Comparison

MOTAR vs VELRO Ride

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MOTAR

Features
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MOTAR is Afghanistan's ride-hailing app, built for how people here actually get around. • Search in Dari, Pashto or English — by voice or by typing • Find places by the landmarks you know • Watch your driver arrive on a live map • Keep your destination and ETA on screen the whole trip • See your driver's photo, car and plate before you get in • Pay with cash or cashless • Re-book or re-rate a past trip from your history Made for Afghanistan: dates in the Solar Hijri calendar, full right-to-left support, and maps labelled in proper Dari and Pashto.

About

VELRO Ride

Features
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VELRO books intercity rides between Kabul, Parwan and Ghorband. You name the price. Choose the station you are leaving from, where you are going, the day and the hour, and what you want to pay. Drivers answer with their own offers, and you choose one. The fare is agreed before anyone gets in the car. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Ask for a ride from a real station to a real destination, today or on a later day, with a return if you need one. • Compare offers at a glance: each driver's price, rating and number of trips, and the car and its plate. • Keep your booking on your phone: your boarding code, your driver's name and photo, the car, and a button to call. • Watch the road: the route on the map and, once your driver is on the way, the car on it. When you board, the whole screen becomes the ride map, with warnings about the road ahead. • Get help fast: emergency numbers you can call without internet, your trip details sent by SMS to someone you trust, and a report straight to VELRO. • Use the app in Dari, Pashto or English, and switch at any time. HOW IT WORKS Your phone number is your account: you sign in with a one-time code, with no password. You pay the driver in cash; there are no payments in the app. You can delete your account from inside the app at any time (Account → Delete account). WHERE VELRO serves Kabul, Parwan and Ghorband. A ride can only be requested from inside this area. ولرو — سفر بین‌شهری میان کابل، پروان و غوربند. قیمت را خودتان بگویید، پیشنهاد راننده‌ها را مقایسه کنید و پیش از سوار شدن کرایه را بدانید. به دری، پښتو و انگلیسی.

Screenshots

MOTAR4 screens
VELRO Ride4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: MOTAR at 3 against VELRO Ride's 1. MOTAR also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MOTAR ships an update weekly, VELRO Ride every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MOTAR versus VELRO Ride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMOTARVELRO Ride
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammad Jakob SarwaryAMINULLAH HASHEMI

In-app purchases

None

MOTAR

No in-app purchases

None

VELRO Ride

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MOTAR free?
MOTAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VELRO Ride free?
VELRO Ride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MOTAR or VELRO Ride have ads?
Neither MOTAR nor VELRO Ride shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MOTAR or VELRO Ride?
MOTAR ships an update weekly, and VELRO Ride every 9 days. Most recently, MOTAR was updated on November 6, 2026 and VELRO Ride on October 31, 2026.

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