Panther Cabs vs Cabs Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Panther Cabs
Easily book a taxi with real-time tracking and notifications. Schedule rides for a specific time, store favorite locations, and pay conveniently with cash or card.
- Order a taxi
- Cancel bookings
- Track vehicle on map
- Real-time status notifications
- Pay by cash or card
- Schedule exact pick-up times
- Store favorite pick-up points
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Welcome to the Panther Cabs booking App! 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
Cabs Smart
Book a taxi quickly and easily with priority service. Features include passwordless registration, business account integration for expense automation, price estimation, driver and vehicle tracking, and the ability to schedule future rides.
- Passwordless registration
- Business account integration
- Automate expenses
- Price estimator
- Driver and vehicle tracking
- Schedule future trips
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The official taxi app of Cabs Smart Book a taxi in under 10 seconds and experience exclusive priority service from Cabs Smart - Passwordless registration flow - Login & book with your business account and automate expenses - Know an average of how much your trip will cost with the price estimator - See your driver’s and vehicle details and track their arrival on the map. - Schedule future trips
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cabs Smart at every 2 months against Panther Cabs's every 5 months. Cabs Smart also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 28%). Panther Cabs's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Panther Cabs ships an update every 5 months, Cabs Smart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Panther Cabs | Cabs Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panther Cabs (Colchester) Limited | Cabs Smart |
Customer experience
Panther Cabs
Cabs Smart
In-app purchases
Panther Cabs
No in-app purchases
Cabs Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Panther Cabs free?
Is Cabs Smart free?
Do Panther Cabs or Cabs Smart have ads?
Which is updated more often, Panther Cabs or Cabs Smart?
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