Comparison

Driver Check vs Spaces

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

Head to head
About

Driver Check

Verify taxi and hackney drivers and vehicles in Ireland before hiring. Search by registration, license number, or QR code to ensure your driver is properly licensed and the vehicle is registered. Report any discrepancies for enhanced safety.

Highlights
  • Verify driver and vehicle registration
  • Search by car registration number
  • Search by taxi licence number
  • Search by driver licence number
  • Scan QR codes for verification
  • Submit reports for incorrect information
  • Email trip details to friends
Features
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Ireland’s taxi driver check app is a new service from the National Transport Authority that allows taxi users to verify that the vehicle they are about to hire has been registered correctly and that the driver has the appropriate licence to operate the vehicle. Users can search by the car registration number, the vehicle taxi licence number, the driver licence number or by scanning appropriate QR codes. The current driver and vehicle information can be displayed to help ensure user’s safety. If information is incorrect, it’s possible to submit a report. There is also the facility to email a friend with trip details. Please be advised that personal user data may be compromised through the use of this application on a jail broken device. Coverage: Ireland’s licenced taxis, hackneys, limos and PSVs are covered by this app including rural locations as well as cities such as Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford. Please note, some drivers have yet to register with the checker so they will not appear until such time as they have.

About

Spaces

Find and book flexible workspaces like meeting rooms, private offices, or co-working desks. Choose by the hour or day without contracts. Access thousands of locations globally for your professional needs.

Highlights
  • Book meeting rooms
  • Private offices
  • Co-working desks
  • Business lounges
  • Hourly and daily booking
  • Global locations
Features
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Sick of working in noisy coffee shops? Need to hold a meeting in a professional environment? Spaces is the world's largest provider of short-term workspaces, with over 4000 locations, in over 120 countries. Our centers offer meeting rooms, private offices, co-working desks and business lounges. Just choose the space that you need, book via our app and show up. Book by the hour or by the day. No contracts, no sign-up fees. Create your free Spaces account today and use our app to book a great space to work, wherever you need. Any type of workspace: Meeting rooms, private offices, co-working desks or business lounges. Pick the space that suits your needs. Any duration: Book by the hour, by the day, or upgrade to our unlimited Businessworld monthly subscription. Easy to use: No contracts to sign. Just book via the app and show up at the IWG center. Spaces everywhere: With over 4,000 locations around the world, you will find a space anywhere you need.

Screenshots

Driver Check3 screens
Spaces4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spaces at 3.4 against Driver Check's 1.7. Spaces also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (118 vs 3). Driver Check's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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

Spaces holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spaces has 118 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Driver Check's written reviews are positive against 7% of Spaces's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Driver Check ships an update every 5 months, Spaces fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Driver Check versus Spaces: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriver CheckSpaces
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (3 ratings)3.4 (118 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews7.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3118 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB244 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNational Transport AuthorityPathway IP II GmbH

Customer experience

Driver Check

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Spaces

All ratings118 ratings
Positive55.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative39.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive7.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative83.8%

Bugs and requests

Driver Check

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Spaces

Reported bugs

36 issues
  • Door unlock is a buggy mess
  • App crashes constantly
  • App won't load after update
  • App forgets login details after updates
  • App keeps erroring and restarting login process
Show 31 more
  • App does not work on phone
  • Confirmation email not arriving after update
  • Login stopped working after update
  • Slow to load Bluetooth options
  • Secure link for login sent too slowly
  • Email authentication issues
  • App signs out automatically
  • App not working
  • Cannot register, stalls
  • Progress indicator animation badly drawn
  • App asks to add payment account daily
  • Cannot book coworking space
  • Virtual key never works
  • Login screen shows blank screen
  • App requires download for internet access
  • App automatically chooses Greek language
  • App doesn't work
  • Cannot login or register
  • Unacceptable content-type text/html error
  • App doesn't remember details
  • Code sending issues (text and email)
  • App prevents using Apple Wallet
  • App doesn't generate password automatically
  • App doesn't support iPhone XS Max full screen
  • App crashes all the time
  • Cannot change credit card details for months
  • App doesn't accept Citibank Mastercard
  • Duplicate reservations with no warnings
  • App doesn't let you book office space since December update
  • Registration process too short for email delivery
  • App doesn't work with Office 365 email addresses

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add Apple Pay
  • Add Apple Watch app
  • Make app available on Apple Watch
  • Make app usable in landscape mode on iPad
  • Improve UI for finding Wi-Fi code
Show 6 more
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve font size and contrast for readability
  • Allow adding pass to iPhone Wallet
  • Improve login process with password managers
  • Add option to save payment methods
  • Make check-in a one-click system

In-app purchases

None

Driver Check

No in-app purchases

None

Spaces

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Driver Check free?
Driver Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spaces free?
Spaces is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Driver Check or Spaces?
Spaces is rated higher. Driver Check averages 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Spaces averages 3.4 from 118 ratings.
Do Driver Check or Spaces have ads?
Neither Driver Check nor Spaces shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Driver Check or Spaces?
Driver Check ships an update every 5 months, and Spaces fortnightly. Most recently, Driver Check was updated on October 10, 2026 and Spaces on October 10, 2026.

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