaRide's written reviews are positive against 52% of Need's. Need's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 46 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Need against 5.0 for ThaRide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Need has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Need's written reviews are positive against 100% of ThaRide's.
Need ships an update every 2 months, ThaRide every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Need | ThaRide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 46 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TAXI SERVICES (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED | RJ Willis |
Customer experience
Need
ThaRide
In-app purchases
Need
No in-app purchases
ThaRide
No in-app purchases
