Ixigo cabs will help you find best taxi deals

Searching a cheapest taxi deal online or the nearest one to your location might be daunting task for you as you will need to install several applications, search for taxi, compare the prices, see their location and then book it, surely a time consuming process. The fact that the Indians do prefer to check the price first, makes it even worse for the people who use different apps for cheap deals.

To solve this cumbersome issue, seven-year-old travel search engine, ixigo.com, has launched a new app called ixigo Cabs which shows the availability and fares across various taxi service providers and car rental companies.

A user can book a cab from any of the cab operators and also interestingly it also lets one book cabs from offline cab providers.

The interface is simple and easy to use. After you've confirmed your details and phone number with the app, it starts at the booking screen. The top half of the screen displays a map, showing various taxis nearby. The taxis are shown in different colors, so you can see which companies car is nearest to you. The problem is that you can't really see too much detail in this view. Meanwhile, the lower half of the screen lists the various operators according to the least expected arrival time. Tapping on these listings displays their ratings in stars and the respective fares for online providers. The big plus point to Ixigo is that it doesn't just let you compare cabs, but also allows you to make a booking without switching apps.

Ixigo cabs also lets users to get the fare breakup for rides and currently has Ola, TFS, Meru, among others. Interestingly, we couldn’t find Uber on its platform.

The market size of the cab booking industry in India is estimated to be roughly INR 14000 Cr., thus providing room for various players in this segment.

Rumours have it that Ixigo is in talks of raising a new $25 Mn round, which is expected to close by this year’s end. In 2011, SAIF Partners bought 56.7% in ixigo.com, while online travel booking firm MakeMyTrip India Pvt. Ltd picked up 19.9%.