Comparison

zTrip vs HopSkipDrive

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

Head to head
About

zTrip

This app offers a reliable and safe transportation service, combining the best of rideshare and traditional taxi services. Enjoy no surge pricing, advance booking, and flexible payment options including cash, in-app, or credit card in the car. It prioritizes rider safety with verified drivers and branded vehicles.

Highlights
  • No surge pricing
  • Book in advance
  • Multiple payment options
  • Choose favorite driver
  • ADA Wheelchair service
  • Verified drivers
  • Free cancellations
Features
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zTrip Need a ride? Take a zTrip. Finally, the perfect hybrid between rideshare and taxi! • You can now have it all! • No surge pricing • Book in advance • Choose your favorite driver • ADA Wheelchair service • Verified in-person background checks • Branded vehicles for your safety • Free cancellations • Split payments • 24/7 live customer service zTrip makes getting a ride easy. No more chasing your driver down the street or waving your phone in the air. You can always order a ride through the app. But when we’re right outside, just hop in. Join a community of hundreds of thousands of riders and drivers across the country, who have decided to zTrip for a safer, more consistent and reliable choice for transportation. Download the zTrip app today and let’s ride. By downloading the zTrip app, you agree to: 1. Receive communications from zTrip, including push notifications. 2. Allow zTrip to collect your device’s language settings. You can opt out of receiving push notifications through your device settings.

About

HopSkipDrive

This app provides safe, tech-enabled transportation for children ages 6 and up. It connects families, schools, and organizations with thoroughly vetted CareDrivers for reliable rides to school and activities. Parents can track rides in real-time and receive notifications for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Vetted CareDrivers with 5+ years of experience
  • Rigorous 15-point certification process for drivers
  • Real-time ride monitoring and GPS tracking
  • Proactive Safe Ride Support team
  • Multi-factor authentication for pickups
  • Advance CareDriver and vehicle details
  • Ride notifications and transparency for parents
Features
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SAFE, RELIABLE RIDES FOR KIDS HopSkipDrive is the safest, tech-enabled youth transportation solution for kids ages 6+. Today’s schools, organizations and busy families depend on HopSkipDrive to get kids everywhere they need to go, 7 days a week. SAFETY IS HOPSKIPDRIVE’S #1 PRIORITY Rides are provided by trusted CareDrivers — ‘caregivers on wheels’ — who have a minimum of 5 years of caregiving experience and pass a rigorous 15-point certification process, including fingerprinting, background checks, car inspections, and more (full 15-point certification process listed below). HopSkipDrive CareDrivers have provided more than 2M+ rides over 20 million safe miles driving kids to and from school and activities. Our U.S.-based Safe Ride Support team monitors every HopSkipDrive ride in real-time, giving parents and caregivers greater peace of mind by proactively preventing any issues. This is in addition to many other safety mechanisms, including a patent-pending multifactor authentication process on pickup, GPS tracking, full real-time transparency for parents/caregivers, and more. EASILY SEE UPCOMING RIDES AND GET CAREDRIVER DETAILS If your school or another organization is booking transportation for your child, you can see what upcoming rides are booked through your HopSkipDrive app. For families directly booking rides for kids, you can add single rides, repeating rides, or multi-stop rides directly in the app. You can also leave location-specific notes about pickup, like if your child needs to be signed out of school or walked into their karate class. You’ll get information about your child’s CareDriver in advance: a photo, bio and vehicle details. This helps you know exactly who is giving your child a ride and prepare your child for their upcoming ride. TRACK YOUR CHILD’S RIDES IN REAL-TIME, DIRECTLY IN THE APP Parents and caregivers love the ability to track their child’s ride in real-time directly in the HopSkipDrive app, whether you or your child’s school booked the ride! HopSkipDrive will also send you notifications for each stage of the ride, like when the CareDriver is on their way and when your child has been picked up and dropped off safely. Keep in mind that if a school or organization booked the ride, they can also track the ride in real-time. And again, our Safe Ride Support team is watching every ride in progress. Learn more at www.hopskipdrive.com/caregivers HOPSKIPDRIVE IS AVAILABLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY! HopSkipDrive is across 16 states: - AZ: Phoenix, Tucson - CA: Southern California, Bay Area, Sacramento - CO: Denver, Colorado Springs - DC: District of Columbia - IN: Indianapolis - KS: Kansas City - MI: Detroit, Grand Rapids - MO: Kansas City, St. Louis - NV: Las Vegas - PA: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh - TN: Nashville - TX: Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Midland - VA: Richmond, Northern Virginia - WA: Seattle, Spokane - WI: Madison, Milwaukee * FULL 15-POINT CAREDRIVER CERTIFICATION PROCESS 1. At least 5 years of caregiving experience 2. Criminal record check: Pass a search of county, state, and national records, including the global watchlist and sex offender registries 3. Pass a fingerprint-based background check 4. Child Abuse and Neglect Scan: State-level clearance from the Department of Human Services database 5. Valid Drivers License 6. Minimum of 3 years of driving experience 7. Pass an initial motor vehicle history search as well as ongoing monitoring for new infractions 8. Age 23+ 9. Own or lease a vehicle no more than 13 years old (In some states vehicle must be no more than 10 years old) 10. Proof of registration 11. Proof of insurance consistent with state law 12. Pass an annual 19-point vehicle inspection 13. Complete a live orientation with the HopSkipDrive team 14. Adopt the HopSkipDrive Community Guidelines 15. Adopt Zero Tolerance Policies for the use of drugs or alcohol while driving, nondiscrimination, no-touching, and no-cell phone usage

