The club adds the parents.
The club or school creates the accounts for parents and children. There is no open sign-up and no group search. You sign in with your e-mail or with Google, Apple or Facebook — but only to the account created for you.
Pilot with KP Pomorzanka
You drive there.
Another parent
drives back.
An app for sharing kids’ rides to practice, activities and school. Only within a closed group of parents added by the club or school — never with strangers.
Your club or school needs to be on Melon. Not there yet?
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One afternoon
One ride, two stops. Zero “where are you?”
Scroll to ride along on one whole trip to practice.
The driver sets off
Parents of the children in the car get a notification when the route starts.
Pick-up at the stop
When the car waits a moment, the pick-up is recorded by itself, with a countdown. The “Who got in?” list shows who is already in the car.
Live on the map
You see the car with your child and the driver’s ETA. Only the parents of the children in the car can see where it is.
Dropped off
A notification that your child has arrived, and the ride goes into the logbook: driver, car, times and stops.
How it works
One tap. A request or a free seat.
The ride there and the ride back are two separate rides. Before you offer a seat you see what it adds to your route — for example +12 min and +5.9 km. The child’s parent accepts the offer. For a single ride you can set a different pick-up place, say at grandma’s.
The driver gets the route.
Every pick-up in one route, with navigation. At the stop the pick-up is recorded automatically, with a countdown. The “Who got in?” list shows who is already in the car.
You see that they got there.
The car with your child live on the map, the driver’s ETA, a notification when the route starts and when your child is dropped off. Then the trip logbook: driver, car, pick-up and drop-off times, stop addresses.
Who sees what
The car is visible only to the parents of the kids in it.
- A closed group. The club or school adds the parents. Strangers can’t get in, and there is no group search.
- Live for that car only. Only the parents of the children in the car can see where it is.
- Chat for parents only. You message the group organisers separately. An SOS goes to the whole group.
- Drivers don’t earn money. It is not a taxi or a transport service.
- You delete your account yourself. In the app: Profile → Delete account.
Inside the app
Real Melon screens: from a ride request, through the live ride, to the logbook and your savings.
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Route preview
Before you offer a seat, you see how much longer your route will be.
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Accept an offer
Someone can drive your child? Accept or reject the offer.
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Notifications
New requests and offers, route start and drop-off – straight to your phone.
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Live ride
The child's parent sees on the group map that the car is on its way and when the driver will arrive.
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Driver ETA
An estimate of when the driver reaches your child, based on their live position.
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SOS to the whole group
Can't make the pickup? An urgent request goes straight to every parent in the group.
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Who got in?
After the activity, the driver ticks the children who got in and confirms the pickup with one button.
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Trip logbook
The driver, the car, start and finish times, and every stop with its address.
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Group chat
Parents only, for quick arrangements. The rides themselves no longer get lost in messages.
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Child's schedule
Your child's activities for the next 4 weeks and the ride status in each direction.
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Your savings
Your profile shows an estimate of the time you got back and the kilometres and CO₂ avoided.
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Most helpful drivers
The group's driver ranking for the month: who gave other families' children the most rides.
Your club isn’t on Melon yet?
Melon only works where a club or school has added the parents. If yours isn’t there yet, the quickest start is one conversation with the coach.
Hello! Could our club join Melon? Shared rides to practice, only within a group of the club’s parents.
Parents’
questions
Where can I download Melon?
On the App Store (iPhone) and Google Play (Android), for free. The app is called MelonApp. You can sign in once your club or school has created your account.
Can I create an account myself?
No. The club or school creates the accounts for parents and children. You sign in with your e-mail or with Google, Apple or Facebook, but only to the account your club created.
Who can see where my child is?
Only the parents of the children in the car can see it live on the map. The group chat is for parents only.
Do drivers earn money?
No. Melon is not a taxi or a transport service. Parents simply share the rides within their group.
How do I delete my account?
Yourself, in the app: Profile → Delete account.
Dropped off.
That’s how an afternoon with Melon ends: a notification that your child has arrived. No asking around in the group chat.
Your club or school creates your account.