You drove ten hours. Somebody else took two of them.
Commission scales with your effort, so a good day on the road is a good day for somebody else. Ryde charges one flat fee for the day and then stays out of the fare.
Zero commission, enforced
Not a promotional rate. The platform fee is fixed at zero in the database, so changing it isn't a settings toggle — it's a change to the business.
You name your price
Passengers post where they're going. You bid what you'll do it for, with your name and rating attached. A bid is final once sent, so nobody undercuts you after it's been seen.
Reviewed, then frozen
Licence, NIN and vehicle particulars checked by a person. Your plate, make and colour are frozen once approved, so the car a passenger looks for is the car whose papers we saw.
What you get for ₦1,200
Every fare, in full
No percentage, no service fee, no deduction at settlement. The passenger pays you.
₦0 takenYour own price
Bid what the trip is worth to you. The passenger chooses from named drivers.
You set itCheaper than the rest
The nearest subscription rival charges ₦1,500 a day. Others still take a percentage.
₦300 lessA yard, one login
Own several cars? One account, earnings per vehicle, and every subscription paid in one checkout.
Fleet readyNamed bids, not a mystery driver
Say where you are going and drivers nearby answer with a price and their name. You see what each one is asking, how far away they are and what other passengers made of them, and you choose. Nobody is assigned to you and nobody is hidden from you.
The fare you agree is the fare the driver is paid. Ryde is not standing between you with a hand out.
₦1,200 per day. Nothing else.
Out of ₦20,000 of fares in a day
₦18,800 is yours, on Ryde
₦16,000 is yours, on an app taking 20%
| Ryde | Commission apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Taken per trip | ₦0 | 7–20% of every fare |
| Paid for the day | ₦1,200 | Nothing upfront |
| Kept on ₦40,000 of fares | ₦38,800 | ₦32,000 – ₦37,200 |
It pays for itself at roughly ₦6,000 of daily fares. Below that, a commission app is cheaper and you should use one. Above it — which is most working days — you keep more, and the gap widens the harder you drive, which is what the second row of figures is. A 20% commission benchmark is assumed; your own numbers will differ, and the break-even is what matters.
Uber left in September. Somebody is going to replace it.
Start drivingQuestions worth asking
Does Ryde really take nothing from my fares?
Nothing. The platform fee is constrained to zero at the database level, so it can't be quietly switched on later. Our revenue is the ₦1,200 a day and only that.
What happens if I don't drive for a few days?
You pay for the days you're active. A lapsed subscription stops you receiving requests — it doesn't accumulate debt or lock your account.
How do passengers know I'm real?
Every driver submits a licence, NIN and vehicle particulars, reviewed by a person before approval. Your plate, make and colour are frozen once approved, so the car a passenger is told to look for is the car whose papers were checked.
Who can see my phone number and my location?
Your number reaches a passenger only while a trip is live, and theirs reaches you the same way. Your position is visible to a passenger you're already driving and to nobody else — not other drivers, not a fleet owner, not the public.
I own several cars. Do I need several accounts?
No. One fleet account covers every car, pays all their subscriptions in a single checkout prorated to one date, and shows earnings per vehicle. Your drivers keep their own accounts and their own money.