CatchTheBreeze vs The Bay Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CatchTheBreeze
Get real-time transit updates for The Breeze Trolley and Palmetto Breeze. Plan your journeys, receive alerts, save favorite stops, and set reminders for your trips.
- Real-time arrival information
- Trip planning
- Service alerts
- Favorite stops and routes
- Reminder setting
- General service information
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CatchTheBreeze provides real-time arrival information for The Breeze Trolley and Palmetto Breeze Transit services. Use the app to plan your trip, get alerts, mark favorite stops and routes, set reminders, and access general information.
The Bay Runner
This app provides real-time transit information for specific routes, including estimated arrival times and stop details. It also offers notifications for service changes and walking directions to nearby stops. Navigate your journey with up-to-date transit data.
- Real-time tracking
- Estimated time of arrival
- Stop and route information
- Service change notifications
- Walking directions to stops
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The Bay Runner and Lido Beach Trolley powered by TSO Mobile guides riders to their next destination • Real-time tracking • Displays estimated time of arrival to next designated stop • Provides information about stops, routes and schedule • Notifies riders about service changes including delays, detours, and temporary service suspensions • Walking directions to reach nearest stop or route
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Bay Runner at 100% against CatchTheBreeze's 33%. The Bay Runner also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). CatchTheBreeze's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 28 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Bay Runner holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of CatchTheBreeze's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Bay Runner's.
CatchTheBreeze ships an update every 5 months, The Bay Runner every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CatchTheBreeze | The Bay Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 3.3 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syncromatics | TRACKING SOLUTIONS CORP |
Customer experience
CatchTheBreeze
The Bay Runner
In-app purchases
CatchTheBreeze
No in-app purchases
The Bay Runner
No in-app purchases
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