Explore Redwood City vs Caltrain+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore Redwood City
Discover the vibrant city of Redwood City with guided tours. Initially featuring public art, more tour categories will be added soon. Explore the city's offerings at your own pace.
- Discover city attractions
- Public art tours
- Future tour categories planned
- Community and visitor focused
- GPS-enabled exploration
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The City of Redwood City has created this EXPLORE RWC TOURS app to make it easier for our community and visitors to discover all that our vibrant city has to offer. We are launching this app with the Public Art tours first, with other categories of tours to follow. Enjoy and EXPLORE! Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. We advise you to quit the app when finished.
Caltrain+
Plan your Caltrain trips with ease. Get real-time schedules, find the fastest routes, and view service alerts. Perfect for commuters and occasional riders needing to navigate the Caltrain system efficiently.
- Trip planning by departure and arrival station
- View full timetables
- Access service alerts
- System map integration
- Filter by 'arrive by' time
- View scheduled stops for each train
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Caltrain+ is a Caltrain schedule and trip planning app that lets you quickly and easily figure out which train to take to get you from Station A to Station B. Additionally you can view full timetables, service alerts, and a system map all from within the app. To use Caltrain+, simply select the station you want to depart from, the station you want to arrive at, and the timetable (Weekday or Weekend), and Caltrain+ will show you a complete list of every matching train you could take along with its number, service type (i.e. Local, Limited, Express, or South County Connector), departure and arrival time, and trip duration. Optionally specify an “arrive by” time to filter the list of trains to only include those which will get you to your destination station before the specified time. You can also view the full list of scheduled stops for a particular train just by tapping on it. Transit data provided by 511.org. Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Caltrain+ at every 3 weeks against Explore Redwood City's every 6 months. Caltrain+ also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 2). Explore Redwood City's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
Explore Redwood City holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Caltrain+ has 2.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Explore Redwood City ships an update every 6 months, Caltrain+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore Redwood City | Caltrain+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Redwood City | Jonathan Sahoo |
Customer experience
Explore Redwood City
Caltrain+
Bugs and requests
Explore Redwood City
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Caltrain+
Reported bugs
2 issues- App doesn't open
- Unable to process payments
Requested features
3 requests- Expand service to Gilroy
- Post more info on the app like ticketing and upcoming changes
- Add dark mode
In-app purchases
Explore Redwood City
No in-app purchases
Caltrain+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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