Alaska Hawaiian vs BART (Official)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Real-time train departures
- End-to-end trip planner
- Step-by-step navigation
- Customized service alerts
- Contactless parking payment
- Service disruption information
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Alaska Hawaiian ships an update weekly, BART (Official) every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Alaska Hawaiian | BART (Official) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.7M ratings) — better | 4.6 (28K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.8% of reviews | 30.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7M — better | 28K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |
Customer experience
Alaska Hawaiian
BART (Official)
User reviews
Alaska Hawaiian
From 1.7M App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Alaska Hawaiian
No in-app purchases
BART (Official)
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Alaska Hawaiian free?
Is BART (Official) free?
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