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Originally Posted by New Englander
Uber & Lyft. Is one better than the other and do they charge the same?
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Different name and different app but same type of service.
Price is determined by length of ride and the number of available drivers. Some cities have a lot of one or the other but in most cities the prices are very close. I check both and frequently find they are within a couple dollars of each other.
Sometimes the prices are much different which is why I check both. On one particular ride, getting to the restaurant was a bit cheaper with Uber but getting back was *far* cheaper with Lyft. My only guess is Uber was more popular in that area and most of the Uber drivers were busy at the time I wanted to go back. Lyft had more drivers available so the price was lower.
Create accounts on both. Before each ride, take an extra 30 seconds to compare both prices and pick the cheapest.