Ride Pingo vs Ciride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ride Pingo
This app offers shared rides for the price of a bus ticket, providing a smart, easy, and affordable transit option. Request on-demand rides, track shuttle services, or book accessible transportation.
- On-demand ride requests
- Shuttle service tracking
- Accessible ride booking
- Affordable travel
- Community transit
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Transit that moves with you. The Ride Pingo app allows you to share the ride, wherever you want to go, for the price of a bus ticket. It's a smart, easy, and affordable way for you and your community to ride with transit. Use our app to request On Demand rides, track Shuttle services, or book Access rides. Ride Pingo is currently operational in multiple locations across the US, Netherlands, Andorra, and UK.
Ciride
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CiRide (City + Ride) is a Seattle based ride-share company that is created for community service and powered by its people--the drivers for your quality ride service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ride Pingo at every 3 weeks against Ciride's every 32 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ride Pingo ships an update every 3 weeks, Ciride every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ride Pingo | Ciride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Routing Company | Ciride LLC |
Bugs and requests
Ride Pingo
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not working in certain areas
- Login/signup process issues
- Incorrect time zone handling
- Payments not processing properly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to message drivers before pickup
- Option to switch drivers during a ride
- More accurate real-time tracking
- Improved routing and scheduling algorithms
- Seamless integration with other transit options
Ciride
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ride Pingo
No in-app purchases
Ciride
No in-app purchases
