For drivers
Keep every rupee of every fare. Pay a flat daily fee from your second trip, and nothing on the days you do not drive.
What you keep
All of it. There is no commission on any fare, no per-trip cut, and no service charge taken off the top. The number the passenger agreed to is the number you receive.
What you pay
One flat platform fee per day, and only on a day you take a second trip. Your first trip each day is always free, and after the fee is paid the rest of the day is unlimited. The rate depends on what you drive.
The daily fee, by vehicle
Rates are reviewed by MageRide and can change; the app always shows the current one.
Getting started
Register your vehicle in the app: the vehicle itself, insurance, revenue licence and photos. Most of each document is read automatically, anything unclear is checked by a person, and you can see exactly which step you are on.
Driving home? Say so
Set a direction at the end of a shift and you will only be offered jobs heading that way, for a limited time and a limited number of times a day. It is there so the last trip of the day does not take you further from home.
How it works
Register your vehicle
Four steps: the vehicle, insurance, revenue licence and photos. You photograph each document in the app.
Get approved
Most details are read automatically. Anything unclear goes to a person to check, and you can follow the progress as it happens.
Go on standby
Switch on when you want work. Set a direction if you are heading home and want jobs along the way.
Accept a job
You get fifteen seconds to take a ride. Keep the whole fare; the daily fee comes off from your second trip.
For Mode C (Standby On-Demand) drivers, the first trip of the day is always free; from the 2nd trip, a flat daily platform fee (vehicle-type dependent…) is auto-deducted from their wallet.
What we will not do
Most of what makes MageRide different is a list of things it does not charge you for.
Drivers keep 100%
MageRide takes no commission on any fare. The price a passenger sees is the price the driver receives — we never sit between them and the money.
Passengers pay nothing
No subscription, no premium tier, no booking fee. You pay the driver for the ride, and nothing at all to us.
The first trip each day is free
Drivers pay a flat daily fee only from their second trip, and nothing on the days they do not drive. No per-trip cut, ever.
The daily fee, by vehicle
| Motorbike | Rs 50 |
|---|---|
| Three-wheeler | Rs 100 |
| Flex | Rs 150 |
| Sedan | Rs 200 |
| Mini van | Rs 250 |
| Van | Rs 300 |
Rates are reviewed by MageRide and can change; the app always shows the current one.
Public buses and trains pay nothing at all. Mode A is free to run and free to watch.
Private vehicles pay a monthly charge instead of a daily one — currently around Rs 300 per vehicle, with the first month free.
What it looks like
The MageRide driver app opening
Choosing your language and the city you drive in
Signing in with your phone number and a one-time code
Setting up your driver profile
Registering a vehicle, one step at a time
Adding your insurance details
Photographing a document, with a crop you control
Following your approval, document by document
The permissions the driver app needs, and why
Your dashboard — go on standby and start earning
Starting and ending a scheduled journey
Setting where you are heading, so you get rides along the way
A ride offer, with fifteen seconds to accept it
Navigating a trip from pickup to drop-off
Reviewing a delivery job before you accept it
Collecting a package and confirming the code
Completing a delivery with proof it arrived
The job board — rides booked in advance, near you
Rides booked in advance, waiting for you
Your driver level, your rating and your statistics
What you earned today, this week and this month
Your wallet, and the daily fee taken from it
Topping up your wallet by card, OnePay or LankaQR
Requesting credit from another driver by ID
Transferring credit to a driver who asked for it
Every daily fee you have paid, listed
My Vehicles — what is approved, and what is unfinished
Pairing a GPS tracker to a vehicle
Deciding who is allowed to follow your vehicle
Emergency help for drivers, one press away
Support, and asking for a daily fee back
Questions people ask first
If passengers pay nothing and drivers keep the whole fare, how does MageRide earn?
Drivers taking on-demand rides pay a flat daily platform fee — but only from their second trip of the day, and nothing on days they do not drive. That fee is the entire business model. There is no commission on any fare and no charge to passengers.
How much of the fare does a driver keep?
All of it. MageRide takes no commission. The fare shown to the passenger before booking is exactly what the driver receives, and for card payments the gateway settles straight to the driver’s own account — MageRide never holds ride money.
What is the daily platform fee?
A flat daily amount an on-demand driver pays from their second trip onward, set by vehicle type. Once it is paid, the rest of that day’s trips are unlimited and MageRide takes nothing further. The current rates are listed on the drivers page.
Do drivers pay on days they do not work?
No. The fee is charged only on a day a driver takes a second trip. No trips, no fee. One trip, no fee.
How does a driver top up their wallet?
Inside the driver app, using a credit or debit card, OnePay, or LankaQR. Drivers never need to open a web portal for anything.
Will I see every bus and every three-wheeler?
Not on day one. MageRide is built to hold the whole country, but a vehicle appears only once its operator or driver has joined. Coverage grows steadily, and for a while it will be thinner in some places than others. We would rather say so plainly than let the map imply otherwise.
What kinds of vehicle are on MageRide?
Ten. Motorbike, three-wheeler, Flex, sedan, mini van and van for rides; truck and mini truck additionally for deliveries; and buses and trains for public transport. Each has its own colour on the map.
What are Mode A, Mode B and Mode C?
Three different things you can do. Mode A is public buses and trains, free for anyone to watch. Mode B is a private vehicle you have been given permission to follow. Mode C is booking a ride or a delivery right now. They are separate services, not one feature with a switch on it.
What do I need to sign up?
A Sri Lankan mobile number. Choose your language, enter your number, and confirm the one-time code. Passengers need nothing else.
How do I start driving with MageRide?
Install the driver app, sign in with your phone number, and register your vehicle in four steps: the vehicle, insurance, revenue licence and photos. You photograph each document in the app — most details are read automatically, and anything unclear is checked by a person before approval.
Which languages does MageRide support?
Sinhala, Tamil and English, everywhere. You pick one before signing in and can change it at any time.
Does MageRide work with a screen reader, or with larger text?
Yes. The flows that matter most — signing up, the map, booking a ride and the trip summary — work with TalkBack, the screen reader built into Android. And if you have made the text bigger in your phone’s settings, the app follows that setting: the layout grows with it rather than cutting words off.
What safety features are there?
Share your live trip with someone you trust, reach emergency help from inside the ride screen, and rate the driver afterwards. Every driver’s licence and vehicle documents are checked before they can accept a job.
Will the driver see my phone number?
Once a driver accepts your ride, you and the driver can see each other’s numbers so you can coordinate the pickup. This is disclosed when you sign up. If you book on someone else’s behalf, the driver sees the rider’s number and never yours.
Can I get my data, or have it deleted?
Both. You can ask for a copy of everything MageRide holds about you and receive it within 30 days, and you can ask for your account and personal data to be erased, also within 30 days — except for records the law requires us to keep.
Whose maps does MageRide use?
OpenStreetMap data, served from MageRide’s own map and search servers. There is no commercial map licence and no per-user fee, which keeps that cost off drivers.