Cost & Feature to Develop A Taxi App Like Uber

1. Cost & Feature to Develop A Taxi App Like Uber

2. Introduction Once incepted as an idea, on-demand services have grown tremendously within a short span of time and is one of the biggest industries today. As we get into the nitty-gritty of this arena, we get to know that taxi-booking apps are one of the most successful models of the on-demand services industry. "Uber", one of the most popular versions of on-demand taxi applications has revolutionised the complete criterion of logistics services. The great application from the top mobile app developers in the world along with setting a benchmark serves as a standard for a variety of logistics and taxi booking apps in the world. The application brings the power of on-demand logistics and taxi booking to every users' fingertips. It has made Uber second-biggest venture-backed company in the world. • Let us see what it takes to bring this idea of "Single tap cab booking" to life and what is the cost of developing a taxi app like Uber:

3. How Apps Like Uber Became Popular? Today, many businesses have started employing uber-like applications as the basis of their business application. Owing to the optimised and award-winning business model of Uber application, businesses working on similar models connect with their preferred mobile app development company to customise their business app according to Uber application. Meeting the equal amount of efficiency as Uber applications have helped many businesses succeed with their own business apps and this has led to the popularity of uber like apps.

4. Here is a list of considerations you need to keep in mind if you are planning to build an Uber-like app for your business: • A passenger or a user can demand the service at any instance and therefore the business model should be pre-decided and prompt. • The supply of the services cannot be bound by the properties of the application, but it depends on the demand and has to be aggregated priorly. • The user applies for an instant on-demand service and the services have to be arranged based on a pre-decided network of service providers. Experienced mobile app developers can further help you explain the operation and procedure of the on-demand business model.

5. Uber-like apps are focussed on which business vertical? Uber-like apps follow an on-demand service business model that doesn't particularly work for the cab-booking industry but serves as a basis for whole logistics and transportation service industry. However, you customise your app with the help of top Android app developers according to the unique requirements of your business. But, before that you need to know the basic features of Uber-like apps and how do they work:

6. How Uber-like Apps Work? • A user uses his app to request for a cab and the app tracks his location or he can input the location manually, based on which it shows the results of the various nearest cabs around. • The passenger can book a cab and the app will show the time of arrival and an estimated price to the user. • The driver on the other end receives a request from the user and he can accept or deny the request. If the request is denied by the driver, the user request is sent to another nearest driver. • Once the request is accepted, the user or the driver can establish a connection between each other through a call. • With this, the GPS location of the app keeps the user and the driver informed about the locations of each other.

7. How Uber-like Apps Work? • The ride is calculated in terms of the set algorithm (based on distance, time and ride fare) and the user can pay the driver in cash or through other integrated digital payment options. • The user can also rate the services and the driver. A mobile app development company looks at uber-like app models in three sub-parts that include - • 1) Driver-part of the application • 2) User-part of the application • 3) Back-end part of the application • So, let us walk down together to understand the various features and the approximate cost of building an application like Uber.

8. 1) The Driver part of the application The main features and their time and cost estimates of the driver part are: • Registration: 40-80 hours • Booking: 40-80 hours • Status: 40 hours • Booking History: 16-32 hours • Total Hours: 136- 262 hours An Android app development company would charge you anywhere between $7000 - $8000 for the optimised application.

9. 2) The User Part The main features and cost estimates: 1) Registration: 40 hours 2) Card Details: 40 hours 3) Locations: 40 hours 4) Request Results: 50-65 hours 5) Fare Calculator: 16 - 20 hours 6) Driver Tracking: 25-40 hours 7) Review Ratings: 35-45 hours 8) Booking History: 20-35 hours 9) Push Notifications: 40-80 hours 10) Total Hours: 340- 440 hours 11) The estimated cost of developing this part is $19,000 - $21, 000. So, if you wish to develop an Uber-like app for your business, you should be very particular about the features you wish to integrate, the customisation you need, and the mobile app development company you choose.