Suffolk FastFare vs CSHL Shuttle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Suffolk FastFare
Purchase Suffolk Transit tickets and passes directly from your phone. Avoid the need for exact change or fumbling with cash. Your mobile device becomes your ticket for fast and easy travel.
- Mobile ticket purchasing
- Pass purchases
- Phone as ticket
- Fast and easy transactions
- Eliminates need for cash
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Never worry about having the exact fare or fumbling with your change again... when purchasing your Suffolk Transit Suffolk FastFare ticket or pass for Suffolk Transit, your phone is your ticket. Fast, Quick and Easy..!
CSHL Shuttle
Access the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory transportation service. Request rides easily and efficiently through the app. Get where you need to go on campus.
- Request shuttle rides
- Access transportation service
- Campus navigation
- Efficient travel
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CSHL Shuttle provides access to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory transportation service. Download the app and request a ride today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CSHL Shuttle at 4.5 against Suffolk FastFare's 2.6. CSHL Shuttle also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Suffolk FastFare's advantage is review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CSHL Shuttle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 28% of Suffolk FastFare's written reviews are positive against 0% of CSHL Shuttle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Suffolk FastFare ships an update every 4 months, CSHL Shuttle every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Suffolk FastFare | CSHL Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (41 ratings) | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Suffolk Bus Corp. | Downtowner App, Inc. |
Customer experience
Suffolk FastFare
CSHL Shuttle
In-app purchases
Suffolk FastFare
No in-app purchases
CSHL Shuttle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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