Comparison

TAB vs Pick up & Ride

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TAB

Features
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Acompanha a tua conta do TAB no teu telemóvel ou tablet. Vê o teu saldo e verifica os teus movimentos. Aqui poderás: - consultar os teus dados - consultar o teu saldo - consultar as tuas compras Regista-te no quiosque da aplicação TAB na tua escola.

About

Pick up & Ride

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Traffic congestion at the end of a school day is a reality in many schools. It is caused by the large influx of cars at the same time and by the time spent in the school vicinity. When parents need to wait for their children, they tend to occupy available public space in a disorderly and abusive manner, thus conditioning traffic circulation and the safety of all. The Pick up & Ride app was developed to make “meeting up” between parents and children quicker and more organized. The app allows to schedule meetings, defining time and place, and informs the persons involved as to the location, estimated time of trip and any possible delay or readjustment of the scheduled meeting. The app has two functionalities: Pick up & Ride Guardian – School: For Guardians fetching small children or that do not have a mobile phone, from school. Communication takes place between the Guardian and the school employee at the school gate. In this case, the employee receives information on the Guardian’s arrival and gets the child ready to be sent safely and quickly to the car. Pick up & Ride Guardian – Student: For Guardians fetching older and more autonomous children from school. Communication takes place directly between the Guardian and the Child, and the app serves to streamline the meeting according to the indications of the scheduled occurrence. Guardian is the name given to the person that fetches the Child (young or older) from school. In the case of the Pick up & Ride Guardian – School functionality, the Guardian is the person to whom the school is authorized to hand over the child: may be a parent, grandparent, or other authorized person. The Pick up & Ride app was developed under the Civitas DESTINATIONS project, financed by the Horizon 2020 European Programme.

Screenshots

TAB1 screens
Pick up & Ride4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pick up & Ride at none against TAB's shown. Pick up & Ride also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TAB ships an update every 5 weeks, Pick up & Ride every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TAB versus Pick up & Ride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTABPick up & Ride
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilverspheres LdaDobsware, LDA

In-app purchases

None

TAB

No in-app purchases

None

Pick up & Ride

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TAB free?
TAB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pick up & Ride free?
Pick up & Ride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TAB or Pick up & Ride have ads?
TAB shows ads; Pick up & Ride does not.
Which is updated more often, TAB or Pick up & Ride?
TAB ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pick up & Ride every 2 months. Most recently, TAB was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pick up & Ride on October 3, 2026.

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