Hich Rides vs Rochester Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hich Rides
A ride-sharing application developed in Minnesota, connecting users with verified drivers. It offers various vehicle types and services, including ride-hailing, courier, and delivery, operating 24/7 in Minneapolis and surrounding areas.
- Verified drivers
- Multiple vehicle types
- Ride hailing services
- Courier services
- Delivery services
- 24/7 availability
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"HICH" a ride on Minnesota's own ride sharing app. Designed and developed in Minnesota using the latest technology and a commitment to your safety, connecting you to a pool of verified drivers giving you the option to choose from multiple vehicle types and services. So why HICH? Because we care about users like you and our drivers alike and thus don't charge any commissions on our rides. You save more and drivers earn more on every HICH ride. Hich, now serves Minneapolis and neighbouring areas 24/7/365 providing ride hailing, courier and delivery services.
Rochester Compass
Discover local businesses and services in Rochester, MN. Businesses can update their listings with hours, photos, menus, and website links. Users can receive push notifications about local offerings.
- Explore local businesses
- Update business listings
- Add photos and menus
- Link to business websites
- Receive push notifications
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The Rochester Compass app is designed to be used by local residents and visitors to explore our many offerings. Local 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
The clearest difference is rating: Rochester Compass at 5.0 against Hich Rides's 4.3. Rochester Compass also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and device support (3 vs 1). Hich Rides's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (38 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rochester Compass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hich Rides has 38 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Hich Rides's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rochester Compass's.
Hich Rides ships an update monthly, Rochester Compass every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Hich Rides | Rochester Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hich | Armstrong Software, LLC. |
Customer experience
Hich Rides
Rochester Compass
In-app purchases
Hich Rides
No in-app purchases
Rochester Compass
No in-app purchases
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