In recent times, people started opting for ride-sharing via taxi booking app for their daily commute as it is highly comfortable compared to public transports. It has become a trend and gaining popularity in congested cities. To make the ride more convenient during high traffic and affordable service, private taxi companies started introducing bike taxis which is becoming a leading service when compared to normal taxi services.Â
Already existing popular taxi booking app companies in the world like Uber, Ola started providing an additional option like bike-taxi service along with their taxi service, and some standalone bike taxi startups are also emerging with their on-demand bike taxi apps to grab more customers for this new taxi business model.Â
What is the on-demand bike taxi app?
Bike taxi is very similar to popular taxi -apps like Uber, Ola. Instead of booking a taxi, you need to book a bike via a ride-sharing app of the bike taxi service provider. The near-by bike rider will receive your request and will pick up the customer from the pick point and provide a helmet during the ride. Once the ride is completed the payment is deducted online. Even a solo ride is introduced in this type of bike taxi service where there will be no rider to drop you at your destination.Â
The service providers may have their own fleet of bikes or drivers with the registered bike and driving licenses can register with the service provider and share their bike to earn the commission through this business model.
Let us have a look at the list of top bike taxi apps.
#1. Gojek
Gojek is one of the topmost bike taxi booking apps which is hailing from Jakarta, Indonesia. It was founded in the year 2010 and they started their operation with around 7 bikes and now they have achieved a market value of around $2.5 billion.Â
It extended its operation in 25 different cities of Indonesia and employed more than 400,000 drivers for their business operations with the car, motorcycles, and trucks. It is aiming to introduce its service in the countries of Southeast Asia.Â
Website: https://www.gojek.com
Platforms:Â Available on both platforms Android, iOS
#2. Grab
In Southeast Asia, Grab is one of the topmost bike taxi apps. In 2012, they started as a taxi app in Malaysia by the founder Anthony Tan and now they offer many transport and logistic services via this single platform. In 2014 November, they initiated their bike taxi service, and with their success in this service operation, they extended to Thailand, Indonesia. The drivers of Grab are offered smartphones and the whole operation is carried out via the Grab app.
Website: https://www.grab.com/sg/
Platforms:Â Available on both platforms Android, iOS
#3. Baxi
Baxi is a Delhi based bike taxi app and it is the first on-demand bike taxi app started in India. In 2015, it initiated its operation and now it is offering services in cities like Faridabad, Gurugram.Â
Certified drivers are employed by Baxi and their drivers are trained on safe driving. They also satisfy their customers with options for a safe ride like providing a helmet, hair net, etc. Baxi wallet is also integrated with their app and in November 2015, they were able to raise seed funding of $1.4 million.
Website: https://www.baxi.taxi/
Platforms:Â Currently available on the Android platform.
#4. Rapido
Rapido bike taxi service was initiated in Bangalore during the year 2015. This bike taxi app gained popularity and started its services in different cities like Mysore, Gurugram, Hyderabad. It has raised funds from many top companies and it includes Google, Hero MotoCorp Ltd, etc.Â
Rapido bike taxi app is powered by the Roppen transportation Service and it also offers delivery jobs with bike taxi service.Â
It also raised funds around Rs 2.75 crore from Battery Road Digital Holdings LLC.
Website: https://rapido.bike/
Platforms:Â Available on both platforms Android, iOS
#5. Uber MotoÂ
We all know that Uber bike taxi was a great success and this led to their Uber Moto service during March 2016 and now it has expanded its services to around 9 different cities in India.Â
They have added this bike-taxi as an option in their Uber taxi app.Â
It has crossed around 2 million rides after starting this bike taxi service along with their taxi business.Â
Platforms:Â Available on both platforms Android, iOS
#6. Ola Bike
Similar to Uber, Ola taxi service added bike-taxi as an option with their popular taxi service. So this new segment bike taxi service also started with the ola taxi app. In 2016, Ola started its service with the bike taxi from Chandigarh and it gained its popularity in other cities like Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Kota, Gurgaon. The massive users of the Ola taxi app pushed this new bike taxi service to the top.Â
Platforms:Â Available on both platforms Android, iOS
#7. Shohoz
Shohoz is an online ticket booking and ride-sharing platform or mobile app where you can book tickets online for bus tickets, hotel rooms, events, and now they have started on-demand services like e-hailing taxi and bike service. It is a combination of e-ticketing and e-hailing service started in Bangladesh during 2014.Â
Website: https://www.shohoz.com/
Platforms:Â Available on both platforms Android, iOS
#8. Safe Boda
Ricky Thomson founded this bike taxi app in 2015. He was an entrepreneur and a bike taxi driver from Uganda. Safe Boda app is a platform of Entrepreneurs and Boda drivers catering to Africa. They employed more than 6000 drivers in Uganda and backed by social enterprise investors. It has extended its service to Kenya during August 2018.Â
Website: https://safeboda.com/ng/
Platforms:Â Available on both platforms Android, iOS
#9. Bikxie
In 2015, the Bikxie bike taxi service was introduced in Gurgaon and it addressed the last mile connectivity issue in the city. The service was highly affordable and it was available in the key locations across the city. Their website is under development. The first bike taxi provider that offered gender-based two-wheeler service. Pink for Women and Blue for Men.Â
Website: http://www.bikxie.com/
Platforms:Â Currently available on the Android platform.
#10. MobyCab
MobyCab is a taxi booking app launched in the year 2019 in India. This app also offers package delivery where the agents can use their own motorbikes. It also claims that it delivers the package within a short time such as 90 minutes.
Website: https://www.mobycab.com/
Platforms:Â Available on both platforms Android, iOS
Wrap Up
Bike pooling or bike-sharing is not new to us. Many would have offered a free lift to the passerby while going the same way. Now you can earn with this bike taxi service if you have your own registered vehicle, license, and join as a driver with these service providers. This list of top bike taxi apps would help you to know how effective the service providers are and as a customer, you can try these bike taxi apps for a safe and convenient ride.Â
As a bike taxi service provider, always look for the perfect bike taxi dispatch software and satisfy your customers and driver-partners.
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