The Benefits of Online Taxi Booking Software

Featured article by Ritesh Patil, co-founder of Mobisoft Infotech

The introduction of smartphones and the galore of apps have changed the way we led our lives. Taxi booking apps have created a stir in how the traditional taxi business industry worked. Famous names like Uber and Ola have already shown the way to a lucrative market for private transportation. In 2015, Uber had one million users using it daily in over 60 different countries. In the U.S. alone, there are more than 160,000 Uber drivers – a testimony to how popular taxi booking services could be.

Building Your Own Taxi Booking App

You can easily build a taxi booking app for your taxi fleet. It is possible to hire an app developer or app development company to get an app made just for you. All the required features and functions of top notch taxi apps are available to be customized and made into your own app.

There is no need to write the whole code or hire a designer and testing team. You can just purchase the whole script, which includes the driver version, passenger version, and the admin control. It saves work and makes your app ready in a short time.

No Need for Additional Content Management System

You must be thinking making a online taxi booking software will require an additional software for content management. But you will be happy to know that this is not the reality. It does not matter which platform you are developing the app for.

APIs are a great way to adapt an app to the platform. The internal settings and configurations of the mobile app can attune the application for the device and platform it is aimed for. You will be able to provide your requirements and add the features you want in your app. It is a great way to make a unique app that gets everybody’s attention in this competitive market.

Advantages of Taxi Booking Apps

There are outstanding advantages your business, drivers, and passengers can get by using taxi booking apps.

Benefits to Drivers

•   Drivers do not need to drive around searching for passengers

•   Payment can be made in cashless ways, so drivers do not need to carry huge amount of cash with them

•   Unruly passengers can be identified when drivers provide negative ratings on the app

•   Exact location of the passenger eliminates unnecessary time wasting

Benefits to Passengers

•   Cabs can be hired instantly without even going out of the home

•   Passengers can get updates on cab location and their approximate arrival time

•   Cashless ways of payment mean passengers need not fuss about cash and change

•   Passengers can rate drivers which make the system more transparent and trustworthy

•   Passengers find it convenient to book cabs without waiting on the road and refusal

Benefits to Business

•   Taxi booking apps will help your business grow by drawing in more passengers

•   You can keep track of each car with GPS location

•   Taxi booking apps are necessary for any taxi fleet to survive in today’s world

•   Reports on transactions and other analytics for better overview and control

The time is right for your taxi business to develop a dedicated taxi booking app for your organization. The traditional taxis are losing out in competition against the companies with their own taxi booking app. It is really simple to get a great taxi app at an affordable price for extending and growing your business.

Author’s Bio:

Ritesh Patil is the co-founder of Mobisoft Infotech that helps startups and enterprises in mobile technology. He loves technology, especially mobile technology. He’s an avid blogger and writes on mobile application. He works in a leading android development company with skilled android app developers that has developed innovative mobile applications across various fields such as Finance, Insurance, Health, Entertainment, Productivity, Social Causes, Education and many more and has bagged numerous awards for the same.