Value Cabs vs Lucid Underground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Value Cabs
Easily book and track taxis with Belfast's leading taxi service. This user-friendly app allows you to order a ride, cancel bookings, and monitor your vehicle's arrival in real-time. Pay conveniently with cash or card and schedule rides for a specific time.
- Order a taxi
- Cancel a booking
- Track vehicle on map
- Real-time status notifications
- Pay by cash or card
- Schedule exact pick-up times
- Store favorite locations
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Book and track your Taxi easily with Belfast’s No.1 Taxi Company. This app is simple and easy to use and gives the user the capability of booking a taxi with a few taps of your screen, Through this app you can: • Order a taxi • Cancel a booking • Track the vehicle on the map as it makes its way towards you! • Receive real-time notifications of the status of your taxi • Pay by cash or with card • Order a taxi for an exact pick-up time • Store your favourite pick up points for easy booking
Lucid Underground
Get real-time updates on London's public transport lines, including the Underground, TfL Rail, DLR, and Overground. See disruptions first and favorite lines for quick access. Ideal for daily commuters.
- Real-time transit status
- London Underground, TfL Rail, DLR, Overground
- Disruptions highlighted first
- Favorite lines for quick access
- Minimalist interface
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Lucid Underground shows you the status of the London Underground, TfL Rail, DLR, and London Overground lines in a no-fuss, minimal interface. Check it before you leave for work or head home for the day to save yourself from unexpected surprises. It shows lines with disruptions first in the list, with additional details available. Favourite lines by pressing-and-holding on them to always see them first in the list. Happy commuting!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Value Cabs at Free against Lucid Underground's $0.99. Value Cabs also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (89 vs 4). Lucid Underground's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, 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
Value Cabs is free to download; Lucid Underground costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lucid Underground holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Value Cabs has 89 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Value Cabs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lucid Underground's.
Value Cabs ships an update every 6 weeks, Lucid Underground every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Value Cabs | Lucid Underground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (89 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Value Cabs | Dan Eden |
Customer experience
Value Cabs
Lucid Underground
In-app purchases
Value Cabs
No in-app purchases
Lucid Underground
No in-app purchases
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