CabSense NYC vs Arro Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CabSense NYC
This app uses machine learning to rate New York City street corners based on taxi pick-up data. It helps users find the best locations to hail a cab, with ratings that adjust based on time and day.
- Street corner taxi ratings
- Machine learning-based predictions
- Dynamic ratings by time/day
- Map view for nearby locations
- Time slider for future planning
- Shake 'N Hail feature
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CabSense shows which street corners in New York City are best for catching a taxi cab. Every street corner in the city is rated from no stars (little cab activity) to 5 stars (lots of cab activity). The rating for each corner is estimated by applying machine learning algorithms to the pick-up locations of over 170 million taxi trips. These ratings change based on the time of day, day of the week, and your current location. * Use the map view to find the best corner near you or at another location * Plan ahead with the time slider to see the best corners at a future time. * Shake 'N Hail to catch a cab
Arro Driver
This app helps licensed drivers earn more by efficiently managing e-Hail requests. It offers navigation, identifies busy areas, and facilitates passenger communication. Drivers can also review their earnings.
- Accept e-Hail requests
- Navigation to pick-up locations
- Identify busy areas
- Communicate with passengers
- Review PayCard balance
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Work more efficiently and earn more with ARRO Driver. The ARRO Driver app provides licensed for-hire drivers a suite of features that assist drivers to compete and succeed. Accept available e-Hail requests then use ARRO Driver to navigate to the pick-up location, check where the busy areas are in your city, communicate with passengers to let them know you've arrived or when you're stuck in traffic, review your PayCard balance for trips you have serviced, and many more features. More information is available at http://www.DriveARRO.com. ARRO Driver is currently available in, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New York, San Francisco. Note: We always encourage drivers to be actively charging their phone when using the ARRO Driver app similar to any other turn by turn navigation app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CabSense NYC at 100% against Arro Driver's 14%. CabSense NYC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.0). Arro Driver's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
CabSense NYC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arro Driver has 47 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of CabSense NYC's written reviews are positive against 14% of Arro Driver's.
CabSense NYC ships an update every 5 months, Arro Driver every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CabSense NYC | Arro Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.1 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blake Shaw | Arro, Inc. |
Customer experience
CabSense NYC
Arro Driver
In-app purchases
CabSense NYC
No in-app purchases
Arro Driver
No in-app purchases
