GoKid Carpool Organizer

Name: GoKid Carpool Organizer
Rating: 4.3 (583 reviews)
Author: GoKid Corp.

Simplify Your School Carpool

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone

583 Ratings
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4+
Years
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Productivity
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GoKid Corp.
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EN
English
Size

74.4
MB

iPhone

Say good-bye to long text messages and guesswork who is driving with GoKid, our award-winning carpooling app designed to make your life easier. Reduce your trips to school and after-school activities with the amazing scheduling tools that only Gokid has. Join thousands of families who trust GoKid to simplify their daily commutes, saving time and creating community. Why GoKid? Invitation-Based: Easily invite your trusted carpool group to join GoKid. If your school uses GoKid, you can also discover and connect with other parents at your school. Stay Organized: Manage your carpool schedules effortlessly with shared carpool schedules, notifciations, calendars, and real-time updates. Save Time & Money: Drastically reduce your time driving and save on gas by sharing rides with other families. Safety First: Benefit from GPS directions, location tracking, driving reminders, and in-app messaging to keep your entire carpool safe and informed. Getting Started is Easy: 1. Download GoKid and add your family members to your account. 2. If your school is using GoKid, you will be prompted to connect with your school and set your password. 3. Set up your first carpool in three easy steps and invite trusted families to share the rides. Gokid will do the rest: It will organize your schedule and update you with real-time notifications for pickups, drop-offs, and optimized routes. GoKid Pro: Upgrade for advanced features like location tracking, custom notifications, carpool history, and in-app chat. These features are included for our Gokid Connect school users. GoKid Connect for schools: If your school is a GoKid customer, you can use the "Find Family" feature to connect with your school's families that live nearby. Plus, our chat functionality lets you communicate within your carpool group easily. Available in the US and Canada, GoKid is the perfect solution for busy parents seeking a safe, cost-effective, and community-oriented transportation option for their kids. Simplify your life and make every school run a breeze with GoKid. Download GoKid today and join the growing community of parents who are making school commutes smarter, safer, and more efficient. Happy carpooling! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

583 Ratings

Pretty Good... still some kinks
12/13/2017

YoMommaOfFour
I’ve been using this app for 4 months now. It works pretty well and I’d recommend it to others. I’m giving it a 4 for a few reasons... it logs you out of the app and then you don’t get reminder notifications. The organizer of a carpool cannot remove one child who no longer participates; you have to either talk the uninterested/non-participating parent to take the time to log in and do it, or you have to delete the entire carpool and start all over because of that one child. It just shouldn’t be that way. Set up is also a bit cumbersome adding to the headache. Would be great if we could see where our drivers are, but I believe that functionality is forthcoming. All in all, it does its job. I just think there’s quite a bit of room for improvement. Considering there aren’t many carpool apps for children, GoKid has the opportunity to seriously corner the market and get way ahead if they will just make improvements like the ones I listed above.

Developer Response
Thanks so much for this review. Since our relaunch in August 2020 we've included some of your suggestions: 1) you are no longer automatically logged out of the app and so you will receive notifications! 2) live tracking of vehicles is now available as a premium feature. 3) changing a child's participation needs to be done by the participating family. But we will discuss your suggested changes with other families. Hope you will give Gokid another try! :) thanks so much and happy carpooling!
Pretty Good... still some kinks
12/13/2017

YoMommaOfFour

I’ve been using this app for 4 months now. It works pretty well and I’d recommend it to others. I’m giving it a 4 for a few reasons... it logs you out of the app and then you don’t get reminder notifications. The organizer of a carpool cannot remove one child who no longer participates; you have to either talk the uninterested/non-participating parent to take the time to log in and do it, or you have to delete the entire carpool and start all over because of that one child. It just shouldn’t be that way. Set up is also a bit cumbersome adding to the headache. Would be great if we could see where our drivers are, but I believe that functionality is forthcoming. All in all, it does its job. I just think there’s quite a bit of room for improvement. Considering there aren’t many carpool apps for children, GoKid has the opportunity to seriously corner the market and get way ahead if they will just make improvements like the ones I listed above.
Developer Response 10/10/2022
Thanks so much for this review. Since our relaunch in August 2020 we've included some of your suggestions: 1) you are no longer automatically logged out of the app and so you will receive notifications! 2) live tracking of vehicles is now available as a premium feature. 3) changing a child's participation needs to be done by the participating family. But we will discuss your suggested changes with other families. Hope you will give Gokid another try! :) thanks so much and happy carpooling!
Great start - needs more options
12/10/2019

epello
Just started using this app which I thing is a great organization tool however it would be helpful to add an option in the profile for how many kids can fit in our car. We have some people only able to take three kids while others can fit more. I’d also like to see the option of choosing the carpools myself instead of automatically being added. Just some feedback! Great start!

