HMH Wayfinding vs Academy SilverPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HMH Wayfinding
Navigate Hackensack Meridian Health facilities with step-by-step directions and indoor maps. Find specific locations, browse points of interest, and utilize a parking planner to locate your car.
- Step-by-step directions
- Indoor campus maps
- Location search
- Points of interest browsing
- Real-time 'Blue Dot' guidance
- Parking planner
- Save parked car location
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The HMH Wayfinding is our digital navigation tool, to find your way around Hackensack Meridian Health hospital facilities. The app provides step-by-step directions throughout the campus. Users may view the indoor maps, search for a specific location, browse common points of interest, and/or navigate to a selected destination. Updated every second to match your current location, the “Blue Dot” helps guide users during Navigation. Parking Planner will recommend the best place for a user to park based on a selected destination. User may save the parked car location so he/she can return to it after the visit.
Academy SilverPass
Purchase bus tickets instantly and securely from your mobile device. Plan your trips, view schedules, and track your bus in real-time. Never lose a paper ticket again with digital storage and contactless validation.
- Secure ticket purchase
- Multiple ticket options
- Use transit benefits
- Trip planning and schedules
- Real-time bus tracking
- Digital ticket storage
- Service disruption notifications
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Never wait in line to buy tickets again! The SilverPass app provides these great features to connect you to New York City: *Securely Purchase tickets from your phone or tablet instantly. Tickets available in one-way, round trip, 10-trip, 40-trip and monthly options. *Does your employer provide transit benefits? No problem, you can use benefits cards or even split two forms of payment on the app. *Plan trips, view schedules and get route itineraries all on your phone or tablet. *Our service operates from more than just park and rides. Find local bus stops here. *Get push notifications if service disruptions will impact your commute. *Ticket validation process is entirely digital and contactless. Conveniently store tickets and passes on your phone or tablet – never lose a paper ticket again! Display tickets right from your phone to board the bus . *Track bus departures. Watch your bus approach the stop on a map in real-time. *Easily contact us for route suggestions, comments or questions. Academy Bus, recognized as the largest privately owned and operated ground transportation company in the US, has been raising standards in the industry since 1968. Featured under the Academy Bus umbrella is our daily, express commuter bus service from points along the New Jersey shore to the Midtown, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Wall Street areas in New York City.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Academy SilverPass at every 2 months against HMH Wayfinding's every 22 months. Academy SilverPass also leads on ratings volume (685 vs 7). HMH Wayfinding's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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.
Academy SilverPass holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Academy SilverPass has 685 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HMH Wayfinding ships an update every 22 months, Academy SilverPass every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | HMH Wayfinding | Academy SilverPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) | 3.9 (685 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 685 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HMH Hospitals Corporation | Academy Bus |
Customer experience
HMH Wayfinding
Academy SilverPass
Bugs and requests
HMH Wayfinding
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Academy SilverPass
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tickets disappearing from the app
- Inability to purchase tickets through the app
- Inconsistent app performance and functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Improved in-app notifications and alerts
- More user-friendly interface and navigation
- Better integration with bus schedules and real-time updates
- Extend ticket validity time
- Provide customer support options
In-app purchases
HMH Wayfinding
No in-app purchases
Academy SilverPass
No in-app purchases






