Hitch Bermuda vs Shorelink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hitch Bermuda
Book taxis in Bermuda easily and pay electronically with your credit card. Connect directly with drivers 24/7, split fares, and eliminate the need for cash. Getting a ride is now as simple as tapping a button.
- Electronic taxi booking
- Credit card payments
- Direct driver contact
- 24/7 availability
- Fare splitting
- Customer accounts
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Bermuda's First Mobile Taxi Booking App - Pay with your credit card. HITCH is Bermuda's first electronic taxi booking app, which puts passengers in direct contact with drivers, 24/7, with ease. HITCH allows passengers to create an account, book taxis, split fares, and process transactions electronically, completely eliminating the need to carry cash. Now booking a taxi is as easy as pushing a button! This application is only for customers. If you are a licensed Bermuda taxi driver and would like to sign up with HITCH, please contact us at support@hitch.bm. This App uses GPS, continued use of which running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Shorelink
Navigate Bermuda's public transport with ease. Purchase tickets and passes using your card, and virtually punch them when boarding buses or ferries. Enjoy a seamless travel experience on the island's integrated mobility system.
- Digital ticket and pass purchase
- Virtual ticket punching
- Integrated bus and ferry network
- Debit/credit card payments
- State-of-the-art mobility system
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Bermuda Ministry of Transport brings a state-of-the-art Intelligent Mobility system which will make the public bus & ferry network easier to ride. Use your debit or credit card to buy your one-way ticket or multiride pass, virtually punch your ticket when boarding the bus and off you go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hitch Bermuda at 2.6 against Shorelink's 2.0. Hitch Bermuda also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hitch Bermuda holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 32 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Hitch Bermuda's written reviews are positive against 14% of Shorelink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hitch Bermuda ships an update every 3 weeks, Shorelink every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hitch Bermuda | Shorelink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (19 ratings) — better | 2.0 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HITCH Limited | Government of Bermuda |
Customer experience
Hitch Bermuda
Shorelink
Bugs and requests
Hitch Bermuda
Reported bugs
19 issues- App opens but instantly closes
- App crashes on launch
- App won't open
- App not stable
- App booked rides without user action
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- App shows incorrect locations, times, prices
- App charges cancellation fees unfairly
- App doesn't accept credit cards
- App shows 'insufficient balance' error
- App crashes when inputting card details
- App location detection buggy (shows Cape Verde)
- App payment issues (no pay button)
- App stuck on last location
- App convinced user wants to be a driver
- OTP not received for verification
- Cannot sign in after phone upgrade
- Map zooms out to global view and won't reset
- No way to contact support for disputes
- Emails bounce, no phone number for support
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to schedule rides for later
- Option to add tip in advance
- Improve map functionality (stop zooming out)
- Allow typing in destination address
- Fix app convincing user to be a driver
Shorelink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hitch Bermuda
No in-app purchases
Shorelink
No in-app purchases
