Comparison

onTime vs BartBuddies

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

Head to head
About

onTime

Get real-time transit information for BART, Muni, and Caltrain. View schedules, countdowns to the next train, and receive important service alerts. Go paperless and stay informed about your commute.

Highlights
  • Real-time train and bus countdowns
  • Commuter notification service
  • Automatic schedule updates
  • Online and offline schedule access
  • Paperless trip planning
  • Integrated transit maps
Features
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onTime is fast and easy to use. It is designed with commuters in mind. With onTime you can look up schedules anytime anywhere without having to carry and dig through paper schedules. The act of simply opening the app will show you the schedules and count-down of the next trains. Sign up for commuter-notification to receive latest outages, delays and service changes. Be on time and be environmental friendly at the same time. FEATURES: - Countdown to the next train - Track info - Commuter-Notification Service - Automatic Schedule Update - Real-time​ updates and track info (where available) - Online and Offline Schedule - Paperless - Trip duration - Maps onTime Premium: – $4.99 USD (or equivalent) per year and may vary from country to country. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Term Of Service: http://www.mobilewareinc.com/legal/ontime_tos.html Privacy Policy: http://www.mobilewareinc.com/legal/ontime_privacy.html * Note: onTime App uses BART transit agency's schedule data but it is not affiliated with BART.

About

BartBuddies

This app provides real-time tracking for BART trains, allowing users to share precise arrival times at any station. It simplifies coordinating meetups with friends by eliminating guesswork.

Highlights
  • Real-time BART train tracking
  • Share exact ETA at any station
  • Coordinate meetups easily
  • Eliminates guesswork for arrivals
Features
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BartBuddies tracks your BART train in real time and lets you share its exact ETA at any station, making it easy to coordinate meetups with friends without the guesswork.

Screenshots

onTime4 screens
BartBuddies3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BartBuddies at 100% against onTime's 53%. BartBuddies also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). onTime's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. onTime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. BartBuddies asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BartBuddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: onTime has 52 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of onTime's written reviews are positive against 100% of BartBuddies's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
onTime versus BartBuddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteronTimeBartBuddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (52 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobileware Inc.Lee Alan Honigberg

Customer experience

onTime

All ratings51 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.1%

BartBuddies

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

onTime

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$4.991 Year
None

BartBuddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is onTime free?
onTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BartBuddies free?
BartBuddies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, onTime or BartBuddies?
BartBuddies is rated higher. onTime averages 3.9 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while BartBuddies averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do onTime or BartBuddies have ads?
onTime shows ads; BartBuddies does not.

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