Cab2ride Driver vs Empower Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cab2ride Driver
Book a taxi quickly and easily with GPS technology connecting you to nearby drivers. Enhance safety by viewing driver and vehicle details before your ride and tracking their approach in real-time. Rate your driver after the trip to improve service.
- One-click taxi booking
- GPS-based driver connection
- Real-time driver tracking
- Driver and vehicle details
- Post-ride driver rating
- Global operation
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“Welcome to cab2ride the easiest way to get around “ With Cab2ride you can book a taxi from your any smartphone in just a one click and in seconds. The app uses GPS technology to directly connect you with a neast driver within a range right when you need it. Cab2ride is designed to improve safety by allowing you to view driver’s name and rating as well as the vehicle information before a ride. You can also see as the driver approaches in real time and rate him or her at the end of the ride. It is a global app that is working on http://cab2ride.com dispatch platform. You can book a taxi in any location where Cab2ride platform is in operation. List of locations is coming soon. In New York City work with Five Star Car Service and more to come.. Enjoy your trip and remember to rate your driver ! *This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life
Empower Driver
This app connects passengers directly with drivers, offering a more sustainable income for drivers and potentially lower costs and customized rides for passengers. It bypasses large corporate platforms to facilitate direct transactions.
- Direct driver-passenger connection
- Sustainable driver income
- Less expensive rides
- Customized transportation options
- Bypass corporate middlemen
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We started Empower to empower drivers who can’t make a sustainable living under the current rideshare model and to provide an alternative for passengers who want the convenience provided by on-demand transportation platforms, but prefer to support drivers, not the companies exploiting them. By removing the giant corporate middleman, Empower is able to do that, while enabling passengers to obtain less expensive and more customized transportation directly from drivers.
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Verdict
Cab2ride Driver and Empower Driver both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cab2ride Driver's written reviews are positive against 61% of Empower Driver's. Cab2ride Driver also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). Empower Driver's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 5) and chart position (#137 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
Empower Driver holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empower Driver has 2.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Cab2ride Driver's written reviews are positive against 61% of Empower Driver's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cab2ride Driver ships an update monthly, Empower Driver fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Cab2ride Driver | Empower Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 61.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #137 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cab2ride Technologies Corporation | Yazam Inc. |
Customer experience
Cab2ride Driver
Empower Driver
Bugs and requests
Cab2ride Driver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Empower Driver
Reported bugs
3 issues- Background check delays
- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to delete account
Requested features
4 requests- Destination mode to pick up riders along the way
- Cancellation fees for riders
- Cleanup fees for driver incidents
- Improved GPS accuracy and navigation
In-app purchases
Cab2ride Driver
No in-app purchases
Empower Driver
No in-app purchases
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