# [027] "Trip calculator" for ride-hailing / delivery drivers (Android screen reading: when an order pops up, it works out hourly and per-km earnings and tells you to accept or decline); one local version per country, weekly or monthly subscription

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> Most Latin American drivers are on Android, and falling income makes "is this ride worth it" a decision made dozens of times a day.

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# Ride-hailing and delivery driver 'order calculator' (Android screen reading: when an order pops up, it calculates hourly and per-km earnings and helps you accept or decline): one local version per country, weekly or monthly subscription

Open Trackable · platform-exclusive slot (Android screen reading) / markets split by country first spotted 2026-11-01 · last updated 2026-11-02

Status

Open (5 countries, 9 comparables (both platforms combined), top ranking stable for 4 days; platform account-ban risk is real)

Why now, and how long the window lasts

Latin American drivers almost all use Android, and falling earnings make "is this fare worth it" a decision made dozens of times a day; Android's accessibility services and overlay windows make reading orders from other apps feasible. Ruta Rentable got 50k installs in 310 days, so the window is open; but Uber could change its UI or ban accounts at any time, so the window is measured in months.

Confidence

Medium. 5 countries and 9 comparables surfaced at the same time, and the top ranking is stable; but Ruta Rentable has no rating count, so retention can't be judged and revenue scale is unclear. Disconfirming conditions: Uber or other platforms publicly ban screen-reading tools, or Ruta Rentable drops out of the ar overall Top Grossing top 200; if 11-28 days show install growth and Ruta Rentable is below 30k then 30.

## Evidence

Grouped by store. Each group starts with the charts that can be graphed (real curves, data dates below the chart), then the scanner's original notes and source links.

### Google Play4 evidence items · 5 products with curves

[Ruta Rentable: Driver Earnings](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wsb.dalehelperdriver) WSB Coding

Google Play · Launched 2026-02-23 · 11-07 installs 316,091

Global cumulative installs

Data 2026-10-29 → 2026-11-07 (10 days, 10 observations). Google's detail page only refreshes install counts every other day, so a flat day doesn't mean nobody installed.

[JetMAX: Mileage & Gig Copilot](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jetmax) JetMAX

Google Play · Launched 2026-04-11 · 11-07 installs 163,131

Global cumulative installs

Data 2026-10-29 → 2026-11-07 (10 days, 10 observations). Google's detail page only refreshes install counts every other day, so a flat day doesn't mean nobody installed.

Ratings (total)

Data 2026-10-29 → 2026-11-07 (10 days, 10 observations)

[Copi](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.copi.app) Copidrivers

Google Play · Launched 2026-04-10 · 11-07 installs 60,693

Global cumulative installs

Data 2026-10-29 → 2026-11-07 (10 days, 10 observations). Google's detail page only refreshes install counts every other day, so a flat day doesn't mean nobody installed.

[RideIQ Analyse courses VTC](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aidriver.analysis) Sund

Google Play · Launched 2026-08-14 · 11-07 installs 3,562

Global cumulative installs

Data 2026-10-29 → 2026-11-07 (10 days, 10 observations). Google's detail page only refreshes install counts every other day, so a flat day doesn't mean nobody installed.

[FareGrabber: AI Ride Assistant](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.faregrabber.app) Cab tech studios

Google Play · Launched 2026-10-05 · 11-07 installs 107

Global cumulative installs

Data 2026-10-29 → 2026-11-07 (10 days, 10 observations). Google's detail page only refreshes install counts every other day, so a flat day doesn't mean nobody installed.

- Google Play (ar/mx, 11-02): Ruta Rentable: Driver Earnings (com.wsb.dalehelperdriver, WSB Coding, indie dev in Argentina, launched 09-12) 315,122 installs (report 11-01 is 312,504, this step +2,618); ar overall chart Grossing #92 (report #94), ar TOOLS Grossing #9, mx TOOLS Grossing #30; $5.99–37.99, annual subscription with a 3-day free trial; the store page still has no rating count. Argentina: 150 reviews averaging 2.45 stars; the complaints cluster around "stopped reading orders after the update" and "charged the annual fee right after the trial." 10-30 one 4-star review asks, "Uber's new rules will ban accounts for continuous screen recording, is it still safe to keep using this?"

