Yale Shuttle vs Park Haven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yale Shuttle
Track shuttle locations and movements in real-time on an interactive campus map. Get estimated arrival times and filter routes for a personalized experience. Plan your commute efficiently and save time.
- Live shuttle tracking
- Interactive campus map
- Estimated arrival times
- Route filtering
- Optimized for all zoom levels
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Key Features Live Shuttle Tracking – View current bus locations and movements in real time. Interactive Campus Map – Follow clearly marked shuttle routes with directional arrows. ETAs – See when the next shuttle will arrive at your stop. Route Filtering – Easily toggle between routes to see only what’s relevant to you. Optimized for All Views – Works seamlessly at the campus-wide scale and when zoomed into individual streets. Whether you’re commuting to class, heading to Union Station, or traveling across downtown, the Yale Shuttle app helps you plan smarter, save time, and never miss your ride.
Park Haven
Find available parking spots in real-time, including street parking reported by locals. The app offers one-tap search for garages, lots, and street spots, and allows users to contribute by marking available spaces. Earn rewards for helping others find parking.
- Real-time street parking updates
- One-tap search for garages and lots
- Community-sourced spot marking
- Earn Street Cred rewards
- Save favorite spots
- Navigate directly to parking
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Park Haven finds parking right at your destination so you don’t have to circle blocks away. Remembers where you parked, automatically, and shares your spot with nearby drivers when you leave. No tapping required Real-time street parking from local drivers, so you see spots as they open up One-tap search for nearby garages, lots, street spots & EV chargers Earn Street Cred for every spot you help share Browse & vote on user-contributed spots Add public spots to help others, or keep them private Navigate in one tap 100% free, no ads Built in Santa Monica for locals who hate the hunt. Stop circling. Start parking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Park Haven at 100% against Yale Shuttle's 67%. Park Haven also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Yale Shuttle's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Park Haven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Yale Shuttle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Park Haven's.
Yale Shuttle ships an update every 2 months, Park Haven weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Yale Shuttle | Park Haven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leslie Wang | Robbie Best |
Customer experience
Yale Shuttle
Park Haven
In-app purchases
Yale Shuttle
No in-app purchases
Park Haven
No in-app purchases





