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Taxi App Wars: Easy Taxi VS Grab Taxi

Have you tried using any of these trending taxi apps? If you are into hiring a cab to escape from the heavy traffic around Cebu’s different PUJ routes and to reach the office and other urgent destinations in a faster and more convenient manner, then you must have come across the Easy Taxi and Grab Taxi, two of the widely used mobile applications that can easily provide transportation to Cebuanos nowadays.

This article aims to compare the features of Easy Taxi and Grab Taxi. Which is better? You decide. 😉

EASY TAXIGRAB TAXI
  • Free for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Samsung Apps
  • Free for iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, Blackberry
  • Fast and easy sign-up
  • Fast and easy sign-up
  • Needs email and mobile phone verification
  • Needs email and mobile phone verification
  • No credit card or PayPal account required
  • No credit card or PayPal account required
  • Named as the biggest taxi-hailing app
  • Named as the first taxi-hailing app
  • Drivers are pre-screened and trained
  • Works with pre-screened partner taxi companies
  • GPS consoles are powered by Smart Mobile
  • GPS consoles are powered by Globe Telecom
  • Services are also available in Southeast Asia, South America, Africa, and the US
  • Services are available within Southeast Asian countries only
  • Ensures that no price haggling is involved with taxi drivers
  • Ensures that no price haggling is involved with taxi drivers
  • Estimated cost calculator
  • Estimated cost calculator
  • Chooses taxis that are nearest to passenger’s location
  • Chooses taxis that are nearest to passenger’s location
  • Shows driver’s details, progress, and ETA
  • Shows driver’s details, progress, and ETA
  • Records and reviews passenger’s ride experience
  • Records and reviews passenger’s ride experience
  • Total cost comprises of metered fare and booking fee 
  • Total cost comprises of metered fare and booking fee
  • Payment directly given to the driver
  • Payment directly given to the driver
  • Passenger can choose between a regular taxi or an airport taxi
  • Passenger can choose between a regular taxi (budget) or a bigger taxi (executive)
(image source: http://grabtaxi.com/cebu-philippines/)

how the Grab Taxi app looks like on your smartphone (image source: http://grabtaxi.com/cebu-philippines/)

To book a taxi using Grab Taxi, you simply have to key in your drop-off destination in your mobile app and enter Book. The app will automatically detect your current location, then will give you a list of nearby taxi drivers to contact. You can see real-time responses, and in less than a minute, you will have an assigned driver. You may also track the whereabouts of your taxi driver as he comes to your rescue.

The Easy Taxi app, on the other hand, can be easily used through the steps comprehensively stated on this picture:

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Fast and easy, isn’t it? These famous apps and other taxi-hailing applications emerging in Cebu nowadays can really be heaven-sent remedies against the city’s tight, almost inaccessible streets. So experience a smoother transportation by installing any of these helpful apps on your smartphone!

Oct 14, 2014Jessica Arnaiz
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