CTrides vs Ride New Haven
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!
Ride New Haven
This official e-bike share system app provides a convenient, fun, and healthy way to travel around New Haven. Explore communities, commute to work, or meet friends with ease.
- Official e-bike share app
- Convenient travel
- Healthy transportation
- Explore communities
- Commute to work
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The official app for Ride New Haven, the e-bike share system in New Haven. Whether you’re heading to work, meeting friends for dinner, or exploring the communities, Ride New Haven offers a convenient, fun, and healthy way to experience the community you love.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ride New Haven at 4.6 against CTrides's 3.6. Ride New Haven also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (250 vs 43). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Ride New Haven holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ride New Haven has 250 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of CTrides's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ride New Haven's.
CTrides ships an update every 3 weeks, Ride New Haven weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CTrides | Ride New Haven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (43 ratings) | 4.6 (250 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 | 250 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agile Mile, Inc. | Dropbike |
Customer experience
CTrides
Ride New Haven
In-app purchases
CTrides
No in-app purchases
Ride New Haven
No in-app purchases
