BlaBlaCar vs Ridewith
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlaBlaCar
Find and book affordable carpool and bus rides for travel across Europe. Compare options, share empty seats to cut costs, and travel directly to your destination with trusted members.
- Compare carpool and bus rides
- Book rides to thousands of destinations
- Share empty car seats to reduce costs
- Check member profiles and ratings
- Book BlaBlaCar Bus tickets across Europe
- Get support via Help Centre
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Carpool and BlaBlaCar Bus: go anywhere with the BlaBlaCar app. Compare and book the best rides at low prices. Take your pick from thousands of destinations across Europe and travel better for less! Great deals in one app Compare BlaBlaCar Bus and carpool rides to find the best way to get there for less. Use the app to book rides to thousands of places at low prices. Cut your driving costs Driving somewhere? Share your empty seats in minutes and reduce your fuel and toll costs. You're in charge: choose who travels with you by checking ratings and member Verified Profiles. Go direct by carpool Book a seat and travel straight to your destination. Find a ride leaving near you and arrive closer to where you’re headed. Check member profiles and ratings and travel worry free. BlaBlaCar Bus: Travel you can trust Book tickets across Europe with BlaBlaCar Bus and get support whenever you need it via our Help Centre. Note: Running GPS in the background can noticeably decrease your phone's battery life. Got an idea or a suggestion? Share your feedback with us: https://www.blablacar.co.uk/contact
Ridewith
This app helps you find co-riders for your Uber or Lyft trips to save money. Share your upcoming ride details and connect with verified users on similar routes to split fares.
- Find co-riders for Uber/Lyft
- Split ride fares
- Verified user community
- ID and face verification
- Optional HealthKit integration
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Ridewith connects you with people already going your way, so you can share the ride and split what it costs. Pick your destination and see who is heading there. Post your own route in a few taps, as a one-off trip or a recurring weekday commute, and let people ask to join. TWO WAYS TO SHARE A RIDE - I'll drive. Offer the empty seats in your own car and share gas and tolls. - Split a rideshare. Book the trip together and split the fare. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose where you're going. Ridewith shows routes near you heading the same way. 2. Nothing matching? Post your own route in the same flow, without starting over. 3. Send a request to join, or review the requests coming in on your route. 4. Chat in the app to sort out pickup, timing, and how you'll split. 5. Meet up and go. BUILT AROUND TRUST - ID verification is required before you can connect with anyone. - Profile badges show what each rider has verified: email, workplace, school, or a background check. - Post routes publicly, or keep them unlisted and share the link only with people you choose. - Block controls on every profile. SPLIT IT FAIRLY Ridewith shows a suggested split so nobody has to do the math. You settle up between yourselves however you prefer: cash, Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, or Apple Pay. Ridewith does not process the payment for your ride and does not take a cut of it. COMMUTES, TRIPS, AND EVENTS Save the routes you take often and post them on a repeating weekly schedule, so your regular commute goes up once instead of every morning. Browse group boards for popular destinations when a lot of people are heading the same way at the same time. Ridewith is for sharing rides that someone is already taking. It is not a taxi or for-hire service, and it is not a way to earn money driving. Questions or feedback: support@ridewith.app Terms of use: https://www.ridewith.app/terms Privacy policy: https://www.ridewith.app/privacy
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Verdict
BlaBlaCar and Ridewith both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Ridewith's written reviews are positive against 37% of BlaBlaCar's. Ridewith also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). BlaBlaCar's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 20) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BlaBlaCar against 4.8 for Ridewith. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlaBlaCar has 16K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of BlaBlaCar's written reviews are positive against 80% of Ridewith's.
BlaBlaCar ships an update weekly, Ridewith every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlaBlaCar | Ridewith |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16K ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Comuto | Bala Technologies |
Customer experience
BlaBlaCar
Ridewith
Bugs and requests
BlaBlaCar
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashing or freezing
- Inability to complete bookings or payments
- Disappearing messages and reviews
- Incorrect or outdated ride information
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to change language and currency settings
- Improved messaging and communication features
- Driver reliability ratings or feedback system
- Better customer support and dispute resolution
- Offline access to trip details and messages
Ridewith
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BlaBlaCar
No in-app purchases
Ridewith
No in-app purchases
