Ridejoy looks great, but Canadians out there should really take a look at LiveRides (http://liverides.com)
Their app does what Ridejoy does and more - it even lets you securely communicate and track where a driver is when he/she is on his/her way to pick you up.
I'm really glad to see people in this space. I'm fed up of big oil and driving my car alone. Driving should be a social experience with friendly people that doesn't hurt the planet needlessly.
I tested it out for the Chicagoland area to see how much saturation they have here, and did a search for a trip from the city to a NW suburb for tomorrow.
1 result came up, so I clicked, and it brought up a Craigslist page within an iFrame. Is Ridejoy just scraping Craigslist? Genuinely curious.
“Share rides with friendly people to (...) Every week, Ridejoy helps thousands of friendly drivers and passengers share rides and save on gas.”
That’s very nice, but nowhere in the FAQ is explained how Ridejoy guarantees that only friendly people get a ride. Who’s to say I’m not picking up an axe murderer?
Oh and if you're curious about how we built the app - here's an article on our design process:
http://pandodaily.com/2012/08/16/ridejoy-for-ios-behind-the-...
Ridejoy levels-up. Awesome jobs guys! It looks fantastic.
I used ridejoy to find a ride to a trail race a few weeks ago-- it works fantastically. It was a bit annoying having to check online day-of though; it's gonna be nice having it on my phone next time.
Any plans to make it available for international customers?
Congrats!
Any particularly interesting lessons learned?
Would love any comments/suggestions you have-- this was our first iPhone app for those involved (mainly one designer and one engineer), so it was quite the learning experience. We're expecting a lot of, um, good feedback :) Thanks!