Comparison

Kid Car App vs Hey Robin

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

Head to head
About

Kid Car App

This app offers safe and reliable transportation for children in New York City. It provides specially trained drivers and vehicles equipped with age and weight-appropriate car seats. Parents can easily book rides on-demand or in advance.

Highlights
  • Vetted and trained drivers
  • Age/weight-appropriate car seats
  • On-demand reservations
  • Advance reservations
  • Up to 4 car seats per vehicle
  • DMV inspected vehicles
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Kid Car is the only car service in New York City that provides safe transport for children by providing specially trained and vetted drivers with age and weight-appropriate, properly-installed car seats available in every vehicle. Parents can make on-demand and advance reservations using the Kid Car App. Kid Car drivers are fingerprinted, vetted, and trained in the installation of our car seats as well as many others. Kid Car provides up to 4 car seats in every vehicle. Car seats are designed for children between 5 – 120lbs. Kid Car vehicles undergo DMV inspections every 4 months.

About

Hey Robin

This travel app creates personalized itineraries based on your interests, budget, and pace. It provides on-the-go guidance with expert-curated information and can even suggest activities for a free day.

Highlights
  • Personalized itinerary planning
  • Expert-curated local guides
  • Real-time navigation and information
  • Dynamic day adjustments
  • Budget tracking
  • Pre-trip preparation resources
  • Photo recognition for information
Features
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Hey Robin plans your trip and then comes along. Built together with real local experts, Robin plans around your interests and budget. When you get there, it guides you throughout the day with expert-curated guides. PLANNING Give Robin the basics: where, when, who's coming, what you're into, and roughly what you want to spend. It comes back with a full day-by-day plan. The famous sights are in there, but so are the neighborhood places and the restaurants that fit your budget. Days are timed so you're not crossing the city three times before lunch. Don't like something? Drag a stop to another day, or tell Robin "make Tuesday slower" and it will. Your bookings, reservations and budget all sit in one place, so you can see what's confirmed, what still needs booking, and what the whole thing costs. WHEN YOU'RE THERE On the day, open the map. Your stops are numbered in walking order with the route drawn between them. As you reach each one, Robin tells you what you're looking at and why it matters. Read it, or have it read to you while you walk. Wondering what a dish is, or what that odd building on the corner used to be? Take a photo and ask. Robin tells you what it knows and admits it when it isn't sure. If it's going to pour on the day you planned the gardens, Robin reworks the day. If there's a concert or a street festival near you tonight, it shows up next to your plan. You decide. IT GETS TO KNOW YOU Nothing here is generic. Robin starts from your interests, your pace and your budget, and the more trips you take, the better it gets at guessing what you'll like. NO TRIP? ASK "WHAT SHOULD I DO TODAY?" Robin also plans a day out from wherever you are. A free Saturday, a few hours in a new city, an afternoon in your own town you've never really explored. ALSO IN THE APP • Prepare: visa and health rules, money tips, a few phrases with pronunciation, and books and films to get you in the mood • Budget: what you've booked, plus realistic estimates for the rest • Reservations: which tables, tickets and tours to book before you go • Gifts: ideas for the people back home, and where along your route to find them • Sharing: post your trip as a code so friends and family can follow along, or copy it and make it theirs Organizing your trips with Robin is free. Your first planned trip is free too. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kid Car App4 screens
Hey Robin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hey Robin at 100% against Kid Car App's 16%. Hey Robin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and monetization model (free vs paid). Kid Car App's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hey Robin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kid Car App has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Kid Car App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hey Robin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kid Car App ships an update every 2 months, Hey Robin every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Kid Car App versus Hey Robin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKid Car AppHey Robin
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (53 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKid Car NY, LLCNuthatch LLC

Customer experience

Kid Car App

All ratings53 ratings
Positive22.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative73.6%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive16.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.9%

Hey Robin

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kid Car App

No in-app purchases

None

Hey Robin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kid Car App free?
Kid Car App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hey Robin free?
Hey Robin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kid Car App or Hey Robin?
Hey Robin is rated higher. Kid Car App averages 2.1 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Hey Robin averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Kid Car App or Hey Robin have ads?
Neither Kid Car App nor Hey Robin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kid Car App or Hey Robin?
Kid Car App ships an update every 2 months, and Hey Robin every 5 days. Most recently, Kid Car App was updated on October 20, 2026 and Hey Robin on October 23, 2026.

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