Onward Rides vs SilverRide Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Onward Rides
This app offers transportation and delivery services with a focus on compassionate assistance. Drivers are thoroughly vetted and trained to provide extra support, including help at each stop and assistance with getting home. Users can book services through the app, phone, or web, with transparent pricing provided upfront.
- Vetted and trained drivers
- Concierge service for specific requests
- Multiple booking options (app, phone, web)
- Assistance at every stop
- Transparent pricing with estimates
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Onward provides compassionate assistance to those who need it via transportation and grocery and prescription delivery. - Our drivers are highly vetted and trained and love going the extra mile. - Our concierge service allows for the flexibility of requesting multiple stops or specific drivers - Book via app, phone or web - Drivers will happily assist at every stop and for transportation bring you home at the end of your trip - Transparent time and distance based pricing, with estimates made available before booking.
SilverRide Driver
This app assists Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) and Paratransit drivers by managing trip assignments and enabling bidding on new trips. It integrates with a back-office system and includes features for credit card processing and navigation.
- Manage NEMT and Paratransit trips
- Bid on upcoming trips
- Integrated back-office functionality
- Google-based navigation
- Credit card verification and processing
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Great App for NEMT and Paratransit Drivers. Works with Back Office application. Shows list of Trips to be performed. Bid for upcoming Trips. Google based navigation facility. Credit Card Verification and processing. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SilverRide Driver at 5.0 against Onward Rides's 4.1. SilverRide Driver also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Onward Rides's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2). 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.
SilverRide Driver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Onward Rides has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Onward Rides ships an update every 5 months, SilverRide Driver weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Onward Rides | SilverRide Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Onward Care, Inc | Silverride, LLC |
Customer experience
Onward Rides
SilverRide Driver
In-app purchases
Onward Rides
No in-app purchases
SilverRide Driver
No in-app purchases
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