CTrides vs Explore New London
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CTrides
Discover carpools, transit, and other travel choices in Connecticut. Log your journeys to track savings, monitor environmental impact, and earn rewards. It's a free and simple way to explore your commute options.
- Find carpools
- Discover transit options
- Record trips
- Track savings
- Monitor impact
- Qualify for rewards
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Use the CTrides app to find carpools, transit, and other travel options in Connecticut. Then record your trips to see your savings, track your impact, and qualify for special rewards. Get started today – it's free and easy to do!
Explore New London
Discover local businesses and attractions in New London, CT. Businesses can manage their listings, update information, and send push notifications to users.
- Explore local offerings
- Business listing management
- Update business information
- Add photos and menus
- Submit push notifications
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The Explore New London app is designed to be used by local residents and visitors to explore our many offerings. Local businesses will have the opportunity to edit their business listing, update hours, list photo, menus, types of services, link to your website and may submit push notifications to app users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Explore New London at 5.0 against CTrides's 3.6. Explore New London also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). CTrides's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Explore New London holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CTrides has 41 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CTrides ships an update monthly, Explore New London every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CTrides | Explore New London |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agile Mile, Inc. | Armstrong Software |
Customer experience
CTrides
Explore New London
In-app purchases
CTrides
No in-app purchases
Explore New London
No in-app purchases
