Shuma Passenger vs Request Ride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shuma Passenger
Request safe, reliable, and affordable rides with this ride-hailing service. Choose from various vehicle options, track your journey, and rate your driver. Available day and night for local and long-distance travel.
- Request cabs online
- Multiple vehicle options
- Track your route
- Rate your driver
- Day and night service
- Local and long-distance travel
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Shuma Passenger App South Africa is a popular ride hailing app to request a safe, reliable and competitively priced cab online. Request a cab online near and far when you need through Shuma Drive. Choose which cab online you need to order: Budget (Shuma Lite), economy, business, airport transfers or a bakkie via Shuma Drive App. If you have any questions about Shuma Drive, write to us: support@shumatech.co.za. Shuma Passenger App helps you Ride hailing app is very easy to operate: 1. Open the passenger application. 2. Indicate your current location and the desired destination. 3. Choose cab online, cheap taxi. 4. Monitor your route while you travel around the city or country. 5. At the end of the tour evaluate your ride (and driver). Shuma Drive is a SANTACO metered Taxi Industry approved technology provider championing the modernization, digitization, and harmonization of the Industry. The drivers are selected and trained thoroughly. With the help of a rating system, this helps us ensure to provide the best possible ride hailing app service in Johannesburg, Brits, Vaal, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom and other regions. Request a cab online and cheap taxi near and far, day and night. You may choose your rate: Shuma Lite, Classic, Business, or have package and/or your furniture moved from one location to another. Download ride hailing app and join Shuma Taxi app South Africa.
Request Ride
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Request is a rideshare platform facilitating peer to peer ridesharing by means of connecting passengers who are in need of rides from drivers with available cars to get from point A to point B with the press of a button.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Request Ride at none against Shuma Passenger's shown. Request Ride also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Shuma Passenger's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, 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.
Shuma Passenger ships an update every 6 weeks, Request Ride every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 4, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shuma Passenger | Request Ride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shuma | SMARTHOMETHINGS (PTY) LTD |
In-app purchases
Shuma Passenger
No in-app purchases
Request Ride
No in-app purchases
