Share the ride.
Split the cost.
ShareSpace Carpool connects drivers and riders heading the same way. Fair prices, secure payments, and Riley, an AI assistant that finds and plans rides for you.
Free to download · iPhone and Android
- Prices capped to the shared cost
- Pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay, card or wallet
- Verified members
- Ride start code for every trip
Everything a carpool needs, in one app
From finding a match to getting paid, the whole trip is handled in the app.
Riley, your AI assistant
Tell Riley where and when you travel. Riley finds matching rides and, for drivers, can publish your regular commute for you.
Fair cost-sharing prices
Prices are capped to the shared cost of the trip, so carpooling stays about splitting expenses, not making a profit.
Secure, simple payments
Pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay, a card or your wallet. See the full price before you book and get a refund to your wallet if you cancel.
Built on trust
Verified members, a start code that confirms you are in the right car, in-app chat and ratings after every ride.
Your commute on autopilot
Set your daily ride once. Drivers can auto-publish it, and riders can request the same ride every day.
Book just your stretch
Only need part of the route? Book that stretch and pay only for it. Drivers can add stops along the way.
Ready in minutes
If you ride
Search
Enter your pickup, drop-off and time, or ask Riley.
Book your seat
Compare rides, check the total and pick how you pay.
Ride and rate
Share the start code with your driver and rate the trip.
If you drive
Offer a ride
Add your route, time and seats. The app suggests a fair price.
Accept riders
Chat with riders and manage bookings in one place.
Get paid
The full ride price goes to your wallet. Withdraw when you like.
See it in action
Search, plan with Riley, offer a ride and pay, all in one place.
You pay your share. The driver keeps all of theirs.
Ride prices follow a cost-sharing limit based on a mileage rate (the IRS standard rate in the United States, a local rate elsewhere), so a seat can never cost more than its share of the trip.
- The limit is the mileage rate × trip distance ÷ seats offered
- You see the total, including fee and tax, before you book
- The driver receives the full ride price, with no deduction
- Cancel before the ride and your payment returns to your wallet
Example booking
The driver receives the full $10.00. Example for illustration; the app always shows your exact total before you confirm.
Questions, answered
Is ShareSpace a taxi or ride-hailing service?
No. ShareSpace is a carpool app for sharing the cost of a trip someone is already making. Prices are capped to a cost-sharing limit, so drivers cannot run it as a fare business.
How are ride prices set?
The driver sets a price per seat, but it can never be above the cost-sharing limit: a mileage rate multiplied by the trip distance and divided by the number of seats offered. In the United States the rate is the standard IRS mileage rate; in other countries it is a local cost-sharing rate set for that country. The app shows the limit while the driver sets the price.
What do I pay as a passenger?
In the United States and Canada: the ride price for your seat or seats, plus a small service fee (10% of the ride price) and any tax on that fee. In India, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand: there is currently no service fee and you pay the driver directly, in cash or by bank transfer or UPI. The app shows the price and any fee before you confirm a booking.
How does the driver get paid?
In the United States the driver receives the full ride price in their in-app wallet and can request a withdrawal. In Canada the driver is paid through their own Stripe account after the ride. Where riders pay the driver directly (India, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand), the driver is paid by the rider on the day. Nothing is taken out of the driver's share.
Which payment methods can I use?
In the United States: your in-app wallet, a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, all processed securely by Stripe, or cash to the driver. In Canada: a card. In India, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand: you pay the driver directly and nothing is charged in the app.
What happens if I cancel a booking?
If you cancel before the ride starts, everything you paid in the app goes back to you (to your wallet in the United States). Where you pay the driver directly, nothing was charged in the app, so there is nothing to refund.
How does ShareSpace help keep me safe?
Members are verified, each ride has a start code that confirms you are getting into the right car, you can chat in the app without sharing your phone number, and you can rate every ride.
Is the app free?
Yes, ShareSpace is free to download on the App Store and Google Play. You only pay the ride price when you book a seat, plus a small service fee in the countries where one applies.
Where can I use ShareSpace?
ShareSpace works in the United States, and is now opening in India, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand, where there is currently no service fee and you pay the driver directly. Canada is starting soon. See the full list on our Where ShareSpace works page.
Carpool tips and guides
ShareSpace Carpool in India: How Cost Sharing Works
ShareSpace Carpool is opening in India as a cost-sharing carpool app. Prices are capped to the real cost of the trip, there is no service fee for now, and you pay the driver directly.
ShareSpace Carpool Is Opening in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand
ShareSpace Carpool is opening in the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand with no service fee for now. Each country measures cost sharing a little differently; here is how.
Carpooling Rules by Country: US, Canada, India and More
Rules for sharing a ride and its cost differ across the United States, Canada and India. Here is a general, non-legal overview and the questions worth checking locally.
Your next commute can be better
Download ShareSpace Carpool and find a ride or offer one today.