Empower Driver vs Ubaxi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Direct driver-passenger connection
- Sustainable driver income
- Less expensive rides
- Customized transportation options
- Bypass corporate middlemen
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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.
Ubaxi
This transportation app puts you in control of your travel costs. Set your own fare for rides and connect with drivers willing to accept your price. Enjoy a flexible and personalized way to get around.
- Set your own ride prices
- Connect with drivers
- Personalized travel costs
- Flexible transportation
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A transportation app that allows you to decide the price for your ride.
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Verdict
Empower Driver and Ubaxi both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Ubaxi's written reviews are positive against 61% of Empower Driver's. Ubaxi also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). Empower Driver's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 5) and chart position (#109 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Empower Driver against 4.6 for Ubaxi. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empower Driver has 2.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Empower Driver's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ubaxi's.
Empower Driver ships an update fortnightly, Ubaxi weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empower Driver | Ubaxi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #109 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yazam Inc. | App Green Technology LLC |
Customer experience
Empower Driver
Ubaxi
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
Ubaxi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Empower Driver
No in-app purchases
Ubaxi
No in-app purchases
