Comparison

BART (Official) vs Packed Yet? Trip Checklist

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time train departures
  • End-to-end trip planner
  • Step-by-step navigation
  • Customized service alerts
  • Contactless parking payment
  • Service disruption information
Features
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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.

About

Packed Yet? Trip Checklist

Features
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Pack for a weekend, flight, beach day, camping trip, work trip, or road trip without starting from a blank page. Packed Yet? turns a trip template into a clear, editable checklist in seconds. CHECK THE BAG, NOT YOUR MEMORY • Start with six practical trip templates • Organize essentials into simple categories • Add your own items and remove what you do not need • See packing progress at a glance BUILT FOR THE NEXT TRIP TOO • Duplicate a proven list with every check reset • Reuse custom items from an earlier trip • Archive finished trips without losing the list • Share a clean checklist or packing card PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your trip names and packing lists stay on your device. No account is required, and the core checklist works offline. The free app includes ads. A one-time Remove Ads purchase is available in Settings. Purchases are processed by Apple and can be restored on devices using the same Apple Account.

Screenshots

BART (Official)4 screens
Packed Yet? Trip Checklist3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BART (Official) at none against Packed Yet? Trip Checklist's 1. BART (Official) also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Packed Yet? Trip Checklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BART (Official) asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BART (Official) versus Packed Yet? Trip Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBART (Official)Packed Yet? Trip Checklist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (28K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings28K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictDudley Development, LLC

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

Packed Yet? Trip Checklist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BART (Official)

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Packed Yet? Trip Checklist

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is BART (Official) free?
BART (Official) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Packed Yet? Trip Checklist free?
Packed Yet? Trip Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BART (Official) or Packed Yet? Trip Checklist have ads?
Packed Yet? Trip Checklist shows ads; BART (Official) does not.

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