Screenshots

zTrip4 screens
HopSkipDrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HopSkipDrive at 4.8 against zTrip's 1.9. HopSkipDrive also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 10%) and ratings volume (9.7K vs 417). zTrip's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HopSkipDrive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HopSkipDrive has 9.7K ratings behind it against 417, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of zTrip's written reviews are positive against 41% of HopSkipDrive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

zTrip ships an update monthly, HopSkipDrive every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
zTrip versus HopSkipDrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzTripHopSkipDrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (417 ratings)4.8 (9.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.6% of reviews41.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4179.7K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransdev North America, INCHopSkipDrive

Customer experience

zTrip

All ratings369 ratings
Positive20.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative76.4%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive9.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative88.9%

HopSkipDrive

All ratings9,654 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

zTrip

From 417 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Reliable service
  • 💡 Ability to pay with cash
  • 👍 Reasonable pricing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable app performance
  • 🕰️ Long wait times for drivers
  • 🚫 Drivers not showing up
  • 💰 Overcharging and hidden fees
  • 🗣️ Poor communication from drivers

HopSkipDrive

From 9.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great communication
  • 🚀 Excellent safe service
  • 🚀 Wonderful transportation service
  • 🚀 Lovely service
  • 🚀 Convenient and intuitive app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable service
  • 🐛 Drivers often late or no-show
  • 🐛 Inconsistent and unpredictable service
  • 🐛 Expensive for short trips
  • 🐛 Predatory and dangerous drivers

Bugs and requests

zTrip

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Issues with account creation and login
  • Inaccurate ride pricing and billing

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add driver photos and vehicle details to app
  • Improve notification system for ride updates
  • Provide better accountability for drivers

HopSkipDrive

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App login issues
  • Location tracking not working
  • Incorrect ride scheduling
  • Inability to delete old locations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Live tracking of rides
  • Ability to rate and favorite drivers
  • Shorter notice for booking rides
  • Kids version of the app
  • Tipping option for drivers

In-app purchases

None

zTrip

No in-app purchases

None

HopSkipDrive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is zTrip free?
zTrip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HopSkipDrive free?
HopSkipDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, zTrip or HopSkipDrive?
HopSkipDrive is rated higher. zTrip averages 1.9 out of 5 from 417 ratings, while HopSkipDrive averages 4.8 from 9.7K ratings.
Do zTrip or HopSkipDrive have ads?
Neither zTrip nor HopSkipDrive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, zTrip or HopSkipDrive?
zTrip ships an update monthly, and HopSkipDrive every 3 weeks. Most recently, zTrip was updated on September 20, 2026 and HopSkipDrive on September 25, 2026.

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