zTrip

Review by eFreeware

zTrip is a taxi booking app from zTrip Developer, listed under Maps & Navigation and free to install, with no ads and no in-app purchases. The pitch is narrow and clear: you order a cab, watch it come to you on a map, and pay when you ride. That focus is the main reason to consider it.

It has been on Google Play since October 2012 and shows more than 500,000 installs with a 3.6 average across 2,572 ratings, which suggests a settled user base rather than a new arrival. The most recent update, in April 2026, is described as a complete redesign, so the version you install now looks different from the one long-time users remember.

I'd treat it as a tool for one job rather than a general travel companion. The app exists to get a taxi to your location and keep you informed until it arrives.

Booking a ride and watching it arrive

The core loop is straightforward. You place an order for a taxi, and the app shows the vehicle moving toward you on a map, so you can judge when to head outside instead of waiting at the curb. Status updates arrive as notifications while the booking progresses, which matters when you have set the phone down or moved to another screen.

Canceling is handled in the app too, which I'd expect to be useful when plans change before the car reaches you. Nothing about that process is complicated in theory, and it saves a phone call to a dispatcher.

For readers who book rides often, the combination of a live map and push updates is the strongest part of the app. You are not guessing where the driver is or how long the wait will be; the app is built to answer both questions while you watch.

Scheduling ahead and saving the places you use

Two features stand out for routine travel. First, you can order a taxi for a specific pickup time rather than only for right now, which suits early flights, medical appointments and any commitment where arriving late is not an option. Second, you can store favorite pickup points, so the locations you use repeatedly are ready when you open the app.

Together these turn zTrip into something closer to a recurring errand tool than a one-off booking app. If most of your rides start from the same two or three places, saving them removes a step every time you book.

Payment is flexible in a way that matters to different riders: cash or card, your choice. That keeps the app usable for people who prefer to hand over bills as well as those who would rather not carry any.

A fresh look and a modest rating

The April 2026 update replaced the app with a fully redesigned version, so the interface you see today is not the one described in older write-ups. A redesign of this scale usually means relearning where things sit, even for people who knew the previous layout well.

The rating is not poor, but it is not the kind of number that suggests universal satisfaction either, and a rating that has settled over years of use tends to reflect how the service performs in practice as much as how the app looks.

You get ordering, cancelation, tracking, notifications, scheduled pickups, saved locations and two payment methods. Anyone expecting more than that from a taxi app will find the boundaries here fairly tight.

Who gets the most from zTrip

This suits riders who want a taxi rather than a rideshare, and who book from a small set of familiar places. If your week includes repeat trips from home, an office or an airport, the saved pickup points and scheduled ordering do most of the work for you.

It also fits travelers who like knowing exactly where their car is. The map tracking and status notifications are the features I'd point to first for anyone who dislikes standing outside wondering whether the cab is coming.

The app is free, carries no ads and asks nothing extra through in-app purchases, so trying it costs only the time to set up a booking. For a straightforward taxi tool with a long history behind it, that is a reasonable proposition.

What's new in version 38.1.2.18851

Completely new app with a full redesign