Comparison

Empower Driver vs RideCLE

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

Head to head
About

Empower Driver

This app connects passengers directly with drivers, offering a more sustainable income for drivers and potentially lower costs and customized rides for passengers. It bypasses large corporate platforms to facilitate direct transactions.

Highlights
  • Direct driver-passenger connection
  • Sustainable driver income
  • Less expensive rides
  • Customized transportation options
  • Bypass corporate middlemen
Features
Currently charting
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We started Empower to empower drivers who can’t make a sustainable living under the current rideshare model and to provide an alternative for passengers who want the convenience provided by on-demand transportation platforms, but prefer to support drivers, not the companies exploiting them. By removing the giant corporate middleman, Empower is able to do that, while enabling passengers to obtain less expensive and more customized transportation directly from drivers.

About

RideCLE

Book a taxi, sedan, or SUV for rides and deliveries in Cleveland quickly and easily. Track your car's arrival on a map, schedule rides in advance, and receive real-time notifications about your vehicle. The app offers a streamlined booking process with saved favorite locations.

Highlights
  • Book taxis, sedans, and SUVs
  • On-demand and scheduled bookings
  • Real-time car tracking on map
  • Driver proximity notifications
  • Save favorite pickup locations
  • Integrated SMS booking option
Features
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Book a Taxi, Sedan, Suv or delivery in under 10 seconds and experience exclusive priority service from RideCLE Cleveland. You can place the booking directly on our map, and see how many available cars there are. No standing in the rain. Track your car as it arrives on a map, or call the driver when they are nearby. No more guessing where your cab might be. Place bookings hours, days or weeks in advance. Whenever it's convenient for you. If necessary, cancel your booking at any time. It takes seconds to place a new booking directly from the handy favourites list. Having integrated SMS booking, we've now launched this intelligent iPhone App so you can book a taxi within 3 screen taps. RideCLE Cleveland is FREE to download and it costs you nothing to register. ---------------------------------------- It's so easy and quick to use. Download the App and register just once. Our intelligent software will suggest your favourite Pick Up locations, and you're ready to book you a car. When you make a bookings, we'll notify you by Push Notification as your car is dispatched. We'll also inform you when your car is 2 minutes away, giving you additional details such as registration number, make, model and vehicle colour. ---------------------------------------- We value feedback and take all reviews very seriously. So please leave us feedback about your journey using the App. This helps us continually improve our service.

Screenshots

Empower Driver3 screens
RideCLE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RideCLE at 5.0 against Empower Driver's 4.6. RideCLE also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Empower Driver's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

RideCLE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empower Driver has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Empower Driver ships an update fortnightly, RideCLE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Empower Driver versus RideCLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmpower DriverRideCLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#71 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB91 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYazam Inc.Ace Taxi Service Inc.

Customer experience

Empower Driver

All ratings2,692 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews287 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative34.5%

RideCLE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Empower Driver

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Background check delays
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Inability to delete account

Requested features

4 requests
  • Destination mode to pick up riders along the way
  • Cancellation fees for riders
  • Cleanup fees for driver incidents
  • Improved GPS accuracy and navigation

RideCLE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Empower Driver

No in-app purchases

None

RideCLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Empower Driver free?
Empower Driver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RideCLE free?
RideCLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Empower Driver or RideCLE?
RideCLE is rated higher. Empower Driver averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while RideCLE averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Empower Driver or RideCLE have ads?
Neither Empower Driver nor RideCLE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Empower Driver or RideCLE?
Empower Driver ships an update fortnightly, and RideCLE every 2 months. Most recently, Empower Driver was updated on October 29, 2026 and RideCLE on October 12, 2026.

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