Foothill Transit Watch vs Blink Car Share
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foothill Transit Watch
Report safety and security concerns discreetly to transit authorities. Send photos, videos, text, and locations of suspicious activity. The app functions even with poor signal strength and can store reports until connectivity is restored.
- Discreetly report safety concerns
- Send photos and 6-second videos
- Text descriptions and location sharing
- Offline report storage
- BOLO (Be On the Look Out) alerts
- Anonymous reporting option
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Foothill Transit Watch: Free Safety and Security Mobile app for Riders The Foothill Transit Watch safety and security app offers riders a quick and discreet method for reporting safety and security concerns directly to Foothill Transit. App users can send photos, six second video, text descriptions, and locations of suspicious people or activities. From the home screen, users have two easy options for contacting Foothill Transit: * The “Report an Issue” button allows users to send text or photos directly to Foothill Transit. To ensure discretion, the camera flash is automatically disabled when photos are taken through the app. When reporting an issue, users can select locations and report categories to assist Foothill Transit. Riders can also send reports anonymously if they chose. * The “Call 911” button will connect customers directly to police. Use only in an emergency. The application is designed for robust operation even under conditions of poor signal strength. If you send a report from an area without cellular/Wi-Fi connectivity, it will be stored and sent when connectivity returns. The system is also designed to send text descriptions before photos so that the police can get information as quickly as possible. Additional Features: BOLO (Be On the Look Out) Alerts. BOLO Alerts on Foothill Transit Watch may display alerts from Foothill Transit about specific persons of interest. For example, Foothill Transit may display information about a missing person or child, such as where they were last seen. If you see a person from a BOLO, immediately call 9-1-1 and send an app report to Foothill Transit discreetly. Help keep Foothill Transit safe with the Foothill Transit Watch app.
Blink Car Share
This service offers 100% electric car sharing for everyday needs. Members can rent and use vehicles as a smart key via a mobile app, with convenient pick-up and drop-off at multiple city locations. It provides an affordable, green transportation alternative.
- 100% electric car sharing
- App-based rentals
- Vehicles as smart key
- 40 city locations
- Low membership fees
- Per-minute use rates
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Blink Mobility is a 100% electric car sharing service that provides members vehicles for their everyday needs. The clean and convenient EV rentals can be picked up and dropped off at 40 locations around the city, eliminating the need for your own car. The Blink Mobility service is bringing a smarter, greener transportation option to Los Angeles, improving the community and environment one ride at a time. Becoming a member is easy and affordable! Simply download the mobile app and register today! The mobile app unlocks the electric power of our fleet. With the app you can begin your membership, find and rent vehicles, use it as the vehicle’s smart key, see your rental history, and manage your membership. AFFORDABLE Featuring low monthly membership fees and only cents per minute use rates, Blink Mobility is sure to fit everyone’s budget. CONVENIENT Boasting 40 central locations across LA, easy reservations, and simple self-service rentals, Blink Mobility is the easiest way to rent a car. RELIABLE Featuring a fleet of brand-new Chevy Bolt electric crossover vehicles, our 100% electric vehicles are practical, comfortable, fun, and perfect for LA driving! ELECTRIFYING Do good for the environment and your wallet, reducing CO2 emissions while enjoying the torque only an electric vehicle can provide. A SMARTER WAY TO GET AROUND TOWN! www.BlinkMobility.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Foothill Transit Watch at 4.3 against Blink Car Share's 2.2. Foothill Transit Watch also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Blink Car Share's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (11% vs 0%). 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.
Foothill Transit Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 34 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Foothill Transit Watch's written reviews are positive against 11% of Blink Car Share's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Foothill Transit Watch ships an update every 10 months, Blink Car Share every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foothill Transit Watch | Blink Car Share |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (53 ratings) — better | 2.2 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 11.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELERTS Corp | Blink Mobility, LLC |
Customer experience
Foothill Transit Watch
Blink Car Share
Bugs and requests
Foothill Transit Watch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Blink Car Share
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes during ID verification
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Inaccurate car location information
- Inability to properly end rental sessions
Requested features
4 requests- Improve real-time car availability updates
- Streamline the rental process
- Enhance customer service responsiveness
- Provide more transparent pricing
In-app purchases
Foothill Transit Watch
No in-app purchases
Blink Car Share
No in-app purchases
Questions
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