Comparison

Rhode Tour vs Rhody Connect

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

Head to head
About

Rhode Tour

Explore Rhode Island's rich heritage and culture through an interactive GPS-enabled map. Discover historical locations with detailed information, archival images, and media. Access content online or via the mobile app.

Highlights
  • Interactive GPS-enabled map
  • Historical location information
  • Archival images and media
  • Heritage and culture exploration
  • Coastal to coast coverage
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Rhode Tour places the heritage and culture of Rhode Island at your fingertips with this free Smartphone app. Known as the “Ocean State,” Rhode Island is filled with interesting stories, captivating places, and intriguing people from coast to coast. With a growing list of interpretive stories, each point on the interactive GPS-enabled map includes historical information about the location, along with historic images and media from archival collections and historical publications. The information on the app may also be accessed by visiting the project website at rhodetour.org. Rhode Tour is brought to you by the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.

About

Rhody Connect

Navigate campus life with real-time shuttle tracking, dining hall menus, and a searchable map with directions. Manage your student account, find events, follow sports teams, and access academic resources. Stay informed with notifications and news updates.

Highlights
  • Real-time shuttle tracking
  • Dining hall menus
  • Searchable campus map with directions
  • Student account management
  • Event discovery
  • Academic resource access
  • Campus news and alerts
Features
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When you need to know where to go, what to do, or see what’s nearby, Rhody Connect has the answers. With Rhody Connect you can • Find real-time shuttle locations and schedules • Find out what’s being served in the dining halls • Access to your Ram Account to check your balance or add funds • Find your way around campus with a searchable map that includes walking & driving directions from your location to your destination • Schedule customized curb-to-curb trips using Rhody Safe Rides • Find an event on campus • Follow URI athletic teams • Buy tickets to Ryan Center events • Get instant access to your Brightspace, Starfish and eCampus content • Find a job with Handshake • Listen to WRIU and RIU2 • Receive notifications, alerts and news updates We are always looking for ways to improve your experience and appreciate your feedback.

Screenshots

Rhode Tour4 screens
Rhody Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rhode Tour at 5.0 against Rhody Connect's 3.7. Rhody Connect's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Rhode Tour holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhody Connect has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rhode Tour ships an update every 4 months, Rhody Connect every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rhode Tour versus Rhody Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhode TourRhody Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.7 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCleveland State University Research CorporationUniversity of Rhode Island

Customer experience

Rhode Tour

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rhody Connect

All ratings19 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rhode Tour

No in-app purchases

None

Rhody Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rhode Tour free?
Rhode Tour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rhody Connect free?
Rhody Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rhode Tour or Rhody Connect?
Rhode Tour is rated higher. Rhode Tour averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Rhody Connect averages 3.7 from 19 ratings.
Do Rhode Tour or Rhody Connect have ads?
Neither Rhode Tour nor Rhody Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rhode Tour or Rhody Connect?
Rhode Tour ships an update every 4 months, and Rhody Connect every 6 months. Most recently, Rhode Tour was updated on October 4, 2026 and Rhody Connect on October 24, 2026.

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