Home/Our Work/Wer2

Wer2

Rides and parcels, booked, tracked and paid in one app. An idea we started in 2016.

Platform running · apps in preparationMobility & logisticsSince 2016
→Build something like Wer2The story →
Wer2 home: where to?
Wer2: choose a ride with upfront fares
Wer2: driver on the way, live
2016First Wer2 app, a public transport guide built by Ziiiner
2Services in one app: rides and parcel delivery
LiveTracking over WebSockets, with a shareable trip link
3Ways to pay: wallet, cash and card

The problem
we solved

A ride or a parcel is still arranged by phone. The fare is negotiated, the driver can't be followed, and there is no record if something goes wrong.

Before Wer2

A phone call, a haggle, and hoping the parcel arrives.

  • Fares negotiated every time
  • No way to follow the driver
  • No proof a parcel arrived or cash was collected
  • No record when something goes wrong

With Wer2

The fare upfront, the driver on the map, proof at the door.

  • Fare shown before booking
  • Live tracking and a trip link to share
  • Emergency button on every trip
  • Proof of delivery and recorded cash on delivery

Ten years
in the making

Wer2 started in Johannesburg in 2016, when our founder's first studio, Ziiiner, built an app to help people find their way on public transport. The original design work, below, is where it began.

The 2016 Wer2 app: from where, to where, by taxi, bus or train
2016 · Wer2 by Ziiiner · Johannesburg
The 2016 Wer2 route search
2016 · Route search: taxi, bus and train
2016

The transit guide

Bus times, taxi routes and train stations for Johannesburg, designed and built by Ziiiner: brand, icons, app and launch.

Then

From guide to service

Knowing where people go led to the next question: why not take them there?

Now

Rides & parcels

A full platform: booking, dispatch, live tracking, payments and parcel delivery.

Next

Zambia & the DR Congo

Rider and driver apps in preparation for launch in our home markets.

Walk through
a ride

Real screens from the Wer2 rider app, running from our own code. Scroll and the phone follows. Names, trips and amounts are sample data.

Step 1 · Where to?

One question to start

The app knows where you are. Type a destination, pick a saved place, or drop a pin on the map.

  • Current location
  • Saved places
  • Recent rides
Step 2 · Search

Lusaka, as people say it

Search by place name, and the app suggests real addresses nearby.

  • Place search
  • Choose on map
Step 3 · Choose

Every fare, before you go

Economy, Comfort or Bike, each with its price upfront. Ride now or later, pay from the wallet or in cash.

  • Upfront fares
  • Bike, car, comfort
  • Wallet or cash
Step 4 · Meet

Know who is coming

The driver's name, rating, car and number plate, live on the map, with message and call buttons.

  • Live driver position
  • Plate & car
  • In-app chat
  • Safety button
Step 5 · Ride

Minutes to destination

A live countdown and progress bar while you ride, and a trip link you can share with family.

  • Live ETA
  • Share my trip
  • Trip details
Step 6 · Pay & remember

A wallet that keeps the record

Top up with MTN MoMo, pay trips and tips from the wallet, and see every ride and kwacha spent.

  • Wallet top-ups
  • Tips
  • Ride history
Wer2 homeWer2 searchWer2 ride optionsWer2 driver on the wayWer2 in rideWer2 wallet

More of
the app

From the first open to the account page.

Wer2 welcome
First open

A clear welcome

Three screens explain booking, tracking and upfront fares, then sign-in with a phone number and code.

Wer2 activity
Activity

Every trip on record

Spending, trips and routes by month, with the driver and receipt for each one.

Wer2 account
Account

Safety built in

Emergency contact, safety tips, scheduled rides, invite friends and dark mode.

Everything an
operator needs

Behind the app is the part customers never see: the tools that let a mobility business run safely and get paid.

Dispatch

Nearest driver first

Trips offered to the nearest drivers in turn, with a full log.

Zones

Fares by area

Each zone has its own fares and rules.

Drivers

Documents checked

Licences and vehicle papers verified before a driver goes live.

Disputes

Every trip on record

An audit trail settles disagreements quickly and fairly.

Payouts

Drivers paid right

Earnings, cash collected and payouts reconciled.

How it's
built

Event-driven dispatch keeps every offer, acceptance and hand-over on record, so the business can prove what happened on any trip.

PlatformLaravel 13 on PHP 8.3, with MySQL
Real timeWebSockets for live tracking and trip offers
DispatchEvent-driven matching with a full audit trail
Rider & driver appsMobile apps on a shared REST API
NotificationsFirebase push
PaymentsWallet, cash and card
What Wer2 proves we can build for you

Anything that moves, tracked to the door.

Logistics

Delivery & fleets

Courier, delivery and fleet apps with live tracking and proof of delivery.

Real time

Live by default

Maps, dispatch and status updates the moment they happen.

Operations

Run it from one screen

Admin tools for zones, pricing, people, disputes and payouts.

→Start a project like this
Next product

Dawa

Pharmacy marketplace →Next product

Amani

AI chief of staff →

Need to movepeople or parcels?

Delivery, transport or field teams. Tell us what moves in your business and we'll show you the app and platform to run it.

→Book a call