Bruin Carpool vs Rufus Rideshare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bruin Carpool
This app connects UCLA students for shared rides, significantly reducing travel costs to destinations like LAX or Union Station. It allows verified Bruins to split fares for services like Waymo or Uber, avoiding surge pricing and expensive solo trips.
- Fare splitting for rideshares
- Connects verified UCLA students
- Reduces travel costs
- Avoids surge pricing
- Secure and trusted rides
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Stop overpaying for your ride to the airport. Bruin Carpool is the ultimate fare-splitting hack for the UCLA community, designed to turn that expensive solo Uber or Lyft into a fraction of the cost. Whether you’re catching a flight at LAX, heading to Union Station for the weekend, returning to campus, or anywhere else you like our platform connects you exclusively with verified Bruins heading the exact same way. Why drop $70 on a solo ride when you can split a Waymo or Uber with a fellow student you can trust? Stay safe, skip the "surge price" stress, and join the hundreds of Bruins who travel smarter. Your ucla.edu email is your ticket to cheaper travel download Bruin Carpool and stop paying full price today.
Rufus Rideshare
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Rufus is a simple way for students in Milledgeville to split rides to the places everyone already needs to go: the grocery store, the airport, back home for break. Post where you're headed and pick from people already offering rides nearby, or offer a ride yourself and let riders help cover your gas. How it works: - Post a request, or browse who's driving right now - Pick a driver you're comfortable with, or let a driver pick your request - Split the cost directly between you -- Rufus never touches your money - See exactly who's driving, their car, and how to reach them before you get in Rufus is not affiliated with or endorsed by Georgia College & State University. It does not screen, background-check, or insure drivers -- verification is limited to a current campus email address. You are always the one choosing who to ride with, the same as arranging a ride with anyone else you already know.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Bruin Carpool at 2 against Rufus Rideshare's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 | Bruin Carpool | Rufus Rideshare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CADEN MANATO MINAMI | Elijah Purcell |
In-app purchases
Bruin Carpool
No in-app purchases
Rufus Rideshare
No in-app purchases





