RideMate vs Footprints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RideMate
Connect with verified college students for carpooling to and from campus. Find or post rides, split costs, and communicate securely. Designed for students in Florida.
- Verified student profiles
- Search and book rides
- Post your own rides
- In-app chat
- Cost splitting
- Trip sharing for safety
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RideMate is carpooling for college students in Florida. Find a verified student driving your way, book a seat in a few taps and split the cost of the ride. Going home for the weekend, back for a break or to another campus? Search rides from your school. ONLY VERIFIED STUDENTS Everyone signs up with their school email and adds a student ID. We check it before anyone books or drives. Drivers also add a valid driver's license and an insured car. FIND A RIDE - Search by where you leave from, where you're going and the date - See the driver, their school, car, ratings and seats left - See the break calendar and how many rides each day has - See when a seat costs less than the bus, on average - Big suitcase? Filter for rides that fit one - No ride yet? Tap Notify Me: you get an alert when one is posted BOOK YOUR SEAT - Pay with Apple Pay or a card - Some rides book instantly. On others you request a seat and pay only once the driver accepts - See your free-cancel time before you book - Clear cancellation policy. If your driver cancels, you get everything back CHAT BEFORE PICKUP Message your driver in the app to agree on pickup. Your phone number stays private. RATE EACH OTHER After the ride, drivers and riders rate each other. You see a review only after you've both rated, or after 14 days, so reviews stay honest. DRIVING ANYWAY? POST YOUR RIDE - Set your route, time and seats, or post the same ride for several dates - Choose instant book, or approve each rider first - See riders' requests on your route - See how many students want your route, and get a price hint - Get paid out to your bank through Stripe after the ride SAFETY TOOLS Send your trip link to family every time you book, so they can follow your ride. Report or block anyone from their profile or chat. In an emergency, call 911 first. RideMate is cost-sharing between students, not a taxi or rideshare company. Seat prices are capped at a share of the ride's cost. For students 18+ at supported Florida colleges and universities. US only. Distances in miles. Questions? Visit ridemate.ai
Footprints
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Every street you walk becomes part of your map. Automatic tracking, beautiful heatmaps, neighborhood coverage — all private, all on your device. Description Every walk leaves a mark. Footprints quietly records the streets you walk and paints them onto a beautiful personal heatmap. Watch your city fill with color as you explore — one street, one park, one neighborhood at a time. YOUR WALKING HEATMAP See every street you've ever walked at a glance. Frequently-walked routes glow brighter. Switch between visit frequency, speed, direction flows, a hand-drawn pencil trace, or road coverage. CONQUER NEIGHBORHOODS Footprints knows your city's neighborhoods (powered by OpenStreetMap) and tracks how much of each you've covered. FULLY AUTOMATIC Turn on auto-tracking once. Footprints detects when you start walking and records automatically — no need to open the app. Battery-aware idle mode keeps drain minimal. YOUR EXPLORATION STORY Newly discovered areas, exploration streaks, and daily and weekly distance and walking time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your location history never leaves your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no ads. Export your data as JSON anytime — it's yours. MAP STYLES FOR EVERY MOOD Light and dark themes, Mapbox Standard with day/night lighting, outdoors terrain, and satellite imagery. Footprints uses "Always" location permission for automatic background tracking and Motion & Fitness for instant walk detection. Both are explained in-app before the system prompts; your location history never leaves the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Footprints at 13.0 against RideMate's 15.0. 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.
| Parameter | RideMate | Footprints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sacha Hertz | Tandy |
In-app purchases
RideMate
No in-app purchases
Footprints
No in-app purchases









