CarpoolWorld vs Seat Sherpa Carpool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarpoolWorld
Connect with other users to find rideshare partners for daily commutes or one-off trips. Enter your travel details, find matches, and arrange cost-sharing directly with other users. The service prioritizes user privacy and does not take any fees.
- Find rideshare partners
- Daily commute matching
- One-time trip arrangements
- Direct user contact
- Cost-sharing facilitation
- Privacy focused
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Find real rideshare partners for daily commutes, once in a while, or one-time. Enter your trip origin and destination, verify your e-mail address, search for your best rideshare matches. Contact the other users and make your own cost-sharing arrangements. CarpoolWorld does not take a cut or a fee from anyone. We respect your privacy.
Seat Sherpa Carpool
Connect with drivers making long-distance trips across California and Nevada. Book an open seat in their vehicle and share the cost of gas for a more affordable and eco-friendly travel option.
- Long-distance carpooling
- California & Nevada routes
- Cost-sharing for gas
- Driver verification
- Rider reviews
- Free cancellation
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Seat Sherpa is long-distance rideshare for California and Nevada: Bay Area to Los Angeles, LA to Las Vegas, San Diego, Sacramento and the drives in between. Find a driver already making the trip, book an open seat, and split the cost of gas. It’s carpooling done right — friendlier than a bus, cheaper than flying, greener than driving alone. HOW IT WORKS Drivers post trips they're taking anyway across California and Nevada: SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Fresno, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Palm Springs, Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas. You pick a seat, pay securely, and agree on a pickup spot in chat. At pickup you read the driver your 4-digit code. That starts the trip and releases the payment. SAFETY FIRST Every driver verifies a phone number, uploads a driver's license and confirms identity through Stripe. Riders see the driver's photo, trip count and reviews before booking, can filter for women drivers, and can block anyone. Cancel free up to 24 hours before departure. If the driver cancels, you get 100% back. DRIVING ANYWAY? Post your trip in two minutes and riders cover a share of your gas. Deposits go straight to your bank. Rental cars welcome. Seat Sherpa is cost-sharing carpooling, not ride-hailing. Book in the app or in your browser at seatsherpa.app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Seat Sherpa Carpool at 4.8 against CarpoolWorld's 4.0. Seat Sherpa Carpool also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (83% vs 50%). CarpoolWorld's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 16.4). On price 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.
Seat Sherpa Carpool holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seat Sherpa Carpool has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of CarpoolWorld's written reviews are positive against 83% of Seat Sherpa Carpool's.
CarpoolWorld ships an update every 2 months, Seat Sherpa Carpool weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CarpoolWorld | Seat Sherpa Carpool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Planete Covoiturage inc. | Seat Sherpa, Inc. |
Customer experience
CarpoolWorld
Seat Sherpa Carpool
In-app purchases
CarpoolWorld
No in-app purchases
Seat Sherpa Carpool
No in-app purchases
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