Comparison

Martha's Vineyard Ferries vs Here's Hingham!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Martha's Vineyard Ferries

This travel companion app simplifies planning your trip to Martha's Vineyard. It provides ferry schedules, real-time updates on delays and pricing, and parking information for various ports.

Highlights
  • All-in-one ferry schedules
  • Live status and pricing
  • Smart port auto-detection
  • Parking options and costs
  • Customizable alerts
Features
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MV Ferrys: Martha’s Vineyard ferry schedules in one place Plan your trip to and from the Vineyard without juggling websites. MV Ferrys brings ferry schedules, live status, alerts, and trip tools into a single, easy-to-use app. Schedules that make sense Browse sailings by date and filter by route. See departure and arrival times, duration, and operator at a glance... so you can pick the boat that fits your day. Live status when it matters Check operational status for Steamship Authority trips between Woods Hole and the island, including on-time, delayed, and departing-soon updates when available. Alerts you control Turn on optional push notifications by ferry company so you’re notified about cancellations and schedule changes that affect your trip. Home Screen widgets Add an MV Ferrys widget to see upcoming departures without opening the app. More trip tools • Parking map for terminal areas • Fares and details on each sailing • Links to booking when you’re ready to reserve Built for locals, summer visitors, and anyone who needs a clear, reliable ferry schedule for Martha’s Vineyard.

About

Here's Hingham!

Explore a town with unique map icons featuring real photos and side-by-side review ratings. Discover local personality and use an integrated look-around feature. This app prioritizes user convenience and privacy, requiring no login or personal data collection.

Highlights
  • Photo map icons
  • Side-by-side review ratings
  • User-exclusive 'Bucket Score' ratings
  • Town personality focus
  • Apple Maps Look Around integration
  • No login required
  • No personal data collection
Features
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This app contains features you won't find anywhere else, including: * All map icons have photos of places not generic markers. * Popular review ratings are displayed side-by-side, which is more convenient for you. * "Bucket Score" ratings collect numbers of stars just from users of the app. * Parts of the town are brought into focus, since each has its own personality. * Press and hold to see Apple Maps Look Around feature. Here's Hingham! does not require a login and doesn't collect any personal information.

Screenshots

Martha's Vineyard Ferries4 screens
Here's Hingham!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Here's Hingham! at 5.0 against Martha's Vineyard Ferries's 4.3. Here's Hingham! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). Martha's Vineyard Ferries's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Here's Hingham! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Martha's Vineyard Ferries has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Martha's Vineyard Ferries's written reviews are positive against 100% of Here's Hingham!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Martha's Vineyard Ferries ships an update every 4 weeks, Here's Hingham! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Martha's Vineyard Ferries versus Here's Hingham!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMartha's Vineyard FerriesHere's Hingham!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB834 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLissiland LLCCamBuilt LLC

Customer experience

Martha's Vineyard Ferries

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Here's Hingham!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Martha's Vineyard Ferries

No in-app purchases

None

Here's Hingham!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Martha's Vineyard Ferries free?
Martha's Vineyard Ferries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Here's Hingham! free?
Here's Hingham! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Martha's Vineyard Ferries or Here's Hingham!?
Here's Hingham! is rated higher. Martha's Vineyard Ferries averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Here's Hingham! averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Martha's Vineyard Ferries or Here's Hingham! have ads?
Neither Martha's Vineyard Ferries nor Here's Hingham! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Martha's Vineyard Ferries or Here's Hingham!?
Martha's Vineyard Ferries ships an update every 4 weeks, and Here's Hingham! every 3 days. Most recently, Martha's Vineyard Ferries was updated on October 25, 2026 and Here's Hingham! on October 28, 2026.

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