Ridora
Open Ridora
Ridora connects drivers, bikers and travellers going the same way. Offer your empty seats, share a cab or auto, or find a ride in seconds — with just your mobile number.
Driving to Vijayawada on Saturday? Riding to office every morning? Publish your car or bike trip, set a fair price per seat and fill your empty seats. Add stopovers, repeat it for your daily commute, and choose instant booking or approve each request.
Booking a cab to the airport or an auto to the station? Post it and let people heading the same way join and split the fare. Ridora suggests a fair share for everyone.
Can’t find a ride on your route? Post a request with your date and budget. Drivers searching that route see you and can offer you a seat in one tap.
Screens from the app with a sample trip.
Drivers and passengers rate each other after every trip. Read reviews before you book.
Your mobile number is never shown publicly — only to the people you ride with.
Messages are end-to-end encrypted. Agree on pickup points before sharing anything else.
Share a private live-tracking link with family. Only people with the link can see it.
One tap to call 112 or text your emergency contact with your ride details.
Women can publish rides that only women can book.
Bike rides show whether a helmet is provided — pillion riders must always wear one.
Report fake or unsafe rides and hide that person from your results.
| Ridora | Many carpool apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Booking fees / commission | None | Often a service fee |
| Bike & scooter rides | Yes | Rarely |
| Share a cab or auto | Yes | Rarely |
| Ride requests from passengers | Yes | Sometimes |
| Sign up | Mobile number only | Email or social login |
| Pay the driver | Directly by UPI or cash | Varies |
| Open source | Yes, MIT | Usually not |
Yes. No booking fees, no commission and no ads. Passengers pay drivers directly by UPI or cash. Prices are meant to share fuel and toll costs, not to make a profit.
No. Ridora runs in your phone’s browser. Add it to your home screen (Chrome: “Install app”, Safari: Share → “Add to Home Screen”) to open it like an app.
You sign up with your mobile number, a username and a password — no email. Ridora doesn’t send SMS codes, so numbers aren’t SMS-verified. Use ratings, reviews and a quick call before your trip to build trust.
Rides, bookings and ratings are signed records stored on public Nostr relays, so there’s no central Ridora database. Your account key is created from your number and password, which is why you can sign in on any device — and why you should keep your recovery code safe.
Use the recovery code you saved when you signed up. Without it, nobody can reset the password.
Address search uses OpenStreetMap data via Photon, routes come from OSRM, and maps from OpenStreetMap and CARTO. You can also drop a pin on the map for an exact pickup point.
Yes, while Ridora is open: you see a pop-up and, if you allow it, a browser notification. Keep Ridora open (or installed on your home screen) around your trip time.
Publish it in under a minute — or find someone already going your way.
