The best apps to order a taxi from your mobile
Calling a taxi no longer has to be a slow and boring process, nor does it have to be expensive. And it is that the new technologies and the applications have made it possible to create all kinds of businesses around the taxi to take advantage of new features and do everything through the mobile, sofast and comfortable, and even without needing cash to make the payment. However, they are very localized services.Here we present the best applications to order a taxi from the smartphone:
Mytaxi
This is the application that provides greatest service in Spain, although concentrated in the cities of Madrid (15,600 taxis) and Barcelona (10,350 taxis). With it, the user can create a profile and request a taxi from their current location with just pressing a button in the application. All of this being able to see on the map where the nearby vehicles are to your position or even having the option to reserve a routeup to four days before.
When placing the order the user can know the current position of the taxi and follow it on the map until it reaches its location to know what was your route of arrival. Once inside, it is not even necessary to pay in cash, or take your credit card with you.If the user profile has been completed in the application, it is possible to pay through it directly, and may include tips if necessary. Along with this, the application has a long list of extra functions such as being able to store favorite taxi drivers and contact them in upcoming races, apply discount coupons, assess and offer a comment about the service received and calculatepreviously all types of routes.
An application that is also completely free and can be downloaded for both Android as for iOS through Google Play andApp Store.
TaxiClick
This is another of the large companies that operates in Spain, spreading throughout the main provinces and cities of our geography (A Coruña , Asturias, Salamanca, Madrid, Toledo, Girona, Barcelona, Tarragona, Balearic Islands, Valencia, Alicante, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, Seville, Cádiz, Huelva, Tenerife and Las Palmas).With it, the user can request a taxi by simply pressing the button and always know its location until it is found, knowing that it collaborates with more than 20,000 taxi drivers in all the countries in which it operates.
In addition, from the application itself the user can request all kinds of extra services such as payment with card, a adapted vehicle or other requirements to receive the taxi that accommodates your needs. All this being able to request the collection in the current location or by dragging the signal on another nearby street to save time or to make it a better area.
All this through an application that is also completely free and is again available for all major mobile platforms from Google Play and App Store.
Hailo
It is another of the tools that is present in half the world, although in Spain it focuses again on Madrid and Barcelona An application that is committed to simplicity and convenience when applying for a degree. Again, just by pressing a button it is possible to see on the mobile screen a map and the assigned taxi, being able to know its location and the estimated time of arrival to the point specified with the user.
A tool that also allows you to pay through it with your credit card, without having to carry it with you or having to spend cash . All this being able to provide a tip and assessing the service so that other users can benefit from the information previously.
An application free and available on Google Play andApp Store.
JoinUp Taxi
Even more specific and useful is this application when requesting a taxi. And it is designed to be able to share races and thus save a few euros if possible. It acts as an application to order a taxi without having to call, being able to choose between different services and adapted vehicles in advance. However, what is surprising is the possibility of request a shared trip, specifying number of people and suitcases The app then searches for other potential users within a half-hour period no more than three blocks away in order to join the race and pay the proportional part
All this knowing in advance the assessment of the taxi driver and vehicle that goes to the service, and the euros saved by sharing the journey and CO2 (carbon dioxide) avoided by using the same car with other people.
A useful, ecological and easy-to-use application that already works in Madrid, Barcelona, Vitoria , San Sebastián, Bilbao, Valencia and Sabadell with more than 1000 associated taxi drivers It is available both in Google Play as in App Store