VeloRide - Request A Ride

Excellent ride share company. The drivers are punctual, courteous, friendly and professional.

I don’t often write reviews but this one felt like such a let down I had to. With prices from a other platforms getting way to out of hand a nice and local ride share app sounded fantastic, on paper but in practice the outreach the company has done to get drivers on board has been completely mediocre, out of the 7 drivers I asked in the Houston area none knew of it let alone that it was a ride share app, meaning that no mater what, how, or when you order one you’ll either have obscenely long wait times (even longer than most wait and save options) or you’ll be left out and dry going back to ‘ol reliable and having to overpay now That you gave the grassroots option and chance and waited for too long so now you are on a “surge” so surge price is active. Somewhat nice interface so you get 2 stars.

I’ve needed a ride home from work and pre-scheduled it ahead of time for pick up and the driver was even slightly early. I love that the app offers the option for a female to pick a female driver, and my favorite is that you can save your favorite driver while you’re riding with them, so next time you need a ride you can see if they’re online and request that they are the one to give you a ride. I love that feature! The app is relatively new, but it’s picked up a lot of traction lately. Looking forward to seeing how they grow from here, and thankful for how they’re valuing their drivers better than the competitors. I definitely support that!