Visit New Haven vs Hello Hamden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visit New Haven
Explore the Greater New Haven area with a comprehensive travel guide. Discover activities, attractions, and upcoming events tailored to your interests. Plan your perfect day or extended getaway and share your itinerary with others.
- Discover activities and attractions
- View upcoming events
- Add events and places to custom trips
- Share itineraries with friends and family
- Personalized recommendations
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There is something for everyone in the Greater New Haven area. Whether you’re a resident looking to discover new parts of the region for the first time, or a first-time visitor hoping to fit the “best of” into a day, weekend, week or longer, you can’t go wrong. It’s all waiting for you. So start exploring! The Visit New Haven app is designed to help you plan the perfect day, trip, or getaway and experience the New Haven area! • Discover activities and attractions that match your interests • View upcoming events near you • Add events and places to your custom trip • Share events, places and your itinerary with friends and family
Hello Hamden
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The Hello Hamden mobile app is designed to be used by local residents and visitors to our beautiful region. All 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
Visit New Haven and Hello Hamden are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Visit New Haven ships an update every 4 months, Hello Hamden every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visit New Haven | Hello Hamden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Visit New Haven | Armstrong Software |
In-app purchases
Visit New Haven
No in-app purchases
Hello Hamden
No in-app purchases
