Yacht Week vs Evening Shuttle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yacht Week
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for Yacht Week and Ski Week events. It helps users navigate their trips, stay updated on daily schedules, and discover exclusive activities. Features include photo sharing, an interactive map with location pins, and direct messaging to connect with other attendees.
- Daily event itinerary
- Exclusive activity sign-ups
- In-app photo sharing
- Interactive map with location tracking
- Direct messaging with other attendees
- Event planning and organization
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You hold the most critical guide for Yacht Week and Ski Week in your hands. It’s designed to help you navigate your trip and make sense of what you see, so your experience can unfold in new and exciting ways. Your itinerary Keep up to date with the daily schedule of events and happenings. Sign up for exclusive activities. Share photos Take and share photos with everyone else on your week directly in the app. Interactive map and location pins Never get lost with our interactive map. See where your friends are at all times. Direct messaging Chat to other people during your week, make new friends and organise activities together. This app is handy before, during and after your event to be part of the global family. Our week is made up of 8 days. Day 1-7 is where your event experience unfolds.
Evening Shuttle
This app offers on-demand rides for safe nighttime travel, acting as an alternative to walking alone. It connects you with other passengers heading in the same direction, making your journey efficient and cost-effective.
- Book on-demand rides
- Get pickup instructions
- Track your vehicle
- Share rides with friends
- Save money on travel
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Evening Shuttle is a service that provides on-demand transportation as an alternative to walking alone at night. Columbia Transportation has partnered with Public Safety and Via to bring Evening Shuttle to life. The new Evening Shuttle application makes booking rides through the app incredibly easy! With a few taps, you can book an on-demand ride and our technology will pair you with other people headed in your direction. This service is the same Evening Shuttle service that you know and love. By downloading this app, you will be able to: - Book an on-demand ride from your phone. - Get pickup instructions, track your vehicle, and get picked up within minutes. - You have the option to share this service with others! Bring your friends along, and we'll match your ride with other passengers heading in the same direction. - Save money! Evening Shuttle is free and it's the safest way to get home at night. If you have any questions, please reach out to our support center by emailing cushuttle@ridewithvia.com. If you are loving your experience so far, throw us a 5-star rating. You'll have our eternal gratitude!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Evening Shuttle at 4.6 against Yacht Week's 2.3. Evening Shuttle also leads on ratings volume (496 vs 32). Yacht Week's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Evening Shuttle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evening Shuttle has 496 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Yacht Week's written reviews are positive against 8% of Evening Shuttle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Yacht Week ships an update fortnightly, Evening Shuttle every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yacht Week | Evening Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (32 ratings) | 4.6 (496 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 496 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Day 8 Experiences Ltd | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Yacht Week
Evening Shuttle
Bugs and requests
Yacht Week
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Evening Shuttle
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes upon opening
- Login authentication fails with UNI and 2FA
- No login page for existing users after logout
- Phone verification code format mismatch
- Connection error messages
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- Wait times increase unexpectedly after booking
- ETA changes dramatically after ride confirmation
- Driver location not updating during breaks
- App technical issues after system transfer
Requested features
6 requests- Driver break time status indicator
- Multiple passenger support
- Improved ETA accuracy
- Better login page for existing users
- Real-time driver location updates
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- Ride ordering for other Columbia students
In-app purchases
Yacht Week
No in-app purchases
Evening Shuttle
No in-app purchases
