Comparison

Bart Jumper vs Bay Transit

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

Bay Transit

Plan BART trips, view real-time train departures, and receive instant service alerts. This app provides multiple trip options with fare details and displays your route on an interactive map.

Highlights
  • Route planning with fare details
  • Real-time train departure estimates
  • Interactive route map
  • Service disruption alerts
  • Clipper, regular, and discount fare options
Features
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Bay Transit — BART Companion Bay Transit is the smarter way to ride BART. Plan your trip, track real-time departures, and stay ahead of service alerts — all in one beautifully designed app. * Route Planning Enter your departure and arrival stations and instantly see your options. Bay Transit shows you multiple trip choices with travel times and fares — Clipper, regular, and discount rates included. Your route comes to life on an interactive map with color-coded BART lines, clearly marking every stop, transfer, and destination along the way. * Real-Time Departures See live estimated arrival times for every train at any BART station. Know exactly which platform to head to, how many cars the train has, and whether it's running on time. Trains that are arriving now show up front so you never miss your ride. * Service Alerts Active service disruptions appear the moment you open the app. When everything is running smoothly, you'll know that too.

Screenshots

Bart Jumper4 screens
Bay Transit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bay Transit at none against Bart Jumper's 1. Bay Transit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Bart Jumper's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Bay Transit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bay Transit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bart Jumper has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bart Jumper ships an update every 2 months, Bay Transit every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bart Jumper versus Bay Transit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBart JumperBay Transit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDecimal Software, LLCHo Won Kim

Customer experience

Bart Jumper

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

Bay Transit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bart Jumper

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
None

Bay Transit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bart Jumper free?
Bart Jumper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bay Transit free?
Bay Transit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bart Jumper or Bay Transit?
Bay Transit is rated higher. Bart Jumper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Bay Transit averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bart Jumper or Bay Transit have ads?
Neither Bart Jumper nor Bay Transit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bart Jumper or Bay Transit?
Bart Jumper ships an update every 2 months, and Bay Transit every 4 months. Most recently, Bart Jumper was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bay Transit on October 5, 2026.

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