# Homeward - University Carpool — University carpool

> University carpool (iPhone/iPad app by Black Road Health LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homeward-university-carpool/id6805314719 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Black Road Health LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6783972435)
- Category: Travel, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 55 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-07

## What is Homeward?

Homeward is the university carpool app for Iowa State Cyclones. Whether you're driving home for the weekend, heading back for the holidays, or just need a lift to the airport, Homeward matches you with fellow students going the same way.

HOW IT WORKS

• Post a ride you're driving. Set your route, date, seats, and optional gas contribution.
• Or need a ride? Post that instead — drivers see you and offer to drive.
• Get a "Going Home" feed that shows only rides passing near your hometown.
• Request a seat with one tap. Once the driver accepts, contact info unlocks and a private chat opens automatically.
• Coordinate pickup in the ride's group chat. Everyone accepted onto the same trip is in the same conversation.

MADE FOR YOUR SCHOOL

Only verified Iowa State students can join — signup uses your @iastate.edu email. You'll only see rides posted by other Cyclones, sorted around what matters: your hometown, your class year, your dorm.

RIDE WITH CONFIDENCE

• Reports and blocking on every profile and post.
• In-app account deletion — remove your data whenever you want.
• Gas-money suggestions transparent up front, always paid in cash between riders.
• Optional parent/guardian access — students can invite a parent to help arrange rides on their behalf, with clear "acting for" attribution on every action.

STAY CONNECTED

Real-time push notifications when someone requests your ride, when your seat is accepted, when a new message arrives, and when someone offers to drive you. Group chats update live with typing indicators.

Homeward is built by an Iowa State family for the Cyclone community. Not affiliated with Iowa State University.

## Is Homeward safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Homeward.

## Is Homeward legit?

Homeward - University Carpool appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Homeward is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-05

New: send a package with a driver who's already making the trip.

Forgot your glasses at home? Need your winter coat before break? Now someone heading your way can bring it.

• Drivers: turn on "Can take a small package" when you post a drive. You'll see what it is and how big before you accept, you can look inside before taking it, and you can always say no.
• Senders: find a ride with "Takes packages" (or tap the new Packages filter), then tap "Send a package". Say what it is, pick a size, and add who's picking it up at the other end. They don't need the app.
• Once the driver accepts, you get a chat to arrange the handoff, plus a notification when it's picked up and when it's delivered.
• Parents can send packages too.

Also:
• One notification per round trip instead of one per leg, and clearer wording when a ride leaves from near your hometown.
• On your profile, Sign out is now the last button in the header.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-09-29

Share rides with your group chats and Facebook groups.

• Share any ride or ride request. "Copy for Facebook" copies the route, date and seats so you can paste them into a group post or comment; "Share…" sends them by text, WhatsApp or anything else.
• Right after you post, Homeward offers to share it, and then takes you to My Rides so you can see it.
• Invite friends: the share button at the top of every screen sends them the App Store and Google Play links.

Safer trips:
• While you're travelling, the check-in card has Call 911 and Share trip details. Trip details send the route, driver, car and plate to someone you trust. Homeward never sends your location.

Also:
• "View ride" in a chat now opens that ride so you can request a seat.
• City search covers the US and Canada only and puts the closest match first.
• The Post screen clears after you post, keeping your saved car.
• Fixed the city suggestions being hidden behind other fields, spaced-out placeholder text, and the break board flickering.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-09-24

Fixes from the first day of 1.1.0, most of them reported by students using it.

• Fixed a crash when reopening a conversation.

• Chats now open at the newest message, and follow along when you send one.

• Unread badges show how many messages are waiting, instead of just a dot.

• The typing indicator uses your name rather than part of your email address.

• Rides posted by a parent or guardian now show whose ride it is and how they are related — "Alex's parent" — instead of the poster's email name.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-22

Know who is picking you up, and let the people who care about you know you got there.

• Vehicle details. Drivers now add their car's make, model, colour and plate, so you can find your ride instead of approaching cars at random. Plates are shown only to riders whose seat has been accepted.

• Arrival check-ins. Tap "I'm on my way" and "I've arrived", and your guardians are told. Times only — never your location.

• Ratings. A simple thumbs up or down after a shared trip, and a completed-ride count on profiles so you can see who has done this before.

• Report a no-show. If someone doesn't turn up, you can now say so.

• Post again. Repeat a route you have driven before without re-entering every field.

• Breaks. Thanksgiving and other breaks get their own view, grouped by where people are heading, so you can see at a glance whether anyone is going your way.

• Notifications now arrive reliably when the app is closed, and you can check whether they are switched on from your profile.

• Fixed: rides posted in the evening sometimes showed tomorrow's date.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-17

No release notes.

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