Curb Driver vs Pick N Drop Drive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Curb Driver
Earn money by driving with flexible hours and keep 100% of your tips. Get paid daily, weekly, or monthly. Access 24/7 live support and even drive without owning a car in select markets.
- Flexible driving hours
- Keep 100% of tips
- Daily, weekly, or monthly pay options
- 24/7 live support
- No car required (select markets)
- Health and safety guidelines
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Download Curb Driver, the app dedicated to a driver first experience. WHY CURB DRIVER? FLEXIBLE HOURS Driving with Curb Driver is an easy way to earn money whenever you want. Unlike other rideshare apps, we never deprioritize you when you’re driving with us. Take trips when and where you want them. HIGHER TIPS THAN OTHER APPS Passengers have a default setting in the app for tips — and you keep the whole amount. GET PAID DAILY We give you the flexibility to choose how often you want to be paid. Daily, weekly, or monthly. It’s up to your preferences. 24/7 LIVE SUPPORT We’re here to help if you need us — via chat in the app, phone, email, and in-person at our Driver Success buildings. HEALTH CONSCIOUS We abide by all local and federal laws regarding mask and sanitary guidelines. NO CAR NEEDED With Curb Driver, you don't need your own car to earn (available in select markets). We can help get you a car to drive. If you have any questions, please feel free to email driver_support@gocurb.com Curb Driver Driving forward, together. ___ For drivers, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. By downloading the app, you agree to receive communications from Curb, including push notifications; and (ii) to allow Curb to collect your device's language settings. You can opt out of receiving push notifications through your device settings.
Pick N Drop Drive
This platform connects passengers with drivers for convenient travel. Request a ride, get matched with a nearby driver, and track your journey in real-time. Fare estimates and automatic payments are included, with a rating system for both users.
- Ride requests with destination input
- Nearby driver matching
- Real-time trip tracking
- Driver information display
- Fare estimates
- Automatic payment processing
- User and driver ratings
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Tech platform connecting riders and drivers: a rider requests a ride by entering a destination, the app finds nearby drivers, matches them, and shows real-time tracking, driver info (name, car, plate), fare estimates, and handles payment automatically after the trip, with ratings for both parties afterward, all based on location services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pick N Drop Drive at none against Curb Driver's shown. Pick N Drop Drive also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Curb Driver's advantage is ratings volume (289 vs 3) and review sentiment (15% vs 0%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pick N Drop Drive holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Curb Driver has 289 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Curb Driver's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pick N Drop Drive's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Curb Driver ships an update every 3 months, Pick N Drop Drive every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curb Driver | Pick N Drop Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (289 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 289 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.7 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Curb Mobility, LLC | Pick N Drop LLC |
Customer experience
Curb Driver
Pick N Drop Drive
Bugs and requests
Curb Driver
Reported bugs
9 issues- App cannot be opened
- App doesn't work, no rides appear
- System won't take pictures to become a driver
- Cannot upload driver's license
- Errors in update: buzzing when offline, continuous ringing, partial addresses, background location tracking issues
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- Cannot press on location, says too far
- App lags, doesn't show trips
- Missing payments
- Dispatch fee deduction confusion
Requested features
2 requests- Add landscape mode and multi-window support
- Waiting time countdown timer for cancellations reimbursement
Pick N Drop Drive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Curb Driver
No in-app purchases
Pick N Drop Drive
No in-app purchases
Questions
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