BART (Official) vs Break The Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BART (Official)
Plan your Bay Area transit journeys with real-time train departures and official service alerts. This app offers end-to-end trip planning, step-by-step navigation, and customized notifications for a hassle-free commute.
- Real-time train departures
- End-to-end trip planner
- Step-by-step navigation
- Customized service alerts
- Contactless parking payment
- Service disruption information
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The official Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) app has arrived. It’s the easiest way to plan your trip and get accurate real time train departures with data straight from BART, along with official service alerts. The BART app offers exclusive features for hassle free travel for daily commuters, infrequent users and tourists alike: -Plan your entire end to end trip with BART’s exclusive Trip Planner giving you the fastest route from your starting point to your destination using BART and multiple modes of transportation, including connecting transit, biking, walking and driving. -Step by step navigation with personalized preferences and saved favorite stations and trips. -Real time departures and schedule timetable. -Customized in-app notifications about BART service and announcements. -Contactless in-app Daily Fee parking payment -Service disruption information linked to your trip itinerary. -Report a Biohazard that needs addressing and access our BART Watch App for reporting crimes. -Escalator and Elevator advisories. -Fleet of the Future train tracker. -Cancelled trip notices. -Easily see the last train of the evening by station when you’re planning your night out or your trip home from the airport. -Station information (including if it offers a parking lot and secured bike parking). -Seamless connection to bart.gov and BARTable for deals, events, and fun. -It’s ad free; who wants to be distracted when looking how far away your train is? BART is working on future features of the app to enhance your BART experience... Tell us about the features you want.
Break The Map
Discover training spots and find breaking events worldwide. Contribute by adding your own locations and battles to grow the global community. Save favorites and connect with fellow B-Girls and B-Boys.
- Discover training spots worldwide
- Find upcoming breaking events
- Add new spots and events
- Save favorite locations
- Connect with the breaking community
- Set event and spot notifications
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BreakTheMap is built for B-Girls and B-Boys everywhere. Discover training spots, events and Sessions worldwide. Connect with local dance scenes and add your spots and events. Together, let’s put dance on the map. Main features: • Discover training spots worldwide • Stay updated on upcoming breaking events • Set alerts to get notified when new spots or events are added in a place and time you choose • Add spots and events to share with the community • Look up for Sessions or create one • Save your favorite spots and events to plan your travels • Connect with the global breaking community Whether you are at home or traveling, BreakTheMap makes it simple to train, connect, and grow the culture. Download now and help fill the map with B-Girls and B-Boys worldwide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Break The Map at 100% against BART (Official)'s 30%. Break The Map also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BART (Official)'s advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 10). 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.
Break The Map holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BART (Official) has 26K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of BART (Official)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Break The Map's.
BART (Official) ships an update every 2 months, Break The Map every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BART (Official) | Break The Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26K ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | Mediastase |
Customer experience
BART (Official)
Break The Map
Bugs and requests
BART (Official)
Reported bugs
4 issues- Real-time departure times not updating accurately
- Trip planning providing incorrect/nonsensical routes
- Login and password issues causing frequent logouts
- Parking payment not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to check Clipper card balance
- Automatic license plate recognition for parking
- Offline mode for schedules and trip planning
- Better notifications for service advisories and delays
- More customization options for favorite stations
Break The Map
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BART (Official)
No in-app purchases
Break The Map
No in-app purchases
