Kango - Rides and Childcare

Kango - Rides and Childcare

App Report, Market and Ranking Data
price
Free
Reviews
5 (425)
United States United States
Description
Safe rides and childcare for kids, from preschool to high school, 7 days a week. Kango - for families going places!

Kango helps you get your kids where they need to go:
●	Book a driver to take your daughter to ballet while you are on a business trip
●	Set up a carpool to take your son and his three friends to soccer practice every Thursday
●	Have a Kango driver take you and your toddler to preschool before you go to work
●	Get a sitter to bring the kids home from school and get them started on homework
●	And more!

With Kango, book rides and babysitting from pre-screened drivers and sitters. All Kango drivers and sitters have at least 3 years of childcare experience, and have passed our comprehensive screening process (including fingerprinting, background checks and DMV checks) and training to ensure they can provide the best, safest service possible. You can even request your family's favorite drivers, or interview them in advance.

Kango serves CA - SF Bay Area, LA, Modesto/Stockton, Orange County, and San Diego - and Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson).

As featured in Dow Jones Marketwatch/WSJ:
“Uber-for-kids services like Kango are growing, [...] A similar service to Uber but reserved solely for kids? Totally cool. That is what 8-year-old [Kango passenger will tell you.”

From a mom: 
“All in all, the service has been a godsend for our family (two kids, two adults who work full time). We plan to use it even more as the kids grow older and their interests diverge, necessitating more parent time driving to their different activities.”
~Claudia A.

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HOW KANGO WORKS

Kango gives you access to a trustworthy selection of pre-screened drivers and sitters. All you need to do is:

1. Schedule a ride, childcare or both
Kango supports one-time or recurring requests, and provides boosters or car seats as needed. Booking in advance is recommended. Kango is the only service that accepts same-day requests as well.

2. See who can help
We’ll reach out to our pool of caregivers in your area and find the best person to fulfill your request. You can request your preferred driver(s) or meet one ahead of time.

3. Stay in touch every step of the way
Enjoy real-time updates from your driver or sitter or track their location in the app. Or call them directly.

GET STARTED
Start using Kango today. When you’re ready to book a Kango driver or sitter, sign up and request what you need. Prices vary according to the type and duration of services required. 

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PRAISE FOR KANGO

FROM PARENTS:
“I chose to use Kango because it is the most convenient way to get around with a toddler. The drivers are screened and they have their own car seats which saves a lot of hassle.”
~Blanca

"I work full time so I thought I'd have to skip opportunities for my kids that are off site from school/after-school care...so finding out about Kango was great! My son, who is often tentative with new people and processes, is completely comfortable and enjoys the rides (and story times!) with the driver."
~Leah G.

FROM KANGO DRIVERS AND SITTERS:
"I love being a part of the Kango family, especially driving the little ones ...I can interact directly with parents in the app and schedule my rides ahead of time. It's an app with a human touch."
~Stassa

“Having two teenage kids of my own, I drove my kids to school myself for years...I do this for Kango now and it puts a smile on my face. I'm grateful to be able to continue this very important work.”
~Lola

FROM THE PRESS:
"They say it takes a village to raise a child, but an app called Kango is bringing that idiom into the 21st century [… ] Kango is going to make parents' lives much easier."
--Business Insider

"Parents will like this app, but kids who used to get stuck waiting for a ride home will love it." --Techcrunch
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Great experience!

First time using Kango for my college-age non-driver who wasn’t that comfortable using a service “for kids” at first. It did give me great peace of mind over using other less-well-vetted ride services and I appreciate being able to schedule rides ahead of time.

NINWONDOBSat, Nov 11, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Company closed?!

Loved using Kango all summer. Suddenly the last week of August no drivers were marching rides, and customer service is unreachable. I have emailed, called and messaged in the app, but gotten zero response. Seems like the company folded?! I wish I knew. No announcements. Nothing to go on other than the service seems to be shut down and they aren’t responding to messages

laurienathanTue, Sep 5, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Missing payments

I’ve been a driver for Kango for more than 4-6 months now. I’ve been having problems with my payments and whenever I talk to them they say you have to contact support. And the only way that u can contact support is by email and they never reply back to you. I’ve been having a lot of missing payments. They don’t care about their employees. All they care about themselves and that’s it. I’ve tried to help them out in a very rough moments but they don’t appreciate your time and effort that you give them. They deserve a 0 star. If you want to waste ur time and have missing payments then go head and be one of their driver. I rather work for one of their competitors.

ZHaMiDiSadTue, Jan 10, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Terrible booking process and unclear steps

Booking is not right away confirmed and can be confirmed even a few min before the time the user has set to have to leave to the airport without the user being able to cancel at that point. I already had made different arrangements because I cannot have the uncertainty traveling with a baby. I was charged anyways. Also not a all clear whether the booking was only for the child or if parents were also able to travel. Overall terrible experience. Not using this product ever again

mengomerMon, Oct 17, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Unreliable Drivers

Late last week a young girl, Camille E. In the Los Angeles area accepted all our ride on her own volition. This morning at 6:58 am, 2 minutes before the scheduled 7:00 am pick up time, Kango informed me Camilla Ellis was running 20 minutes behind, when my instructions made clear our son had to be on the road no later than 7:05 to arrive to school on time. Rather than take responsibility they cover for her claiming she had a medical emergency. So you’re telling me at 6:58 am she suddenly had an emergency that would only make her 20 mins late? Not, cancel? I told them to remove her and they try to find another driver. The only driver would arrive at 7:50 am. We have a PERFECT attendance record, and Kango’s unreliability almost cost us. I asked them to remove her from all requests and they did not listen, so I edited the ride to remove her from the rest of the rides. They send her a request re rebook. I had to make it clear a second time that she is not allowed to drive our son. Someone who cannot be timely and reliable is not responsible enough to drive a minor. I do not need to test out and see if her lack of responsibility will put our son at risk.

Ashlee with two ee'sTue, Mar 29, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Hit or miss

I started using Kango after shelter in place lifted. Not sure if it’s the app in general or maybe they have less drivers but out of the three rides Ive tried to book only one has been successful.

UrbancocoaThu, Jan 6, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Driver profiles and meeting driver ahead of time

It is the only child transportation app that shows local driver profiles with thanks from parents before we book a driver. Other apps only show driver profiles once they are accepting a ride. Kango also allows for meeting drivers ahead of time. These are the two benefits that I have noticed over other child transportation apps.

CarolineInSVThu, Aug 26, 2021
United StatesUnited States
Download & Revenue
DOWNLOAD 12Apr 2024Worldwide
REVENUEN/AApr 2024Worldwide
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About
Bundle Id
com.dolightful.kangado
Min Os. Version
13.0
Release Date
Fri, Dec 14, 2012
Update Date
Tue, Mar 22, 2022
Content Rating
4+
Has IMessage
No
Support Watch
No
Support Siri
No
File Size
41.78MB
Has Game Center
No
Family Sharing
No
Support Passbook
No
Supported Languages
English
What's New
version
6.2
updated
2 years ago
Minor bug fixes.
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