Sequence Decoder vs The Bay Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sequence Decoder
Access real-time and historical flight data for any airport, including departures, arrivals, and individual flight details. Flight attendants receive specialized tools for managing schedules, alerts, crew communication, and legal compliance.
- Airport departure/arrival info
- Individual flight lookup
- Flight attendant alerts
- Crew scheduling tools
- Legality checker
- Crew communication
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For the public: -Past and future departure information for all airports -Past and future arrival information for all airports -Individual flight info lookup For flight attendants: -Reminders if you forgot to sign in-Flight info -ETB alerts -Open time alerts -Flight alerts -Open time display -Sequence details -Calendar -Reserve call out list -Standby list -Crew chat -Save notes about crew members -Display prior sequences flown together with others -Pilot sequence info -Legality checker -Hotel amenities and pickup locations -Find layover overlaps with other base's sequences -Tracks cosmic radiation exposure -Sequence total pay
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 rating: Sequence Decoder at 4.6 against The Bay Runner's 3.3. Sequence Decoder also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (241 vs 14). The Bay Runner's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%). 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.
Sequence Decoder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sequence Decoder has 241 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Sequence Decoder's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Bay Runner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sequence Decoder ships an update every 3 weeks, The Bay Runner every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sequence Decoder | The Bay Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (241 ratings) — better | 3.3 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 241 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey REISBERG | TRACKING SOLUTIONS CORP |
Customer experience
Sequence Decoder
The Bay Runner
Bugs and requests
Sequence Decoder
Reported bugs
9 issues- Trips no longer listed in open time after update
- Cannot sync calendar
- App not loading trips or showing standbys
- Open time and call out list not working
- Jeffnet not loading data
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- App not working after recent use
- Locked out of app, cannot log in
- No way to stop payments
- Getting error messages on everything
Requested features
2 requests- Enable Face ID login when importing via browser
- Bring back hotel info
The Bay Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sequence Decoder
No in-app purchases
The Bay Runner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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