Empire Express vs BAUX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empire Express
This app provides on-demand rides for authorized users and their guests. It is exclusively for Empire Pass owners, ensuring a secure and convenient transportation service. Request a ride easily through the application.
- On-demand ride requests
- Guest ride access
- Exclusive service for Empire Pass owners
- Secure transportation
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Empire Express is an on-demand ride service for Empire Pass owners and their guests. Download the app and request a ride today! PLEASE NOTE: This ride service is for Empire Pass owners and their guests only. All others will be considered to be trespassing.
BAUX
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BAUX is your conversational guide to the places you'll love. Ask Bae, your AI guide, about anywhere you are, and get answers, ideas and a plan for your day. Talk or type, and Bae answers with local knowledge: where to eat, what's happening, which neighborhood suits your mood, and how to fit it all into one great day. ASK BAE - Speak or type your question, and follow along as Bae's words appear on screen while Bae speaks. - Get recommendations shaped by where you are and what you're in the mood for. - Ask about any place on the map, any neighborhood, or the city as a whole. PLAN - Ask Bae to plan your day and get a route through your stops, organized into morning, afternoon and evening. - See whether to walk or drive between stops. - Save your plans, and add them to your calendar in one tap. DISCOVER - Arrive to a city welcome: a beautiful overview of its neighborhoods, what's happening, and the best places to start. - Explore neighborhoods with real photos and Bae's own take on each. - Browse Experiences, save Favorites, and keep your Itineraries in one place. SCAN AND GO - Scan a BAUX QR code at a place to jump straight to its guide, and let Bae tell you all about it. MADE FOR YOU - Clean and calm, in light and dark mode. - Available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Hindi. - Built for accessibility, with support for larger text and VoiceOver. YOUR PRIVACY, YOUR CHOICE - BAUX asks for location and microphone access only when you need them, and you can review everything in Account → Permissions. - Before Bae answers, you'll see exactly what is shared with Bae's AI partners, and why. You can change your choice anytime. - Turn off location and BAUX stops using it immediately. BAUX is growing to new cities all the time. Open the app to see where Bae can guide you today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BAUX at every 2 days against Empire Express's every 22 months. Empire Express's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.4). 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.
Empire Express ships an update every 22 months, BAUX every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empire Express | BAUX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Downtowner App, Inc. | BAUX LLC |
In-app purchases
Empire Express
No in-app purchases
BAUX
No in-app purchases
