TreadShare vs COOP Rideshare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TreadShare
This app connects drivers and passengers for carpooling, aiming to reduce traffic, save money, and protect the environment. It facilitates cost-sharing for rides across the Western US, allowing users to find or post available trips.
- Connect drivers and passengers
- Share ride costs
- Reduce traffic and environmental impact
- Find or post available rides
- Western US travel focus
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TreadShare is a carpooling app that links drivers and passengers so they can share rides and the cost of the drive. The goal here is to reduce the number of cars on the road, save money, connect like-minded travelers across the Western US, and help protect the environment. TreadShare is available anywhere and anytime people are on the road; come see what rides are available or post your own! Carpooling with TreadShare is a cost-sharing arrangement organized through the app, and not a commercial activity for drivers.
COOP Rideshare
Experience a new kind of rideshare service where drivers are owners. This platform is currently operating in Colorado, offering a community-focused approach to transportation.
- Driver-owned cooperative model
- Rideshare service
- Colorado-based operations
- Community-focused transportation
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Driver-owned rideshare is live in Colorado!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TreadShare at 4.7 against COOP Rideshare's 4.3. TreadShare also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 65%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). COOP Rideshare's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TreadShare holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of TreadShare's written reviews are positive against 65% of COOP Rideshare's.
TreadShare ships an update every 6 weeks, COOP Rideshare every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TreadShare | COOP Rideshare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (19 ratings) — better | 4.3 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 65.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TreadShare | MVL Foundation |
Customer experience
TreadShare
COOP Rideshare
In-app purchases
TreadShare
No in-app purchases
COOP Rideshare
No in-app purchases
