Para – Gig Drivers Earn More Ratings and Reviews

Full disclosure…but not from DoorDash 🙄

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!

A gas and time saver!

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!

Recommendation to Para

I really enjoy the app back when DoorDash still worked with it (it helped me make much more money bc of transparent tip amounts up front), and I still use it a bit with Uber eats. One thing I’d like to see changed is that currently it seems to add together total hours worked across multiple platforms even if those hours were worked simultaneously. For example, Para will show I worked 19hrs in one day because I worked DoorDash and Uber eats at the same time across a roughly 9-10hr period. But when double-apping you often log in and out of a shift on either platform while working an order for the other. If there could be some way for Para to accurately track time spent on a shift for both apps at the end of the day even when drivers are working two apps at the same time.

Include wether it’s a red card order!

This app is amazing and really provides the much needed transparency that DoorDash refuses to give. It’s accurate about 90% of the time and I love being able to see if it’s an apartment I’m delivering to because I avoid those.

But please, PLEASE make it tell us whether it’s a red card order or not! DoorDash must have just implemented this because now it doesn’t tell us wether the order is a place and pay or not. It used to before! This is just DoorDash’s latest attempt in trying to get us to take unprofitable orders and hide things from us. Place and pay are almost guaranteed 20 min plus of wait time and I always avoided those, but now I have to unassign those offers once I get to the restaurant (it doesn’t tell you it’s place and pay until you arrive). These are a big ware of time considering I have to drive all the way to the restaurant only to cancel! Please do your thing and help stop this new unfair strategy!

Developer Response ,

Hello, thanks for the review and the feedback, we really appreciate hearing from our users! Please feel free to reach out to us to provide feedback or if you ever need any help at all by contacting us at help@withpara.com

Para is Over

I received an email from Para Customer Service that said as of May 1 the app would no longer be available to driver’s. What a Bummer 😕 Here’s the email: Hello, Thank you for reaching out. After careful consideration, the Para app will be shutting down on May 1, 2024. This was not a decision we came to lightly. We evaluated our market value and realized that you can access many of our tools through various other apps. We felt we were no longer offering a unique experience to our users. We have decided to take Para in a new direction and into a space where we feel we can truly make an impact. We can’t promise that this will be the last that you see of Para, but we can tell you that it will be a while before you see Para again. Thank you for your support over the years.

…an A for effort

The app is no longer what it used to be ever since DoorDash hit them with the cease letter. Para used to be spot on with the hidden tips but after they came back from the legal battle it hasn’t been the same. The information you get from Para is no different then what you get from DoorDash. Seems like they are using a completely different system now. It’s like probability algorithm, hunches I can somewhat make myself. I don’t blame Para (DoorDash lawyers clearly put spigot on the information). I’m giving the app a 5 star because of effort and what Para stands for in this contractor vs employer relationship. Some may find this app useful still but I no longer see much use since I can make my own educated guess if an order is worth it or not. I primarily use UberEats now for deliveries and there’s not support for that app.

New: can’t log in Old: I feel heard

New: when I get to the login with your phone number screen it’s frozen no matter how many time I restart my phone or delete and reinstall the app. Just letting y’all know
Thanks

Old: The auto-decline feature is a savior. Take to mind your market may not be as busy or filled with good pay/tip outs so you may see a decline meaning it’s time to move around to another area! Not Para’s fault! I have been asking for YEARS that’s these similar gig tool apps/gig apps have a feature like this! It’s crucial help. Now I can deliver food more confidently. I’ve been out the last month or so finding other sources of income. This will help me get back on the road! I’ll add a 5th star once I fully test this bad boy out. I really appreciate you Para Team!!!

DoorDash users beware

As a whole I like Para, that’s why I’m giving it 4 stars. Uber/Uber Eats works perfectly on here and I personally haven’t had any problems with it.

However DoorDash clearly DOES NOT like this app and is doing everything they can to make this app not work with DoorDash. Sometimes I get an order, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I have to take a few orders first before Para realizes that I finally got an order. For DoorDash users it is just too inconsistent. You would be better off learning the algorithm your self and figure out what orders to take and not depend on Para. Maybe in the future when para fixes the issues permanently and DoorDash stops trying to get in the way of Para, then I can recommend this app but in the meantime I cannot for DoorDash users

Be mad at DoorDash if you want to be mad…

Absolutely not Para’s fault… DoorDash has decided… in the midst of a GAS CRISIS… to devote their energy in blocking Para from giving us tip transparency. This helps DD fake us out with $2 base pay orders and hidden tips. The guys at Para have been trying hard and it’s crazy to hear people call them lazy. I don’t know them at all and owe them nothing but I appreciate what their app did for us drivers and you ALL notice the difference. People are here saying they’re mad at Para and saying they’re quitting dashing at the same time… when Para was the reason you made money with DoorDash. Good luck to you all. And I hope DOORDASH gets it together and their priorities straight. Focus on helping your drivers with gas… NOT BLOCKING OUR ABILITY TO MAKE MONEY!

Game changer

As a Doordash driver, I’ve constantly had to rely on my instincts and past experiences to choose whether or not to accept an order, especially in cases of sold by merchant. Far too many times, I’ve received little to no tip even on some of the biggest orders i’ve carried. Para allows me to have insight into my routes and possible income and it gives me peace of mind to know I can immediately decline a no tip order. Of course, sometimes Para isn’t 100% accurate - but in that case, you’re only getting paid more than estimated. I am so grateful for this app and have and will continue to recommend it to any food delivery driver. Thank you guys for this app!! Absolute game changer.