StreetCarsMCR vs Silvertown Taxis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StreetCarsMCR
Book private hire vehicles, executive cars, and minibuses in Manchester. This app offers a swift booking process with features like real-time tracking, status notifications, and multiple payment options.
- Order a taxi
- Cancel a booking
- Track vehicle on map
- Real-time status notifications
- Pay by cash or card
- Schedule future bookings
- Save favorite pickup points
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Street Cars has the largest fleet of Private Hire vehicles, executive cars and minibuses in Manchester City Centre and is continuing to grow daily. This and our state of the art dispatch system ensuring an efficient and swift booking process make us best equipped to provide an unrivalled level of service to all of our customers. 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 We value feedback on our service and are always looking at ways to stay ahead, we would love to hear what you think of our new App. We lead, others follow. #keepingmcronthemove
Silvertown Taxis
Book a taxi 24/7 with Cheshire's largest fleet. This app offers a swift booking process, allowing you to order vehicles, track their arrival in real-time, and manage your journey with features like adding multiple stops.
- Order a taxi (4-8 seats)
- Cancel a booking
- Track vehicle on map
- Real-time status notifications
- Pay by cash & card
- Add Vias (multiple stops)
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Cheshire's Largest Taxi Fleet Providing a reliable taxi service to the Cheshire area 24/7 for the past 40 years! Now incorporating ‘CabCo’ & ‘Knutsford Taxis’. Enjoy our FREE state of the art booking app, ensuring an efficient and swift booking process. Through this app you can: • Order a taxi (4-8 seats) • Cancel a booking • Track the vehicle on the map as it makes its way to you! • Receive real-time notifications of the status of your taxi • Pay by cash & card *New Feature* You can now add Vias when booking! To do this, just tap the + icon at the end of the destination field and the via screen will show.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Silvertown Taxis at 5.0 against StreetCarsMCR's 4.2. Silvertown Taxis also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 23%). StreetCarsMCR's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Silvertown Taxis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of StreetCarsMCR's written reviews are positive against 39% of Silvertown Taxis's.
StreetCarsMCR ships an update every 5 weeks, Silvertown Taxis every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StreetCarsMCR | Silvertown Taxis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.4% of reviews | 38.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Street Cars Manchester Ltd | Silvertown FZE |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
StreetCarsMCR
No in-app purchases
Silvertown Taxis
No in-app purchases
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