AmRide vs Hovr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AmRide
This app offers trained, insured, and vetted professional drivers for various transportation needs, from short trips to long-distance journeys. Utilize their vehicles or your own for services like airport transfers, hourly drivers, and event transportation.
- Trained and insured drivers
- Short and long-distance transport
- Use your vehicle or theirs
- Airport service
- Driver by the hour
- Event transportation
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Safe and insured drivers for a short ride or long distance transportation. AmRide provides trained, insured, and vetted professional drivers with the easiest and most flexible tailored options to drive you across the State or across the Country, using our vehicle or yours. Services include, Airport Service, Driver By The Hour, AmRideGo, GoElite, Long Distance Transportation and Event Transportation Services. For more information visit our website at https://amride.com
Hovr
Connects drivers and passengers traveling in the same direction for shared car trips. Offers features for both posting rides and finding available seats, with a focus on safety and user verification.
- Post rides in seconds
- Search for available rides
- Set trip alerts
- Secure payment holding
- Mandatory ride reviews and ratings
- ID verification for drivers
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Hovr is a safe and easy way for people who are traveling the same direction to share a ride with one another. Share your road trip, drives to festivals and events, and any pre-planed trip by motor vehicle. Driving? * Provide a few details about yourself and your car * There isn't a separate app for drivers/passengers * Post a ride in seconds * Anyone who wants to come can now request to book your extra seat(s). Looking for a ride? * Provide a few details about yourself * Search for rides and set alerts for future trips * Request a ride in seconds Once a ride is booked: * Passenger pays for the trip and funds are held until trip is complete * Coordinate a pick-up somewhere safe * Meet, show each other your valid IDs * Enjoy your trip together * Post a quick rating and review of the trip With our many safety features you can leave your worries behind. We verify that every driver has a valid photo ID and collect detailed car information, plus ride reviews and ratings are mandatory and cannot be altered.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hovr at 100% against AmRide's 47%. Hovr also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). AmRide's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hovr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AmRide has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of AmRide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hovr's.
AmRide ships an update every 2 months, Hovr every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AmRide | Hovr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AmRide | Travlr Co. |
Customer experience
AmRide
Hovr
In-app purchases
AmRide
No in-app purchases
Hovr
No in-app purchases
