FREENOW
Hamburg-founded mobility app for licensed taxis and private hire across European cities. Now US-owned after Lyft's 2025 acquisition.
Quick facts
Headquarters Hamburg, Germany
Company Intelligent Apps GmbH
Founded 2009
Ownership Acquired
Hosting 🇩🇪 Germany
Infrastructure Amazon AWS
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Free · from Free app
Free tier Yes
Platforms iOS, Android
Languages
ENDEFRESITPL
48 · Mixed Origins
Get FREENOW Why does it score 48?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Ownership & control
Acquired/corporate, non-EU parent
0/25Data sovereignty
US cloud, EU-region hosted
10/30Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15EuroPoints total
48/100
See how they compare
FREENOW
BoltEuroPoints
Mixed Origins
Mostly European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Hamburg, Germany
Tallinn, Estonia
Founded
2009
2013
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Open source
No
No
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Infrastructure
Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
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GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Free · from Free app
Free · from Free app
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Platforms
iOS, Android
iOS, Android
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Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, pl
en, et, fr, de, es, pl, pt
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What does it replace?
Uber More European Ride-hailing alternatives
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Bolt
63 · Mostly EuropeanEurope's homegrown ride-hailing app, founded in Tallinn. Rides, scooters, and food delivery in one app across 45+ countries – a direct alternative to Uber.