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title: "RideSmart by Via - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "UChicago RideSmart offers unlimited free evening & late-night rides on and around the University’s main campus. We’re a ridesharing service that’s smart, easy, and reliable.   With a few taps, book a "
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# RideSmart by Via — United States
> Safe Rides for Students

![RideSmart by Via App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/e2/c4/66/e2c4665c-d795-f309-47d6-236455015167/PlatformAppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Via Transportation](https://apptail.io/developer/via-transportation-sdd) (United States)
**Category:** Travel
**Rating:** 4.4/5 (443 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.ridewithvia.UCA.UniversityOfChicagoRider
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 4.29.1 (released 2026-09-03)
**Original Release:** 2024-08-21
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id6504522568)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/ridesmart-by-via-nLZq/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/ridesmart-by-via-nLZq/united-states)

## RideSmart by Via Description
UChicago RideSmart offers unlimited free evening & late-night rides on and around the University’s main campus. We’re a ridesharing service that’s smart, easy, and reliable.
 
With a few taps, book a ride in the app and our technology will pair you with other people headed your way. 
 
HOW IT WORKS:
- Easily discover and navigate multiple types of transit in your community! 
- Book a ride by setting your pickup and dropoff addresses, and indicating if you’re riding with any additional passengers. 
- You will be given an estimated time when the vehicle will arrive upon booking your trip. The estimated arrival time of the driver will be automatically updated as your vehicle makes its way to meet you.
- When your driver arrives, please promptly board the vehicle. 
- There may be others on board, or you may make a few additional stops along the way! You can track your ride and share your status in real-time from the app. 
 
SHARING YOUR TRIP:
Our algorithm matches people headed in the same direction. This means you’re getting the convenience of a private ride with the efficiency and reliability of a public one.

RELIABLE:
Track your ride as the driver is on their way to you, and while you’re in the vehicle too.

OUR VEHICLES:
RideSmart is wheelchair accessible! If you require a wheelchair, simply toggle on “Wheelchair accessibility” in the “Account” tab of your app! When you request a ride, you’ll be matched with a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
 
Questions? Reach out at RideSmart@ridewithvia.com. 
Loving your experience so far? Give us a 5-star rating.

## RideSmart by Via Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/1c/28/9a/1c289a0f-b430-7488-f149-1b2d793932ab/44c76fea-a91f-4037-a3b8-1d6d4c67704c_A.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/7b/b0/35/7bb0350c-127d-e383-2e9b-b07bc81a5d06/a19fbb02-e574-42e6-9de7-e730ae74be4a_B.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/39/95/f3/3995f330-d524-2cc6-dc7e-42d7c6fa9aa2/3b413eff-565b-4c22-b78f-3a59940db0c8_C.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/3c/a4/bf/3ca4bf0b-d4d2-5677-f62a-c23ec522cbb5/38503fe7-125f-479d-9c49-a45e7e895dab_D.png/1284x2778.png)

## RideSmart by Via Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 369 (83%)
- 4 stars: 5 (1%)
- 3 stars: 8 (2%)
- 2 stars: 9 (2%)
- 1 stars: 52 (12%)

## RideSmart by Via Reviews in United States

### *---- "Horrible"
Terrible wait times
-- Apperetiff, 2025-05-18

### ***-- "Pop-up"
Please remove the pop-up that shows every time you open the app about the number of passengers allowed.
-- UChicago Grad, 2025-05-09

### **--- "Annoying"
Vias randomly cancel and freeze all the time, wait times are inaccurate, usually takes significantly longer than just walking. Also the routes they have to take are convoluted and usually unnecessarily long (even if there’s only one passenger)
-- koyograss, 2025-04-25

### *---- "Barely functional"
Map function totally broken, time estimates dont work, waited 30 minutes for a ride that never showed up because the driver kept getting rerouted further away
-- Froststar1, 2025-02-07

### *---- "30+ minute wait"
Do you want me to kms? Be honest
-- asdfghjklgay?, 2025-01-18

### *---- "Terrible app"
Worst app ever. It designs the most complicated route to make you late, and the app freezes every minute. It’s a tragedy that my school decides to use this app…
-- rytms, 2024-12-14

### *---- "Dumb"
Horrible algorithm
-- Uchi undergrad, 2024-12-10

### *---- "Extremely buggy and freezes all the time"
Frequently freezes on the initial loading screen and the map often freezes as well making it very difficult to tell where the car is
-- 😍😍❤️❤️❤️😍😍❤️😍, 2024-12-08

### *---- "Bad Time Estimates"
The wait time is generally very long, and it is very bad at estimating how long it will take for the car to arrive.
-- nickname_for_review, 2024-12-06

### *---- ""15 minute wait" is a LIE"
The app says they'll comp a lift if it takes more than 15 minutes for a driver to get you, but what they dont tell you is that only counts for when you book the initial ride. The ETA for my via is 20 minutes after i booked it for the initial 13 minute wait.
-- Michael Makes and Entrence, 2024-12-03

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## RideSmart by Via Available In
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- [China](https://apptail.io/app/ridesmart-by-via-nLZq/china)
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