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TaxiMeter - Meterly for iPhone and iPad

The taxi meter app that runs your whole driving business.

Turn your iPhone into a GPS taxi meter. Set your own fares, calculate distance and time, manage bookings, take Square payments, and send polished receipts from one app.

  • 5.0 US App Store rating
  • 16 US ratings
  • Free to download
Meterly GPS taxi meter showing a live route, fare, distance, and trip time
Meterly custom fare screen with per-minute, per-distance, tiered rate, and surcharge controls

Download one app. Replace the fragments.

A professional taxi meter without the expensive hardware.

Meterly brings the live meter, fare setup, trip estimates, bookings, client records, payments, receipts, and invoices together on the iPhone you already carry.

Price every trip your way

Use distance, time, waiting, minimums, tiers, surge pricing, discounts, and extras.

Keep the route and fare together

Track a live trip with GPS and keep its booking, customer, and payment record connected.

Close jobs professionally

Take Square payments or record cash, then share a detailed receipt or invoice.

Win repeat bookings

Publish your own booking website, schedule jobs, and message clients from saved templates.

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TaxiMeter - Meterly

Free download · In-app purchases · iOS 18+

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See every part of the job

From the first fare to the final receipt

These are the official screenshots from Meterly’s US App Store listing.

Live Meterly taxi meter with route, fare, distance, and trip duration
Run the meter
Meterly trip total with Square payment, tips, extras, and discounts
Manage trip extras
Meterly custom fare setup with time, distance, tiers, and surcharges
Set unlimited fares
Meterly trip estimate with route distance and detailed fare calculation
Estimate fares
Meterly payment screen with Square contactless payment
Accept payments
Meterly professional trip receipt with fare breakdown and route map
Send receipts
Meterly booking calendar with scheduling, taximeter, and payment tools
Schedule bookings
Meterly driver booking website and booking detail screen
Get booked online
Meterly upcoming booking list with client, route, time, and fare details
Manage upcoming jobs
Meterly client message templates for confirmations and pickup reminders
Message clients

From setup to receipt

How to run a trip with Meterly

Set your pricing once, then carry the same accurate record from the first booking to the final receipt.

Create your fare

Add your base or minimum fare, distance rate, time rate, waiting charge, tiers, and permitted extras. Save separate Trip options for different services.

Start a trip or booking

Run the GPS meter for an on-demand ride or start from a scheduled booking. Meterly keeps the route, client, fare, and trip record together.

Track the live fare

Distance and time update as you drive. Add approved extras, discounts, tips, or waiting charges while keeping a clear fare breakdown for the passenger.

Get paid and send proof

Take a Square payment or record another method, then share a professional receipt or invoice with trip details, fare lines, and a route map.

Practical driver guides

Answers you can use on your next shift

Each guide answers the search question first, then shows how to put the workflow into practice with Meterly.

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Guide 02

How Does a Taxi Meter Work?

Learn how taxi meters combine a starting fare, distance, time, waiting, tiers, and extras, and how a GPS taxi meter app applies the same rules.

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Guide 03

How to Turn Your iPhone Into a Taxi Meter

Set up an iPhone as a GPS taxi meter with the right fare rules, location access, road testing, safe phone placement, and professional trip records.

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Guide 05

Taxi Fare Calculator for Drivers

Calculate taxi fares from base price, distance, time, waiting, minimums, tiers, and surcharges, then create a clear estimate before the trip begins.

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Straight answers

Taxi meter app questions

Start with the short answer, then open the linked guide for setup details and practical checks.

How does a taxi meter work?

A taxi meter combines a starting amount with measured distance, time or waiting, and permitted extras. Traditional meters use calibrated vehicle movement; GPS meter apps use phone location updates.

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How does taxi meter fare work?

The meter adds billable distance while the vehicle moves and time or waiting charges when the vehicle is slow or stopped, according to the selected tariff.

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Is there a taxi meter app?

Yes. Smartphone taxi meter apps can calculate fares from GPS distance, elapsed time, waiting, and configured rates. Check whether a phone-based meter is permitted for your service.

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When should a taxi meter start?

Start the meter when the paid trip begins under the applicable tariff or agreement. Pickup waiting, early arrival, and call-out charges can follow separate local rules.

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How do you calculate taxi fare?

Add the starting amount, distance charge, time or waiting charge, and permitted extras, subtract discounts, then apply the minimum fare if the result is lower.

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Is taxi price based on time or distance?

Usually both. Distance covers vehicle movement, while time or waiting compensates the driver when the vehicle is stopped or moving below the tariff’s crossover speed.

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How much does a taxi ride cost per mile?

There is no universal price per mile. The total depends on the starting fare, local distance and time rates, minimum, traffic, tiers, tolls, and permitted fees.

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How do I create a taxi receipt?

Confirm the completed fare and payment, then create the receipt from the same trip record with business details, journey information, fare lines, total, and payment status.

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Can you get receipts from taxis?

Yes. Many taxi meters and driver apps can provide a receipt immediately. The required format and whether paper is mandatory depend on local transport and tax rules.

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Can I create my own receipt?

Yes, if it truthfully records the trip and includes the required business, tax, and payment details. A trip-linked app reduces retyping and mismatched totals.

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Your phone is already in the cab

Make it your meter, booking desk, and receipt printer.

Download Meterly on iPhone or iPad and set up your first professional fare in minutes.