Introduction

Poolmate is a user-friendly ride-sharing application designed to make your daily commute convenient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly. Whether you’re heading to work, a social event, or running errands, Poolmate connects you with reliable drivers or fellow passengers heading in the same direction, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable ride-sharing experience.

Poolmate is built with modern, secure technologies:

• Flutter for Android & iOS mobile applications
• Laravel/PHP Framework for the powerful Admin Panel and Web Panel

Key Features:

User Registration and Profile Management

• Sign Up and Login: Options to sign up via email, phone number, or social media accounts, with email or phone number verification.
• Profile Setup: Profile picture upload; basic information such as name, contact details, brief bio and language preferences; preference settings (smoking or non-smoking, music preferences, etc.); and car details for drivers (make, model, colour, licence plate number).
• Profile Verification: Verification badges for authenticated profiles.

Ride Management

Easy to manage as “Rider” and “Driver” modes within the app.

Publishing a Ride (Driver Mode)

• “Post a Ride” feature to list trips.
• Input fields for trip details: departure location, destination, date, time and number of available seats.
• Price setting per passenger with suggested pricing based on distance and market rates.
• Trip management section to view, delete and unpublish posted trips.
• In-app messaging for communication with booked passengers.

Booking a Ride (Rider Mode)

• Search functionality to find available rides by entering departure and destination points, and travel dates.
• List view of available rides with driver profiles, car details, departure times and prices.
• Booking request feature with in-app payment options.
• In-app messaging to communicate with drivers.

Payment System

Support for various payment methods (Stripe, PayPal, PayFast, RazorPay, PayStack, PayTM, Flutterwave, MercadoPago, Wallet).

Ratings and Reviews

• Post-trip feedback.
• Rating system for both passengers and drivers.
• Review section for detailed feedback.

Notifications

• Push notifications.
• Booking confirmations and updates.
• Trip reminders and status changes.
• Payment confirmations and messages.

Trip History

• View past rides and bookings.
• Detailed trip history with driver and passenger information.

Additional Features

• Multi-language Support: Enables users to select their preferred language for the app interface and communication.
• Multi-Currency Support: Allows transactions in various currencies, catering to international users.
• Multi-Tax Support: Supports different tax rates and regulations based on user location.
• Landing Page: Provides a welcoming and informative landing page for users.
• Dark Mode and Light Mode: Offers both dark and light themes for better user experience and accessibility.
• Withdrawal Options: Facilitates various methods for users to withdraw their earnings.
• Multiple Vehicle Options: Allows drivers to add and manage multiple vehicles in their profile.
• Document Verification Process: Ensures safety and trust by verifying user documents.
• And many more.