AC Transit Mobile vs UC Berkeley Safewalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AC Transit Mobile
Plan your journeys and travel conveniently with real-time bus predictions and mobile fare payment options. Access schedules, manage your transit card, and connect with customer service directly from your device.
- Trip planning and schedules
- Real-time bus arrival predictions
- Mobile fare payment
- Clipper account management
- iOS accessibility integration
- Direct customer service access
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Plan your trip and ride with ease using the AC Transit mobile app. Stay connected across the East Bay with real-time predictions, mobile fare payments, and direct access to customer service. Key Features: • Trip planning and schedules, right in the app • Real-time bus arrival predictions • Mobile fare payment • Clipper account management • Seamless integration with iOS accessibility tools • Quick access to AC Transit customer service Download today and make your AC Transit trip simpler, smarter, and faster.
UC Berkeley Safewalk
This app offers walking escorts and door-to-door rides around a university campus and its surrounding areas. It aims to provide a secure and convenient way for users to travel, especially during nighttime hours.
- Walking escorts
- Door-to-door rides
- Campus safety
- Nighttime travel
- Request service
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UC Berkeley SafeWalk provides walking escorts and door-to-door rides around the campus and immediate areas to promote a safe way to get around. Download the app today to request your ride or walking escort!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UC Berkeley Safewalk at 100% against AC Transit Mobile's 22%. UC Berkeley Safewalk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). AC Transit Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
UC Berkeley Safewalk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of AC Transit Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of UC Berkeley Safewalk's.
AC Transit Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, UC Berkeley Safewalk every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AC Transit Mobile | UC Berkeley Safewalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alameda Contra Costa Transit District | Downtowner App, Inc. |
Customer experience
AC Transit Mobile
UC Berkeley Safewalk
In-app purchases
AC Transit Mobile
No in-app purchases
UC Berkeley Safewalk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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