CO vs RideWave Denver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CO
Build a driver-owned rideshare company. This app allows users to create and manage a cooperative for ride-sharing services, empowering drivers.
- Build driver-owned rideshare
- Create cooperatives
- Manage ride-sharing services
- Empower drivers
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Ready to build driver-owned rideshare? Download CO-OP Driver to build your co-op.
RideWave Denver
This service offers flat-fare black car rides in Denver and surrounding areas, including airport trips. Book easily as a guest or create an account to manage bookings and preferences. Enjoy professional drivers, flight tracking, and child seats at no extra cost.
- Flat fares, no surge pricing
- Airport trip pricing includes fees
- Guest booking option
- Flight tracking for airport rides
- Professional drivers in black cars/SUVs
- Child seats available at no charge
- Multiple payment options
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RideWave is Denver's flat-fare black car service. The price you see when you book is the price you pay: no surge pricing, no surprises, and the airport fee is already included on airport trips. Book in under a minute as a guest, or create a free account to save a card on file, see all your trips in one place, and choose exactly how each ride update reaches you, by email, push, or text. WHY RIDEWAVE - Flat fares locked at booking. Your fare never goes up after you book. - Flight tracking included. Add your flight number on airport pickups and we time the pickup to your actual arrival, early or delayed. - Professional drivers in late-model black cars and SUVs. - Confirmation you can count on. When your ride is confirmed, your driver will be there. - Child seats available at no charge: infant, toddler, and booster. - Pay your way: pay online by card or Apple Pay, save a card on file, or pay your driver directly. SERVICE Wave Black and Wave Black SUV rides across the Denver metro, Boulder, and the Front Range, including Denver International Airport (DIA) pickups and drop-offs, hourly rides, and mountain trips by reservation. Every ride includes pickup updates by text and email, flight tracking on airport rides, and a receipt for your records. RideWave is operated by RMRS LLC (Rocky Mountain Ride Share), Westminster, Colorado. Colorado PUC permit LL-04585. Questions? Call or text (720) 877-4273.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RideWave Denver at 100% against CO's 33%. RideWave Denver also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). CO's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RideWave Denver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CO has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of CO's written reviews are positive against 100% of RideWave Denver's.
CO ships an update every 6 days, RideWave Denver every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CO | RideWave Denver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Driver Systems | Raju shrestha |
Customer experience
CO
RideWave Denver
In-app purchases
CO
No in-app purchases
RideWave Denver
No in-app purchases
