CommuteTracker by RideAmigos

RideAmigos

About this app

Com­mute­Track­er by Ride­Ami­gos is the easy and fun way to con­nect to com­muter pro­grams and in­cen­tives from your em­ploy­er or re­gion!

Dis­cov­er: Learn about com­muter in­cen­tives, re­wards pro­grams, chal­lenges and commute options avail­able through your em­ploy­er or re­gion­al net­work.

Plan: Once you have discovered a commute option, use Commute Tracker Trip Planning to map your carpool, walking, bicycle, transit, or other route.

Track: Your com­mutes be­tween home and work are au­to­mat­i­cal­ly de­tect­ed or pre­dict­ed us­ing your mo­bile de­vice’s built in lo­ca­tion ser­vices and your usu­al sched­ule.

Con­firm: Con­firm or man­age trips to keep your his­to­ry up-to-date.

Earn: See the pos­i­tive im­pact you’re mak­ing with your com­mute. Par­tic­i­pate in chal­lenges, earn com­muter in­cen­tives, and re­deem points for re­wards and ben­e­fits like emer­gency rides home.

To get start­ed, just in­stall the app. Fol­low the sim­ple steps to con­nect to the par­tic­i­pat­ing com­muter pro­gram from your em­ploy­er or re­gion and tell us about your typ­i­cal com­mute habits.

Then you’ll be ready to start track­ing and con­firm­ing trips and earn­ing re­wards!

With Com­mute­Track­er, all you need to do is join an avail­able net­work, tell us a lit­tle bit about your typ­i­cal com­mute and turn on your de­vice’s lo­ca­tion ser­vices. We’ll de­tect or pre­dict your trips au­to­mat­i­cal­ly! To par­tic­i­pate and earn re­wards and recog­ni­tion in com­muter pro­grams and chal­lenges, sim­ply open the app, and con­firm the trips. With each al­ter­na­tive com­mute, you’ll see sav­ings, pos­i­tive im­pact, and progress to­ward great re­wards.

Note: To use this app, you’ll need a free Con­nect PIN from a par­tic­i­pat­ing com­muter pro­gram pow­ered by Ride­Ami­gos. If you are not sure how to get a Con­nect PIN, con­tact Ride­Ami­gos to find out if there is a com­muter pro­gram in your area: app­sup­port@rideami­gos.­com”

Ratings and reviews

Please explain why your app needs to check my location, even when I turn the deceptive in-app tracker "off." My location at 2AM (the last time this app accessed my location data, apparently) has nothing to do with my commute. Ultimately, I suspect that the benefits here are not worth either the hassle of remembering to revoke location permissions when I'm not using the app, or the extremely suspicious and uncomfortable background tracking if I just allow the app to have the access it wants.

Requires location services 24/7 and drains battery. The notification doesn't go away either. It also doesn't detect if I go out for a ride that isn't during my normal commute time even though it requires location services all the time. It also doesn't track your exact route, just the most direct route when you manually add in a commute, so if you take the long way it doesn't count it.

I miss Ride Report. This app only looks for movement during the window you normally start and end work, between stated start and end points. It does not allow trip chaining - when I combine grocery shopping with my ride home it doesn't care and I don't get bragging rights. There are no "rewards" available, however much I ride, I don't get additional "points," (which serve no purpose I can find). Why am I running this?