# k.ride - taxi, cab, travel

> travel better with k.ride

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6474654222](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6474654222)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6474654222`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kakao Mobility Corp.
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (814 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-18
- **First published:** 2024-05-22
- **Size:** 147 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/k-ride-taxi-cab-travel/id6474654222)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://kride.kakaomobility.com/webview/terms/9](https://kride.kakaomobility.com/webview/terms/9)

## Description

k.ride is a global taxi and travel companion from Kakao Mobility. With this extension, you can hail and pay for taxis anywhere in the world without installing a new app for every trip. It covers 35 countries across Asia, North America, and Europe, making travel easier for global travelers.

The service supports 133 languages, enables cashless payments with Alipay+ and WeChat Pay, and offers simple sign-up with strong security (including two-factor authentication) and year-round 24/7 in-app support.

## Rankings

- #60,096 — Overall

## Review summary

The k.ride app is frequently unreliable, with crashes and location errors, plus reports of inflated fares for foreigners, limited coverage and booking issues, and payment problems. A few reviews mention usability advantages and better performance in some scenarios, but overall reliability and fairness concerns dominate.

### Pros

- User-friendly and easy to use.
- Can be faster than Uber at finding a taxi when it works.
- Simple and straightforward for foreign users.
- Drivers are sometimes nice when a ride is secured.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes, glitches, freezes, or blank screens.
- Inaccurate pickup/destination/location data (blue dot mislocations, address search issues).
- Higher fares for foreigners, double charges, and opaque extra fees.
- Limited availability and inconsistent performance in many regions (booking failures; example: Guam).
- Payment method issues and poor customer support (card not accepted; no help with disputes).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6474654222)