Comparison

Alaska Hawaiian vs BART (Official)

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

Head to head
About

Alaska Hawaiian

Manage your entire travel experience from searching and booking flights to checking in and accessing your boarding pass. Get real-time updates, pre-order meals, and track your rewards points for a seamless journey.

Highlights
  • Search, compare, and book flights
  • View and manage Atmos Rewards
  • Pre-order meals
  • Real-time flight updates
  • Mobile check-in and boarding pass
  • Cancel or change flights
Features
Currently charting
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Use the Alaska Hawaiian app to explore options, book trips, check in, and move hassle-free through airports. Find all the flight information that matters to you, as you need it. • Search for flights, compare options and book your trip using dollars or points • View your Atmos Rewards account to track your points activity and progress towards status • Pre-order a meal in Main Cabin, Premium Class and First Class • Add your Atmos Rewards or TSA precheck numbers to your flight • Get real-time flight and travel updates pushed directly to your phone • Cancel or change your flight easily by tapping the 3 dots on the trip list • Use Apple Pay to pay for flights or seat upgrades • Check in for your flight and have quick access to your boarding pass • Get a discount on a checked bag when you pay through the app • Add your boarding pass, Atmos Rewards and Lounge card to Apple Wallet for easy access • Share boarding passes, and flight details with family and friends • Keep an eye on First Class and Standby wait lists • Change to an earlier or later flight starting at 24 hours before your flight • Add your flight details to your iPhone’s calendar • Track flights taken by friends and family

About

BART (Official)

Plan your Bay Area transit journeys with real-time train departures and official service alerts. This app offers end-to-end trip planning, step-by-step navigation, and customized notifications for a hassle-free commute.

Highlights
  • Real-time train departures
  • End-to-end trip planner
  • Step-by-step navigation
  • Customized service alerts
  • Contactless parking payment
  • Service disruption information
Features
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The official Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) app has arrived. It’s the easiest way to plan your trip and get accurate real time train departures with data straight from BART, along with official service alerts. The BART app offers exclusive features for hassle free travel for daily commuters, infrequent users and tourists alike: -Plan your entire end to end trip with BART’s exclusive Trip Planner giving you the fastest route from your starting point to your destination using BART and multiple modes of transportation, including connecting transit, biking, walking and driving. -Step by step navigation with personalized preferences and saved favorite stations and trips. -Real time departures and schedule timetable. -Customized in-app notifications about BART service and announcements. -Contactless in-app Daily Fee parking payment -Service disruption information linked to your trip itinerary. -Report a Biohazard that needs addressing and access our BART Watch App for reporting crimes. -Escalator and Elevator advisories. -Fleet of the Future train tracker. -Cancelled trip notices. -Easily see the last train of the evening by station when you’re planning your night out or your trip home from the airport. -Station information (including if it offers a parking lot and secured bike parking). -Seamless connection to bart.gov and BARTable for deals, events, and fun. -It’s ad free; who wants to be distracted when looking how far away your train is? BART is working on future features of the app to enhance your BART experience... Tell us about the features you want.

Screenshots

Alaska Hawaiian4 screens
BART (Official)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Alaska Hawaiian at weekly against BART (Official)'s every 2 months. Alaska Hawaiian also leads on ratings volume (1.7M vs 28K) and chart position (#36 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alaska Hawaiian holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alaska Hawaiian has 1.7M ratings behind it against 28K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 30% and 31% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alaska Hawaiian ships an update weekly, BART (Official) every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Alaska Hawaiian versus BART (Official): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlaska HawaiianBART (Official)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.7M ratings) — better4.6 (28K ratings)
Positive reviews29.8% of reviews30.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7M — better28K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlaska Airlines, Inc.San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

Customer experience

Alaska Hawaiian

All ratings1,657,544 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews3,751 reviews
Positive29.8%
Neutral8.7%
Negative61.5%

BART (Official)

All ratings21,736 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive30.7%
Neutral8.9%
Negative60.4%

User reviews

Alaska Hawaiian

From 1.7M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use app
  • 👍 Great customer service
  • 💡 Useful features like flight status and boarding pass
  • 🚀 Convenient check-in process
  • 👍 Friendly and helpful staff

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🐛 Inaccurate flight information
  • 🐛 Difficult to navigate and find information
  • 🐛 Inconsistent app performance
  • 🐛 Unreliable Wi-Fi and in-flight entertainment

BART (Official)

From 28K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient in-app parking payment
  • 👍 Accurate real-time train information
  • 🚀 Easy to use app
  • 👍 Helpful for planning trips

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable real-time information
  • 🔍 Confusing parking payment process
  • 🔍 Lack of key features like checking Clipper card balance
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Not intuitive for first-time users

Bugs and requests

Alaska Hawaiian

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and account creation issues
  • Inconsistent date and time display
  • Incorrect flight status updates
  • Inability to save search preferences

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add airport maps and terminal information
  • Improve integration with airline loyalty programs
  • Provide more options for managing reservations and changes
  • Enhance digital wallet functionality for boarding passes
  • Streamline the check-in and baggage handling process

BART (Official)

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Real-time departure times not updating accurately
  • Trip planning providing incorrect/nonsensical routes
  • Login and password issues causing frequent logouts
  • Parking payment not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to check Clipper card balance
  • Automatic license plate recognition for parking
  • Offline mode for schedules and trip planning
  • Better notifications for service advisories and delays
  • More customization options for favorite stations

In-app purchases

None

Alaska Hawaiian

No in-app purchases

None

BART (Official)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alaska Hawaiian free?
Alaska Hawaiian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BART (Official) free?
BART (Official) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alaska Hawaiian or BART (Official)?
Alaska Hawaiian is rated higher. Alaska Hawaiian averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.7M ratings, while BART (Official) averages 4.6 from 28K ratings.
Do Alaska Hawaiian or BART (Official) have ads?
Neither Alaska Hawaiian nor BART (Official) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alaska Hawaiian or BART (Official)?
Alaska Hawaiian ships an update weekly, and BART (Official) every 2 months. Most recently, Alaska Hawaiian was updated on November 9, 2026 and BART (Official) on November 9, 2026.

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