RideFinder is a carpooling app designed specifically for South Africa to find people to join you on your long drives or allows you to search for people to ride with. You can specify cities on route to pick up passengers. Notifications can notify users when they have been approved for a ride and also if some want to join them on their rides. The rides require a two-way verification process meaning that you are not required to allow anyone riding with you. You can judge a person by using their amount mutual friends with you and this will give you a sense of security about the person requesting or creating a ride. Group chats are available which allows more details to be shared between users after they have been approved by the creator.
Advantages of using the app
• Use a single app for all cities around South Africa
• Add via-cities to specify cities on route where you can pick up passengers
• Get passengers to keep you company while driving
• Meet new people on your journeys
• Split the fuel bill to make your journeys more economical
• Get instant notifications when someone want to join your ride
• Finding a ride has never been easier, no need to go through extensive posts and pages
• Mutual friends displayed in the app to ensure you have adequate connections with the passenger or driver