AC Transit Mobile vs BearPool
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. Access customer service directly and manage your transit account seamlessly. This app simplifies your commute across the East Bay.
- Trip planning and schedules
- Real-time bus arrival predictions
- Mobile fare payment
- Clipper account management
- Customer service access
- iOS accessibility integration
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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.
BearPool
This rideshare app connects UC Berkeley students to share rides and save money. It allows users to post or join ride groups, coordinate plans via chat, and offers gender preference filtering for added comfort. Designed for students, it simplifies carpooling for campus commutes and travel.
- Share rides to save money
- Exclusive to UC Berkeley students
- Post or join ride groups
- Gender preference filtering
- In-app group chat for coordination
- Simple and affordable carpooling
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BearPool is Cal's biggest rideshare board, built exclusively for UC Berkeley students. Split costs. Meet riders you can trust. Get where you're going. Why BearPool? Berkeley students only. .edu email required. Post or join rides in seconds. Built-in group chat to coordinate plans. Gender preference filtering for your comfort. Save money on every trip. Heading to the airport, campus, or out of town? Find a ride with someone already going your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BearPool at 83% against AC Transit Mobile's 24%. BearPool also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.6). AC Transit Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 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.
BearPool holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of AC Transit Mobile's written reviews are positive against 83% of BearPool's.
AC Transit Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, BearPool every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AC Transit Mobile | BearPool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (11 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alameda Contra Costa Transit District | Maaz Dhalech |
Customer experience
AC Transit Mobile
BearPool
In-app purchases
AC Transit Mobile
No in-app purchases
BearPool
No in-app purchases
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