Comparison

Caltech Rideshare vs Reela

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

Head to head
About

Caltech Rideshare

Features
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The goal of Caltech's Rideshare Program is to reduce the total number of vehicle trips made to campus by Caltech faculty, staff and students. This goal serves the California clean-air effort and reduces congestion on campus and the surrounding community.

About

Reela

Connect with fellow students for shared rides on campus. Offer rides to earn money or find affordable, sustainable transport. Discover new people and experiences while making everyday journeys more efficient and eco-friendly.

Highlights
  • Find or offer campus rides
  • Earn money by driving
  • Discover new people
  • Affordable and sustainable travel
  • Manage ride requests
  • Auto-calculate ride costs
Features
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Ride anywhere with people from your campus. Whether you’re looking for a ride or have a car, you can discover people and experiences that fuel your life and get you together to where you’re going with Reela. From your short rides to your long trips, Reela is how you meet new people, rediscover friends, date and find co-founders… all types of meaningful and lasting relations, while making everyday rides 4 times more sustainable and at up to 80% lower transport costs. Add your car and create rides. - Start earning money to cover all your ride’s costs. - Choose who joins your ride and manage your ride requests. - Select your car from our database and let Reela auto-calculate your ride cost contribution for every new pick up and drop off request. - Signup easily in a few minutes and cashout your earnings after every ride. Request to ride with others. - Find people with cars going in the same directions as you and send up to three simultaneous requests to join their rides. - Go anywhere with the most convenient, most affordable & most sustainable rides. - Discover people from your campus and have an unforgettable journey experience with them. All you have to do is Reela! * Ask us anything, share your feedback, or just say Hi at https://www.reela.co/contact-us Terms & Conditions — https://www.reela.co/legal/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy — https://www.reela.co/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Caltech Rideshare4 screens
Reela4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Caltech Rideshare at none against Reela's shown. Caltech Rideshare also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Caltech Rideshare versus Reela: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaltech RideshareReela
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCalifornia Institute of TechnologyTarek El Aouji

In-app purchases

None

Caltech Rideshare

No in-app purchases

None

Reela

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Caltech Rideshare free?
Caltech Rideshare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reela free?
Reela is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Caltech Rideshare or Reela have ads?
Reela shows ads; Caltech Rideshare does not.

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