Para – Gig Drivers Earn More 4+

Love this app! It’s not exact 100% of the time, but MOST of the time & is a HUGE help overall. I’ve only ever had the weekly earnings incorrect once or twice. Love the “flag option” as well as the type of dwelling. Would like to see the”flag” option able to be used for good as well as bad though. (Like good tipper, not just bad tipper) I also wish it had the milage listed for each delivery as well as daily & weekly. I can do the math for monthly & yearly, but each delivery, daily & weekly total mileage would be great at a glance as well as to look back on. DoorDash does not keep that info in each delivery and I have found that they lie about milage. When you see the “hotspots” milage, then map it, the map is usually different than what it said before clicking which you want to map to. It definitely a step up from what DoorDash tries to hide behind, customer TIPS!! They don’t want you to know how little DoorDash ACTUALLY paying for base pay until after the entire process is complete! DoorDash wants you to rate the delivery before seeing the breakdown yet “low base pay” is listed as an option under “unsatisfactory delivery” bc they really don’t want you to mark a low base pay. DD doesn’t want to know that they’re only paying $2.50 for 9+ miles!! 😤😡 Great job Para! LOVE the full disclosure!

Firstly, this app is great in a lot of ways and I’m glad I initially downloaded it. I was able to connect with one of their partners, which led to a great new gig opportunity which I’m very grateful for. However, I’ve been trying to complete the “Para Pass” profile unsuccessfully for the past 2 weeks, which is incredibly frustrating. I’ve reached out to support several times and at first they were very responsive, but have since gone MIA. They fixed one of the glitches, which finally allowed me to upload a recent background check, but I’m still unable to upload my insurance information into my profile. I get only so far in that process then I have to back out of the page because there isn’t a way to move forward or complete that process. Then it shows that information hasn’t been uploaded to my file and I keep getting reminders that I have one more item to complete in my profile. It’s a never ending exasperating loop. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app several times. I also tried to do it on my computer, my husband’s phone and our IPad, but nothing works. Plus, no one from Para is responding to this issue I’m having, which makes it more frustrating. I’d love to complete the profile so I can connect with other Para Partners, but I’m unable to due to this problem. I would’ve easily given this app a 5 star rating had someone followed up with my issue until it was addressed instead of them ignoring me. :(

Para has helped in estimating countless amounts of tips especially recently when doordash made base pay vary on distance which made extremely difficult to predict hidden tips on the fly. But other than that, para also shows me things such as items being ordered or the subtotal which is a wonderful and useful feature for orders like CVS and Walgreens! It can really turn those high risk orders that can have a hidden tip but far distance into something much more secure and worthwhile.
The only problems I have with the app is the occasional bugs, like showing me a completely wrong order even getting base pay wrong or the restaurant. The estimate isn't always spot on accurate, but it estimates really close to the actual amount missing it most of the time by just a few cents up to a dollar which is better than making a personal guess. I also wish it had a better interface for stacked orders, it'll only show you the tip for one of the orders most of the time in the banner. Stacked orders normally require for you to open the app to see the full details.
Other than these few kinks, Para is amazing, and regardless of it's technical issues, it is eons better than trying to guess the tip yourself on the fly while driving with only a few seconds to do so!