You don't use your car every day? Your neighbors or friends sometimes need a vehicle? Co-oto handles vehicle sharing with neighbors and friends the simple way: a shared calendar, costs split by use, and no rental platform in between. And if two neighbors each put in their own car, the same circle handles both.
Car sharing between friends means a car that already belongs to someone is used by several people who know each other. No operator, no station, no renting to strangers. The owner creates a circle and invites the people they trust with their vehicle: friends, neighbors, family, roommates.
What's usually missing in practice isn't trust. It's the answers to three questions: who has the car, and when? Who drove how much? Who filled the tank last? Those are exactly the three things Co-oto records, so nothing depends on memory and nobody has to redo the math.
The app is available on iOS and Android. A circle can be tried for 21 days with every feature, without an account and without a card. For two drivers and five trips a month, Co-oto stays free permanently.
On average, a car sits parked 95% of the time. During this time, your neighbors or friends sometimes rent a vehicle for a weekend or a move. What if you lent them yours?
Co-oto is not a rental platform between strangers. It's a tool to organize sharing between people who know and trust each other. No commission, no intermediary: just you and your circle of trust.
When lending your car to a friend or neighbor, you often wonder: did they return it? Did they fill the tank? Where did they park it?
Co-oto provides a light but effective framework. The shared calendar allows you to visualize loans, and each user can record their trip and indicate where they left the vehicle.
When sharing a car between neighbors or friends, the question of money can be delicate. How much to ask for a loan? How to split gas costs?
Co-oto records miles driven and expenses by each person. You can thus agree on a cost contribution based on actual usage, transparently and without awkwardness.
Unlike rental platforms, Co-oto doesn't connect strangers. You only invite people you know and trust.
No profiles to verify, no reviews to check: you already know who you're lending your vehicle to. The app simply helps you organize this sharing in a structured way.
Share your vehicle's costs instead of carrying them alone, or access a car without buying one.
Strengthen bonds with your neighbors and friends. Sharing creates solidarity and social connection.
Fewer cars for the same mobility need. A concrete action to reduce our impact.
You create a circle around your vehicle and invite the people you trust with it. Everyone sees the same calendar, books their slots and records their trips. At the end of the month it's there in black and white: who drove how much and who paid what. You agree on an amount per mile or kilometer, and the app does the rest of the math.
How Co-oto works, step by stepYes, that's exactly what Co-oto is for. The app is available on iOS and Android. You can set up the circle and try every feature for 21 days, with no account and no credit card.
For two drivers and up to five trips a month, Co-oto stays free permanently. For regular sharing, Co-oto Plus costs 4.90 EUR a month: up to 10 drivers, 3 vehicles, unlimited trips. A single subscription covers the whole circle, whoever takes it; everyone else pays nothing.
All plans at a glanceThe free plan covers two drivers: you plus one invited person. With Co-oto Plus it's up to 10 drivers per circle, with Co-oto Teams up to 50. Invited drivers don't need a subscription of their own.
By making sure nobody has to do the math. The app counts each person's miles and collects the fuel receipts. You see each driver's share of actual use, so chipping in becomes a number, not a negotiation. What rate per mile is fair depends on the country; the dedicated article gives benchmarks country by country.
How much to charge per mile, country by countryThat depends on your insurance contract, not on the app. Before the first trip, check who is covered to drive, how high the deductible is in case of a claim, and who bears it. Write the answer into the circle charter, which every driver accepts before the first use.
Insurance and car sharing: who is coveredThose platforms connect strangers and keep a commission. Co-oto brokers nobody: your circle already exists, only the organization is missing. No commission, no profiles, no ratings, no middleman between you and your neighbors.
Co-oto next to Getaround, GoMore and Turo« Co-oto is the only app I could find that is specifically designed for private share vehicles (as opposed to carpooling or commercial car sharing). I live in an ecovillage in a small town in Australia, and one of my neighbours and I have decided to share an EV. Your app has been super helpful in terms of booking the car and tracking our kilometres and expenses. Thank you! »
Kath
Australia · by email
« We use the app to lend our van to friends. Very handy for managing the sharing (calendar, cost tracking, etc.)! »
Gabin
Google Play
« Great app for sharing your vehicle. I highly recommend it! »
Nolwenn
Google Play
Sharing with a neighbor is mostly a question of ground rules. Here is what answers them.
The definition, the step by step and how costs are split. The page to send to your neighbor.
Finding the right person, setting the rules, handling keys and insurance: the full guide.
Concrete arguments, with figures, to start the conversation without pushing.
Odometer photos, booking approval, shared statement: what the app documents so nothing is left to memory.
Download Co-oto for free and invite your neighbors or friends. Organize your loans, share costs and enjoy shared mobility with ease.
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