- Google Play (br, 11-02): JetMAX: Mileage & Gig Copilot (com.jetmax, Brazilian indie dev, 08-27) 161,220 installs, 1,324 ratings, 4.0 stars, br Auto & Vehicles Top Grossing #12 (reported #11); features automatic mileage logging, tax reports plus gig scoring, $6.49–89.99.

- Google Play (br/mx/fr/gb, 11-02): other comparables include DRIVH (com.drivh, 2025-03) 242,027 installs, br Auto Top Grossing #19; Copi (com.copi.app, Mexico, 04-10) 60,576 installs, mx Auto Top Grossing #69 (reported #66); RideIQ (com.aidriver.analysis, France) 3,000 installs, fr TOOLS Top Grossing #81 (reported #79); Motorista PX (com.br_com_motoristapx_app) 1,010,395 installs, free, br Productivity free #127; FareGrabber (com.faregrabber.app, UK) 103 installs.

- Google Play (br, verified 11-02, not named in the report): Rota Pro - Cálculo de Ganhos (app.rotapro, FRM TECH, 08-19 launched) 91,415 installs, br Auto free #24; its listing is literally "ride-hailing driver earnings calculator." Brazil already has 4 of these.

### App Store1 evidence items · 1 products with curves

[Drivee - Ride Radar & Scanner](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/drivee-ride-radar-scanner/id6762377896) Drivee (Apps)

App Store · debuted 2026-06-19 · France ratings 72 · 11-08 charted in 1 stores

Best category chart rank · by store

France UK

Data 2026-10-28 → 2026-11-08 (12 days, 12 observations). Lower rank is higher; gaps mean it wasn't charted that day

Rating count · France

Data 2026-10-28 → 2026-11-08 (12 days, 12 observations). Apple doesn't publish download counts; rating growth is a proxy for downloads.

- App Store (fr, 11-02, counter-evidence): Drivee - Radar VTC & Livreur (6762377896,06-19 launch) fr Finance top grossing #25, 69 ratings, description says "turn on auto-scan, analyzes every ride in under a second and tells you if it's worth it." Others are building this on iOS too, so "only possible on Android" is not absolute; how it reads orders on iOS was not checked today.

### Meta Ad Library1 evidence items

- Meta Ad Library (11-02): searches for ruta rentable, jetmax, rideshare matched no advertisers for these apps. The term list doesn't cover this area, which doesn't mean they aren't running ads.

## Already doing it

Argentina Ruta Rentable; Brazil JetMAX, DRIVH, Rota Pro, Motorista PX; Mexico Copi; France RideIQ, Drivee (iOS); UK FareGrabber. Colombia, Chile, Indonesia, India, Philippines and Nigeria have no similar new apps in the library (report conclusion; 11-02 keyword search of Play new apps in the last 180 days found none either).

## The hardest step

Platform risk and stability. Order screens differ by country and platform, so one Uber UI change or anti-screenshot update breaks it. Google Play is also tightening its review of accessibility permissions. Second, the paywall: users in Argentina push back hard on annual plans.

## Who it's for

自己开过网约车或身边有司机、懂 Android 无障碍服务的 1 人开发者;一个国家做一个本地版;周付或月付加本地支付方式,或者免费加广告。

## Should every product builder know this?

No, it's niche. But the technical point that "reading another app's screen is only possible on Android (or very hard on iOS)" is worth knowing for anyone building on Android.

## Change log

2026-11-02

Backfill check: Ruta Rentable ar overall top grossing #94 → #92, installs 312,504 → 315,122; JetMAX br Auto top grossing #11 → #12; Copi mx Auto top grossing #66 → #69; RideIQ fr TOOLS #79 → #81. Newly found: Brazil's Rota Pro (91k installs) and France's Drivee on iOS, which shows iOS isn't fully out of reach.

2026-11-01

First record (backfill: from "Google Play New Opportunities (Batch 1)" §1.2 and "Stringers" §3.8, data as of 11-01).

Original: Scanner opportunity library #027 (updated daily, 06:00); this page was generated on the 2026-11-08 edition.