DIAL 7 vs Kid Car App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DIAL 7
Book a ride from a large fleet of vehicles in the New York - Tri-State Area. Get clear pricing upfront, track your driver, and enjoy convenient autopay for a seamless travel experience.
- Book reservations quickly
- Clear pricing upfront
- Track driver location
- Autopay credit card
- Wide vehicle options
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Access Dial 7's fleet of 900 vehicles with a few taps. Book a reservation quickly and affordable, with the Dial 7 app for the best ride in the New York -Tri State Area. Features include: - Set, clear pricing ahead of time - Driver location and information when en route - Autopay credit card services; no need to touch your wallet - A wide range of vehicle type options
Kid Car App
This app offers a specialized car service for children in New York City, featuring trained drivers and equipped vehicles with car seats. Parents can book rides on-demand or in advance for safe and convenient child transportation.
- Safe child transport
- Specially trained drivers
- Age/weight-appropriate car seats
- On-demand reservations
- Advance booking
- Vetted drivers
- DMV inspected vehicles
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Kid Car is the only car service in New York City that provides safe transport for children by providing specially trained and vetted drivers with age and weight-appropriate, properly-installed car seats available in every vehicle. Parents can make on-demand and advance reservations using the Kid Car App. Kid Car drivers are fingerprinted, vetted, and trained in the installation of our car seats as well as many others. Kid Car provides up to 4 car seats in every vehicle. Car seats are designed for children between 5 – 120lbs. Kid Car vehicles undergo DMV inspections every 4 months.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DIAL 7 at 4.8 against Kid Car App's 2.1. DIAL 7 also leads on ratings volume (434 vs 53) and review sentiment (25% vs 16%). 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.
DIAL 7 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DIAL 7 has 434 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of DIAL 7's written reviews are positive against 16% of Kid Car App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DIAL 7 | Kid Car App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (434 ratings) — better | 2.1 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.4% of reviews — better | 16.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 434 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dial7 Car & Limousine Service Inc | Kid Car NY, LLC |
Customer experience
DIAL 7
Kid Car App
Bugs and requests
DIAL 7
Reported bugs
15 issues- App won't connect to server
- Login credentials not recognized despite valid account
- Email confirmation messages not received
- Address field changes after saving
- Requires re-entry of all details when modifying trip
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- Credit card information rejected incorrectly
- App freezes on map selection screen
- Airport pickup feature non-functional
- Reservation number shows as NULL
- Price calculation errors (showing $0)
- Destination field displays corrupted data
- Rating interface disappears before submission
- Notification messages disappear when unlocked
- Account setup screen stuck on legal agreement
- Incompatibility with iOS updates
Requested features
10 requests- Driver messaging/texting capability
- Ability to rate drivers after trip completion
- Modify or cancel reservations from app
- Display pickup time in app reservations
- Built-in maps instead of Google Maps integration
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- Save credit card information reliably
- Cross-platform reservation synchronization
- Better address autocomplete and validation
- Confirmation feedback for airport pickup button
- Support for international credit cards
Kid Car App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DIAL 7
No in-app purchases
Kid Car App
No in-app purchases