Developer Response
Thanks for that great feedback! Good news: We are planning to add the available seat numbers in the future. Regarding joining carpools - you should only be added to a carpool if you accept the invitation, it should never automatically add you. Do kindly get in touch with us at support@gokid.mobi if somehow this is not functioning correctly for you.
Great start - needs more options
12/10/2019

epello

Just started using this app which I thing is a great organization tool however it would be helpful to add an option in the profile for how many kids can fit in our car. We have some people only able to take three kids while others can fit more. I’d also like to see the option of choosing the carpools myself instead of automatically being added. Just some feedback! Great start!
Developer Response 12/13/2019
Thanks for that great feedback! Good news: We are planning to add the available seat numbers in the future. Regarding joining carpools - you should only be added to a carpool if you accept the invitation, it should never automatically add you. Do kindly get in touch with us at support@gokid.mobi if somehow this is not functioning correctly for you.
Has potential but not there now
01/08/2020

CEO/MOMof4
Another mom suggested we use this to help with our 5 kid carpool. I’m not a fan this app, 4 months into use. It’s cumbersome. It provides the basic function of organizing a carpool for all to see. But even with the paid subscription (don’t pay for it! Adds nothing) - the format is a never ending scroll of days. You can’t just search for you or your child in the schedule. The buttons to select or skip a ride are easy to confuse. There’s no way to lay this out as a calendar, can only scroll. The physical appearance of the app doesn’t help with easy reference for your child’s name or patents (as the user, or the passenger, my name should be a different color). The other 4 moms feel it’s functional enough. I suspect they don’t dislike it quite as much as I do ( I have 4 kids, and can’t quickly pull up info at work without possibly misreading it; I’m looking for easier!). I feed a google spreadsheet is much easier & dynamic enough for our purposes. I’ll keep looking for a better alternative to introduce to the carpool. For now, I’m stuck with this!

Developer Response
Hi there. Thanks for your feedback on what you'd like to see improved in the app. I have a few tips that might help with regards to your frustrations. Please try using the filters at the top of the screen to quickly see the carpools you're driving or that specific children of yours are in. To help distinguish yourself and your kids from others, we really recommend adding pictures of yourself and your children in your profile (just go to the profile and tap your image or your kids image), then you'll easily be able to distinguish who is who in the carpool. If you prefer a monthly calendar view, I'd like to kindly suggest you check out our desktop version (my.gokid.mobi), it might meet your particular needs better. I hope that those tips help make the app work better for your needs - if they've helped please consider updating your review. Don't hesitate to get in touch at support@gokid.mobi with any other questions or feedback on our app. We're a small team but always working to make GoKid better for parents and kids.
Has potential but not there now
01/08/2020

CEO/MOMof4

Another mom suggested we use this to help with our 5 kid carpool. I’m not a fan this app, 4 months into use. It’s cumbersome. It provides the basic function of organizing a carpool for all to see. But even with the paid subscription (don’t pay for it! Adds nothing) - the format is a never ending scroll of days. You can’t just search for you or your child in the schedule. The buttons to select or skip a ride are easy to confuse. There’s no way to lay this out as a calendar, can only scroll. The physical appearance of the app doesn’t help with easy reference for your child’s name or patents (as the user, or the passenger, my name should be a different color). The other 4 moms feel it’s functional enough. I suspect they don’t dislike it quite as much as I do ( I have 4 kids, and can’t quickly pull up info at work without possibly misreading it; I’m looking for easier!). I feed a google spreadsheet is much easier & dynamic enough for our purposes. I’ll keep looking for a better alternative to introduce to the carpool. For now, I’m stuck with this!
Developer Response 01/13/2020
Hi there. Thanks for your feedback on what you'd like to see improved in the app. I have a few tips that might help with regards to your frustrations. Please try using the filters at the top of the screen to quickly see the carpools you're driving or that specific children of yours are in. To help distinguish yourself and your kids from others, we really recommend adding pictures of yourself and your children in your profile (just go to the profile and tap your image or your kids image), then you'll easily be able to distinguish who is who in the carpool. If you prefer a monthly calendar view, I'd like to kindly suggest you check out our desktop version (my.gokid.mobi), it might meet your particular needs better. I hope that those tips help make the app work better for your needs - if they've helped please consider updating your review. Don't hesitate to get in touch at support@gokid.mobi with any other questions or feedback on our app. We're a small team but always working to make GoKid better for parents and kids.
Pretty good...could optimize with a few upgrades
09/19/2018

Sbost01
I will say that the customer service for this app is great. There was a glitch when I first downloaded it and the folks at the app worked hard to fix it and stayed in constant contact.So we use this for carpool to and from school. It would be nice if the app could allow a driver to indicate the number of spaces in the car so that you would know if you were at capacity.Additionally, if there were a way to allow the drivers to alter the pickup times that would be helpful. As it stands, only the administrator can make those changes so one person has to be responsible for changes. Outside of this, I have been happy with the app and its use thus far,
Pretty good...could optimize with a few upgrades
09/19/2018

Sbost01

I will say that the customer service for this app is great. There was a glitch when I first downloaded it and the folks at the app worked hard to fix it and stayed in constant contact.So we use this for carpool to and from school. It would be nice if the app could allow a driver to indicate the number of spaces in the car so that you would know if you were at capacity.Additionally, if there were a way to allow the drivers to alter the pickup times that would be helpful. As it stands, only the administrator can make those changes so one person has to be responsible for changes. Outside of this, I have been happy with the app and its use thus far,

Improved app performance and responsiveness. Added analytics support for School Connect users. Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

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