Want to know how much it costs to develop a Taxi App like Uber?

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Last Updated: October 04, 2022

Published On: March 17, 2017

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Uber revolutionized the world of Apps when it came up with the Taxi App in 2009. The App became a huge success and many companies have tried to follow suit to emulate the success.

So, if you want to design and build a Taxi app clone, let us analyze the required features, time and how much does it cost to make a taxi app:

A typical Taxi App Development consists of 3 modules, viz.

Passenger App
Driver App, and the
Admin Panel

Passenger App – Key Features

A passenger App for Taxi App Development should cover the following functionalities to enable a successful taxi booking

Login /Registration
Pickup and destination locations
Taxi booking
Choice of Taxi
Tracking Driver
Fare Estimator
Mode of Payment, Fare splitting etc.
Trip Status and safety
Notifications
Driver rating
User profile

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Driver App – Key Features

The Driver app for Taxi App Development is relatively simple and has fewer functionalities.

Registration
Booking response
Status updates
History
Navigation
Notifications

The average time required to build the Passenger and Driver modules during Taxi App Development are approx.

	iOS	Android	Backend
Passenger App	340-450 hrs	370-440 hrs	600-650 hrs
Driver App	130-240 hrs	180-200 hrs	150-200 hrs

Admin Panel required for Taxi App Development

This is a web-based tool that aids the Admins to manage the Driver and Passenger Apps and ensures smooth interaction between the two. With this tool, the Admin can monitor the accounts, activities, announce or modify promotions, suggest the best navigational routes, monitor revenue, and manage the data collection.

It consists of the following key features

Login / Registration
Driver database with history
Passenger database
Fare rates
Admin profile
Dashboard

Time taken to develop the Admin Panel can range from 80 hrs for a simple panel, to 240 hrs for a panel loaded with features.

Taxi App UI Design /UX Design

This User Interface and User Experience design ensure that your App is visually attractive, intuitive, and memorable.

	UX	iOS	Android
Driver App	40-65 hrs	40-65 hrs	30-45 hrs
Passenger App	60-80 hrs	45-65 hrs	30-50 hrs

Integration Costs

A Taxi App will need the following or more integrations

GPS based Geo-location tagging and routes – 140 hrs
Payment Gateway integration, card payment, Rates, and PCI compliance – 100-120 hrs
SMS or Push notifications – 40-80 hrs

Additional Expenses involved in Taxi App Development Cost

You may also have to earmark a part of your budget for other expenses like

Quality Assurance – 15 %
DevOps – 5 %
Project Management – 10 %

Other Considerations

A major point to consider is whether you want to build taxi software like uber or you want to imitate the Uber success model for your business app.

If you plan to build a Taxi App like Uber, then you need to also determine what are the unique or different offerings you can offer, to stand out in the marketplace.

Cost to develop an app like uber | Taxi App

The Developing application like the uber taxi app cost given below is indicative only. It will vary depending on the features you want, and how simple or complex you want it to be.

To sum up, on an Average, Uber Taxi App developers would need

Time:	2000 – 2500 hrs
Duration:	15 – 20 weeks
Team Size:	8 – 10 developers
Cost:	Ranging from $75k – $200k

If you have time and budget limitations, the best solution would be to outsource your Taxi App Development to Taxi App Development Companies who are well experienced in doing the same.

Cost to develop Taxi App

Looking to develop a Taxi App like Uber or Uberfy your business App?

If you are looking to develop a Taxi App, get in touch with us at Moon Technolabs, one of India’s leading Web and Mobile App development companies.

Our tech team is experienced in designing and developing of GPS based Taxi-riding app and can effectively apply this knowledge, expertise and experience in developing a similar Taxi App like Uber for you.

Reach out to us with your requirement for a free consultation and we will provide you a detailed project plan and an estimate that is most competitive in the market. Just drop us a line and our Sales team will get in touch with you.

FAQs

Developing your uber taxi app cost approximately $40,000 to $60,000. This is the Average App Development Cost. This Costing depends on many factors. Depending on how complicated the app has been developed,

Usually, it will take 3-4 months but it totally depends on the product design and etc. Moon Technolabs is the best team of developers you can easily contact us for the development of taxi software like uber.

For creating mobile applications whether it is a taxi booking app, Grocery store app, or Food Delivery app you can contact Moon Technolabs for the costing of developing it.

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Jayanti Katariya

Jayanti Katariya is the CEO of Moon Technolabs, a fast-growing IT solutions provider, with 18+ years of experience in the industry. Passionate about developing creative apps from a young age, he pursued an engineering degree to further this interest. Under his leadership, Moon Technolabs has helped numerous brands establish their online presence and he has also launched an invoicing software that assists businesses to streamline their financial operations.