Comparison

Bart Jumper vs mBART

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

Head to head
About

Bart Jumper

This app helps BART riders find seats by suggesting alternative routes and providing real-time train arrival estimates. It prioritizes user anonymity and offers a built-in map for visualizing train lines. Advisories and delays are also tracked to aid travel planning.

Highlights
  • Real-time train arrival estimates
  • Station search functionality
  • Automatic data refresh
  • Advisories and delay tracking
  • Built-in map with line colors
  • User anonymity and data privacy
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This app was designed to help Bart riders easily jump trains to find a seat. For example, taking Embarcadero to the East Bay usually means missing the train because it is packed to the brim or standing in the very crowded train during rush hour. What if I told you that you could invest a few extra minutes going the opposite way, to maximize your chances of getting a good seat. As an added bonus, the app keeps you anonymous and we do not sell any data to 3rd party. For example, when your app sends the device location information, the service receiving this information to get a list of train arrivals only gets the location. It has no clue who and what device made the request. - Each station comes with real time estimates of all trains arriving. The trains are sorted by arrival times to make it easier to determine if you can make the train switch. - You can easily search for the station you are interested in. - The real time estimates auto refreshes based on the earliest train arrival to keep you up to date! - There is an advisories tab to keep tabs on the advisories and delays, to help you plan better or maybe arrange for other forms of transportation. - There is a built in map to help understand which train line and color goes where. The trains in in the real time estimates also provide the line colors to assist. - The app is very fast and stable, and available for iPhones and iPads. - The app also supports for larger text for more comfortable reading. - Available for iOS, iPadOS and macOS. - No ads! Under the hood, the app was written in the Swift Programming Language. Terms of Use: https://decimalsoftware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042696514-Bart-Jumper-Terms-of-Use-EULA

About

mBART

This app helps you plan your BART trips by showing real-time train departures for any station. You can favorite stations and view all possible routes with detailed information. It's designed to make your commute smoother.

Highlights
  • Real-time train departures
  • Station search and favoriting
  • Trip planning by departure/arrival time
  • View all possible routes
  • Route details
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mBART is to ease your BART commute. Browse, search for stations, hit on heart icon to favorite. Tap a station to track real time departures of all the trains running through the station. Better way to plan your trips based on when you want to leave or when you want to arrive at a specific station. See all possible routes and route details. Note: All the data provided in the app is sourced from BART official website.

Screenshots

Bart Jumper4 screens
mBART4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mBART at none against Bart Jumper's 1. mBART also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.5). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bart Jumper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. mBART asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bart Jumper versus mBART: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBart JumpermBART
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDecimal Software, LLCRavi Theja Karnatakam

Customer experience

Bart Jumper

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

mBART

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bart Jumper

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
None

mBART

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bart Jumper free?
Bart Jumper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mBART free?
mBART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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