WORTH IT
The verdict in the bubble
A discreet bubble sits over Uber or Bolt. The offer appears, you tap, the verdict lands: worth it, borderline, or decline.
Incoming ride02:14
Decide on your numbers, not your gut.
BeSmartDriver reads the Uber or Bolt offer on your screen and tells you, in under two seconds, whether the ride covers your cost per kilometre. Before you accept.
By signing up you agree to receive one email at launch. One-click unsubscribe, no data resale.
Android beta running — one month free at launch, €50/year after that.
Reading18.6 km · 28 min
Offered fare01234567890123456789.01234567890123456789€
Revenue / km0123456789.01234567890123456789 €/km
threshold 2.00
Verdict
WORTH ITBORDERLINEDECLINE
Demonstration using the default settings. In the app, the threshold comes from your real costs — fuel, insurance, maintenance — set by you.
Set it with my own numbers →The status quo
Seven seconds to accept. No number to decide on.
Fuel, insurance, maintenance, commission: your kilometre has a cost. Every ride below it, you are paying to drive — and the screen will never tell you at the moment you accept.
| Ride | km | Fare | €/km | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport, likely empty returnbelow the threshold and below the minimum fare | 31.0 | 24.50 € | 0.79 | DECLINE |
| Short ride, very high per kilometre€2.80/km, yet below your minimum fare — €/km alone lies | 5.0 | 14.00 € | 2.80 | DECLINE |
| Outskirts, off-peakwithin the 5% tolerance under your target | 14.5 | 28.00 € | 1.93 | BORDERLINE |
| Station → business districtabove your target | 15.2 | 34.00 € | 2.24 | WORTH IT |
Site default settings. Yours take two minutes to set.
The instruments
Four readings, one gesture.
0.80threshold 2.00 €/km3.00
fuel + insurance + maintenance ÷ km/year
Your threshold, your rules
You set your cost per kilometre once. Every verdict is computed against YOUR figures, not a national average.
21:48WORTH IT
22:15DECLINE
23:02WORTH IT
23:40BORDERLINE
The day's history
Every scanned ride is logged: time, fare, verdict. Your day reads like a statement, not a memory.
capture → on-device OCR → verdict
data sent: 0 bytes
Nothing leaves your phone
The capture is read on the device and destroyed at once. Only fare, distance and verdict are kept. Zero network in the calculation.
Procedure
In service in three settings.
- 01
Set your cost per kilometre
Fuel, insurance, maintenance: the app helps you land your real €/km. Two minutes, once.
- 02
Turn the bubble on before your shift
It sits over Uber or Bolt and touches nothing until you ask it to.
- 03
Tap when the offer appears
Capture, read, compute: the verdict shows in the bubble in under two seconds. The call stays yours.
Availability
Coming soon on Google Play
The application is running in closed testing. It is not published on the Play Store yet — sign up and you will get one email the day it opens. One, and nothing else until then.
Android only · why not iPhone?
Questions
What people ask before signing up.
How do I know if an Uber ride is profitable?
A ride is profitable when its revenue per kilometre exceeds your cost per kilometre plus your own pay. Divide the offered fare by the ride distance: if the result falls below your threshold in €/km, you lose money by accepting. BeSmartDriver runs that calculation in under two seconds on the offer displayed.
What is a ride-hailing driver's real cost per kilometre?
A private-hire driver's cost per kilometre usually sits between €0.55 and €0.60 per kilometre driven. It covers fuel, insurance, maintenance, tyres and vehicle depreciation — but not your own pay, and not the unbilled kilometres spent reaching the passenger. That is why your target selling price is far above your cost.
Why aim for €2/km when everyone quotes €0.60/km?
Because those are two different figures. €0.60/km is the cost of running: the point where you stop losing money, without paying yourself. Your target price must also cover your pay, the approach and empty-return kilometres, waiting time and social contributions. Spread over billed kilometres only, those items easily double the figure.
Is the app available on iPhone?
No, and that is not a scheduling choice. BeSmartDriver needs to draw a bubble over the Uber or Bolt app and read the screen. iOS forbids that system-overlay mechanism — confirmed by Apple's developer technical support. The app is therefore Android only.
Are my screenshots sent anywhere?
No. The capture is analysed on the device by local text recognition, then destroyed immediately. Neither the image nor the raw text is kept: only fare, distance and verdict stay in your history. No network call happens during the calculation.
How much does BeSmartDriver cost?
€50 per year, with no commission on your rides. The first month is free, and seven days are added if you enter a referral code when you sign up.
Your next ride deserves a reading.
The app is coming to Android. Sign up: one month free at launch, seven more days with a referral code. €50/year after that — no commission on your rides.
By signing up you agree to receive one email at launch. One-click unsubscribe, no data resale.
Android only — the system overlay does not exist on iOS, and we will not pretend otherwise.