UC Davis Safe Ride vs RydeRobin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UC Davis Safe Ride
This free service offers safe rides and walking escorts for UC Davis students, staff, and faculty during nighttime hours. It provides an alternative to walking alone or in small groups for enhanced safety.
- Free rides for students, staff, faculty
- Nighttime transportation alternative
- Walking escorts available
- Clearly marked security vehicles
- Request rides via app
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Safe Ride is a free transportation service that is available to any UC Davis student, staff, or faculty member, who would like an alternative to walking alone or in a small group at night. The service provides rides in clearly marked Safe Ride vans or other security vehicles. Walking escorts can be provided upon request. Download the app today to request your ride!
RydeRobin
This app helps students share Uber and Lyft rides to save money. You can find existing groups heading your way or create your own, automatically splitting the fare. Coordinate pickups and chat with your group in real time to make travel more affordable.
- Split Uber/Lyft costs
- Find existing ride groups
- Create new ride groups
- Coordinate pickups
- Real-time group chat
- Automatic fare splitting
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RydeRobin makes it easy to split Uber and Lyft costs with other students heading the same way. Find a group already going your direction, join in, and split the fare. Or create your own group and let others join — everyone saves money on rides they were already taking. What you can do: - Search for groups heading to your destination - Create a group ride and invite classmates - Coordinate pickups and share ride details - Chat with your group in real time - Split costs automatically based on your trip RydeRobin is built for students who are tired of paying full price for rides alone. Find your group, share the ride, and keep more money in your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RydeRobin at 5.0 against UC Davis Safe Ride's 3.3. UC Davis Safe Ride's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). 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.
RydeRobin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | UC Davis Safe Ride | RydeRobin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Downtowner App, Inc. | SHREYAS RAVADA |
Customer experience
UC Davis Safe Ride
RydeRobin
In-app purchases
UC Davis Safe Ride
No in-app purchases
RydeRobin
No in-app purchases
Questions
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