RedCoach vs RIDEMATE Carpool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RedCoach
Book affordable bus tickets, track your ride in real time, and earn rewards with this travel companion app. Easily manage your bookings, select seats, and access mobile tickets for a convenient journey.
- Book bus trips
- Real-time ride tracking
- Mobile tickets
- Seat selection
- Loyalty program
- Promo codes and discounts
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Welcome to the RedCoach app — your all-in-one travel companion. Book affordable bus tickets, track your ride in real time, and earn rewards by joining RedCoach’s Loyalty Program. Top Features: • Search schedules and book bus trips for yourself, friends, or family • Track your bus in real time with live updates • Rebook or cancel trips with just a few taps • Access mobile tickets instantly for easy boarding • Select your seat and pay for extra baggage • Compare coach class amenities to pick your ride style • Save with promo codes and travel discounts • Join the Red Rider Loyalty Program and earn free trips • Manage your profile, trips, payments, and travel preferences • Reach out to customer support RedCoach puts smarter travel at your fingertips, delivering comfort, convenience, and complete control.
RIDEMATE Carpool
This app connects verified students for shared rides, making travel easier and more affordable. Users can publish their own rides or book seats with others heading in the same direction, facilitating cost-splitting and a greener journey.
- Connect with verified students
- Publish or find rides
- Split travel costs
- In-app chat for coordination
- Secure Stripe payments
- Rate fellow travelers
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RIDEMATE is the student carpool app for verified .edu students. Whether you’re heading home for the weekend, commuting to campus, or going to another city, RIDEMATE helps you find a trusted student going the same way and share the cost of the trip. How It Works Drivers publish a ride. Passengers book a seat. Prices are capped to fair cost-sharing, not a fare. - Create or find a ride that matches your route and schedule - Chat in-app to coordinate pickup - Pay securely through the app - Rate each other after the trip RIDEMATE is cost-sharing among students — not a taxi service. Only verified students can join, so you travel with people from campus, not strangers from the street.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RIDEMATE Carpool at 100% against RedCoach's 15%. RIDEMATE Carpool also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). RedCoach's advantage is ratings volume (996 vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RIDEMATE Carpool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RedCoach has 996 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of RedCoach's written reviews are positive against 100% of RIDEMATE Carpool's.
RedCoach ships an update every 10 days, RIDEMATE Carpool every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RedCoach | RIDEMATE Carpool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (996 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 996 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Red Coach Inc | Sacha Hertz |
Customer experience
RedCoach
RIDEMATE Carpool
In-app purchases
RedCoach
No in-app purchases
RIDEMATE Carpool
No in-app purchases
