Comparison

GoShield User vs CO

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

Head to head
About

GoShield User

Features
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. Information You Provide to Us Account Registration. When you create an account with GoShield, we collect the information you provide us, such as your name, email address, phone number, birth date, profile photo, and payment information. You may choose to share additional info with us for your Rider profile, like saved addresses (e.g., home or work), and set up other preferences (such as your preferred pronouns). We may ask that you provide additional information related to the identity of your account, such as documents related to identification (e.g., driver’s license), a profile picture, or “selfie” imagery. If you choose to engage in additional offerings on the GoShield Platform (e.g., services for your vehicle or linking to other accounts like travel rewards), you may provide us additional information relevant to those offerings. Usage Information. We collect information about your use of the GoShield Platform, including ride information like the date, time, destination, distance, route, payment, and whether you used a promotional or referral code. Our e-bikes and scooters may collect mobile sensor data, such as speed, direction, height, acceleration, deceleration, and other technical data. We also collect information about your interactions with the GoShield Platform like our apps and websites, including the pages and content you view and the dates and times of your use. Communications Between Riders and Drivers. We work with a third party to facilitate phone calls and text messages between Riders and Drivers without sharing either party’s actual phone number with the other. But while we use a third party to provide the communication service, we collect information about these communications and GoShield Platform chat communications, including the participants’ phone numbers, the date and time, and the contents of SMS and chat messages. For security purposes, we may also monitor or record the contents of phone calls made through the GoShield Platform, but we will always let you know we are about to do so before the call begins. Rider information shared with Driver: As part of surfacing the ride request and enabling the ride, we share with the Driver the Rider’s pickup and destination, location, name, profile photo, rating, Rider statistics (like approximate number of rides and years as a Rider), and information the Rider includes in their Rider profile (like preferred pronouns) as well as any additional stops the Rider inputs into the GoShield app. Once the ride is finished, we also eventually share the Rider’s rating and feedback with the Driver. (We remove the Rider’s identity associated with ratings and feedback when we share it with Drivers, but a Driver may be able to identify the Rider that provided the rating or feedback.)

About

CO

Experience a new kind of rideshare where drivers own the platform. Enjoy fair pricing and a community-focused approach to transportation.

Highlights
  • Driver-owned platform
  • Fair pricing
  • Community-focused
  • Rideshare service
Features
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Driver-owned rideshare is live!

Screenshots

GoShield User4 screens
CO3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GoShield User at every 4 days against CO's monthly. GoShield User also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoShield User ships an update every 4 days, CO monthly. The most recent releases landed on May 15, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GoShield User versus CO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoShield UserCO
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShield Ride LLCDriver Systems

In-app purchases

None

GoShield User

No in-app purchases

None

CO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoShield User free?
GoShield User is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CO free?
CO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GoShield User or CO have ads?
Neither GoShield User nor CO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoShield User or CO?
GoShield User ships an update every 4 days, and CO monthly. Most recently, GoShield User was updated on May 15, 2026 and CO on September 18, 2026.

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