AAA Mobile vs Yodel App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AAA Mobile
Access essential AAA services on your mobile device, including trip planning with approved hotels and restaurants, exclusive member discounts, and convenient roadside assistance requests. Plan your journeys, find savings, and get help when you need it, all from your smartphone.
- TripTik® Travel Planner
- AAA Approved & Diamond Rated listings
- Member discount offers
- Roadside Assistance requests
- AAA Approved Auto Repair locator
- Cheapest gas prices
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AAA Mobile improves on-the-go access to trusted AAA services including trip planning, discounts and roadside assistance. The mobile version of AAA’s TripTik® Travel Planner helps you find AAA Approved and Diamond Rated hotels, restaurants and attractions, and the ability to create and share itineraries between your desktop and mobile devices. KEY FEATURES INCLUDE: Maps & Discounts • Find more than 59,000 AAA Approved and Diamond Rated hotels and restaurants • Book your next hotel or rental car • Receive member discount offers at over 164,000 locations • Share saved trips across desktop and mobile devices* • Find AAA Approved Auto Repair facilities, AAA office locations, and cheapest gas prices near you Roadside Assistance* • Request Roadside Assistance from the app • Get instant battery replacement quotes (not available in all areas) The AAA Mobile App collects and discloses to third parties your personal information for the purposes of operating, managing, and improving our app and the services on the app. We may also use cookies and various other tracking technologies for assisting our marketing campaigns and to provide personalized content and advertising. Passbook* (iPhone only, iOS 6 or higher) • Add a scannable AAA membership card to your Passbook *You must be a current AAA member to use these features. Not a member? You can still use our unparalleled trip planner functions. To take full advantage of all the features of this app, Join AAA. NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Yodel App
Skip the wait at your favorite places. View real-time availability and crowd levels before you visit. Secure your spot and activate passes directly from the app for seamless entry.
- Skip the line
- Reserve a spot
- Real-time availability
- View crowd levels
- Activate passes
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Yodel gives you a convenient way beat the line and reserve a spot in your favorite locations. Plan ahead with realtime availability, and see how busy the park is before you go. Get your passes before hand, and active them when you are ready to enter the park, straight from your Passes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AAA Mobile at 95% against Yodel App's 9%. AAA Mobile also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (391K vs 198). On price, update cadence, 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.
AAA Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AAA Mobile has 391K ratings behind it against 198, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of AAA Mobile's written reviews are positive against 9% of Yodel App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AAA Mobile | Yodel App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (391K ratings) — better | 2.3 (198 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better | 9.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 391K — better | 198 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Automobile Association | Direct Technology Holdings Inc. |
Customer experience
AAA Mobile
Yodel App
User reviews
AAA Mobile
From 391K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Dependable roadside assistance
- 👍 Convenient app features
- 🚗 Helpful for travel planning
- 💳 Valuable membership benefits
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Long wait times for service
- 🗺️ Inaccurate location tracking
- 🤖 Unreliable dispatch communication
- 🔑 Login and account issues
- 🚗 Flawed driving score algorithm
Yodel App
From 198 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Convenient contactless payment option
- 🚀 Quick account setup process
- 💾 Stores permits for easy retrieval
- 📱 Works when WiFi is available
- 🎯 Solves problem of not having cash
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches
- ❌ No Apple Pay support
- 🔐 Excessive data collection requirements
- 📍 Location detection fails frequently
- 🚫 Doesn't accept international phone numbers
Bugs and requests
AAA Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent app performance
- Syncing issues between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Improved trip planning tools
- Seamless integration with other apps
- More transparency on service ETA
- Customizable driving score settings
Yodel App
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when adding vehicle information
- Payment processing fails with vague error messages
- Location detection shows incorrect or no location
- Duplicate charges when payment fails
- Session timeout and forced re-login
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- Verification codes not sent reliably
- Security code mismatch during login
- Display errors (email shown instead of license plate)
- App freezes during checkout process
- Phone number validation rejects valid international numbers
- Map functionality shows unavailable campsites
- Cannot complete account creation with certain inputs
- Inconsistent park availability information
- Multiple transaction charges for single purchase
- App crashes when searching for parks
- Login credentials rejected despite correct entry
Requested features
16 requests- Apple Pay integration
- Auto-fill for payment and contact fields
- Senior and handicap discount options
- Hourly parking options (not just full day)
- Ability to link existing passes purchased elsewhere
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- Support for international phone numbers
- Session persistence to prevent constant logouts
- Comprehensive park directory (not just 5 parks)
- Offline functionality for areas without service
- American Express payment support
- Ability to share passes across multiple devices
- Better error messages and customer support
- Price parity with in-person payment methods
- Refund/reversal interface for duplicate charges
- Edit functionality for account details
- FAQ and help documentation
In-app purchases
AAA Mobile
No in-app purchases
Yodel App
No in-app purchases
