# Provide a Ride

> This app lets you request transportation.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sancsoft.providearide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sancsoft.providearide)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.sancsoft.providearide`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ProvideARide
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 59,723
- **Rating:** 2.06 / 5 (555 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.20.12:97
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-29
- **First published:** 2019-09-19
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sancsoft.providearide)
- **Website:** [http://www.providearide.com](http://www.providearide.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://providearide.com/privacy-policy/](https://providearide.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Provide a Ride** is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to simplify your medical transportation needs. With this app, you can easily schedule future rides, view upcoming trips, and keep track of past transportation appointments all in one place. This extension streamlines access to your medical transportation benefits, ensuring reliable and timely travel for your appointments.

Whether you need to plan ahead or review your transportation history, Provide a Ride offers an intuitive interface that makes managing your medical trips effortless. Perfect for individuals relying on medical transportation services, this app keeps your travel organized and accessible with just a few clicks.

## Rankings

- #278,424 — Overall
- #6 — provide

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.sancsoft.providearide.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users value the transportation service provided but find the 'Provide a Ride' app highly unreliable. Common problems include frequent crashes, login and account setup issues, incorrect ride details, and missing scheduled rides. The app lacks important features like saving multiple addresses or scheduling return trips. Many users must still resort to calling customer service, which is often difficult and frustrating to reach. While the service itself is appreciated, the app needs significant improvements to be dependable and user-friendly.

### Pros

- The service provided by the app is appreciated by users who rely on it for transportation to appointments.
- The app helps users with mental health issues or difficulty making phone calls by providing a way to schedule rides without calling.
- There are some positive mentions about the quality of drivers dispatched through the service.

### Cons

- The app frequently crashes or shows error messages requiring uninstall and reinstall to temporarily fix.
- Users experience issues with logging in, including member ID not being found or account setup problems.
- Scheduled rides often get lost, disappear, or show incorrect or changed pickup and drop-off addresses, leading to missed appointments.
- The app lacks features like storing multiple addresses or scheduling return trips, limiting its usability.
- Customer service is hard to reach or unhelpful, and many users end up having to call in despite the app supposedly providing an easier alternative.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sancsoft.providearide)