KingKabs vs Pinng
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KingKabs
Book rides easily with a personalized experience. Track your vehicle, save favorite journeys, and get upfront cost information. Offers a variety of vehicle options, including accessible ones.
- Personalized booking experience
- Vehicle tracking
- Save favorite journeys
- Upfront journey cost
- Wide vehicle selection
- Wheelchair accessible options
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The KingKabs App offers a slick and convenient mobile booking experience, perfect for people on the move. The app ensures efficiency and continuity of service as well as providing a personalised booking experience that can be tailored to individual customer preferences. The app works seamlessly with the new improved KingKabs online web-booker (https://book.kingkabs.taxi/portal) and has numerous features allowing users to track their vehicles, switch between passenger preferences and save favourite journeys. Our Northwest hub process more than 15,000 trips per day in the UK alone, and is owned by Addison Lee Limited, one of the largest ground transport providers in the UK Why choose KingKabs? - A wide selection of vehicles from saloon, MPV, traditional taxi cabs and executive vehicles. - All traditional taxis (Hackney Carriage Vehicles) are wheelchair accessible traditional cabs from TX4, LEVC, FORD and Mercedes Vito - Features of the improved app include vehicle tracking, booking history and the ability to set favourite addresses and journeys - Up front journey cost information - Journey time and distance estimates - Driver and Vehicle details once your booking has been allocated - Book now or up to three months in advance - View your trip history and see how many trips you have left - Select from multiple trip options including wheelchair accessibility - Operational and support infrastructure built over more than 40 years ensuring customer experience is at the forefront - App seamlessly interfaces with the KingKabs’s online web-booker and dedicated contact centre.
Pinng
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Pinng helps train and tube commuters relax and arrive on time. Enter a station or place, tap Let's Go!, and Pinng monitors your position and alerts you as you approach. How it works: - Enter your destination in the search box (station name or place). - Tap Let's Go! to set the destination — Pinng starts tracking. - Pinng updates distance every few seconds and notifies you when you hit configured thresholds. - Use the quick buttons to show nearby coffee, food, hotels or stations on the map. Tap a pin for details, visit the website, call the place, or tap Go to open walking directions in Apple Maps. Why you’ll love Pinng: - Smart, simple alerts that tell you when to prepare for your stop. - Quick “Near Me” buttons (Coffee, Food, Hotels, Stations) to find nearby venues instantly. - Tappable map pins with full place details: website, call button and one-tap directions. - ETA, distance and threshold status shown in compact circular widgets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pinng at none against KingKabs's shown. On price, update cadence, 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.
KingKabs ships an update every 3 months, Pinng every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KingKabs | Pinng |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vedamain Ltd. | Conor Mac Gabhann |
In-app purchases
KingKabs
No in-app purchases
Pinng
No in-app purchases









