Comparison

Easy BART vs Busly

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

Head to head
About

Easy BART

Access real-time train departures, schedules, and maps for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. Get fare information, advisories, and directions to nearby stations. This app simplifies your commute with convenient features and accurate data.

Highlights
  • Real-time departures
  • Scheduled departures and arrivals
  • Fare and round trip fare costs
  • System map (offline)
  • Station information and nearby businesses
  • Favorite routes and stations
  • Directions to stations
Features
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Easy BART gives you real-time departure, schedule, map, fare and advisory information for San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. Easy BART uses the BART's official scheduling system so you always have the most accurate information in the palm of your hands. See why over 100,000 Bay Area travelers choose Easy BART! Best of all - it's FREE! Have a friend who needs departure times? Share via Airdrop, Messages or Mail. Tired of looking up routes every day? Swipe down on notification center and view nearby departures using the Today Widget. Curious what's nearby? Easily lookup station information or nearby restaurants/shops/businesses. Whether you're an everyday commuter or just an occasional rider, Easy BART makes BARTing a pleasure. -------------------------------- Free Download: • BART System Map (Dark/Light - No Internet Required) • Real-Time Departures • Departing and Arriving Schedules (with Transfers) • Fare and Round Trip Fare Costs • Delay/Elevator/Emergency Advisories • Locate Nearest Station • Favorite Routes/Stations For 1-Touch Real-Time Departures and Schedules Lookup • Walking/Driving/Transit Directions to Any Station • Interactive Map (GPS, Route Overlays, Configurable Dimmer) • Find Restaurants/Shopping/Business near Any Station • Share Route Schedules (Airdrop / SMS Messages / Email) • Bikes Allowed Indicator • Travel Time Indicator • Platform Indicator • Reference Information (Trip Planning, BART Police, etc.) • Find stations from Spotlight • Maps Routing Integration • Home Screen Quick Actions - Launch Nearest Station, Favorite Routes/Stations, Advisories and Transit Map • iOS Dark Mode Support • Easy and Intuitive Interface -------------------------------- Easy Features Upgrade: • Removes Ads • Alternative Layouts • Map Customization • Real Time Departures Customization • All Features/Updates Forever

About

Busly

This app provides real-time transit information for buses and trains in major U.S. cities. View live vehicle locations, arrival times, and detailed route information on an interactive map. Save favorite routes and stops for quick access.

Highlights
  • Live map with vehicle locations
  • Real-time arrival times
  • Detailed vehicle information
  • Favorite routes and stops
  • Nearby stops
  • Fare information
  • Light and dark themes
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Now with support for iOS 27 & iPhone Duo! Busly lets you view live locations & arrival times for buses & trains across major U.S. cities. LIVE MAP • Get real-time bus & train position updates on a live updating map (which can also show route lines & stops!) ARRIVAL TIMES • View up-to-date arrival times for both stops & vehicles DETAILED BUS/TRAIN INFO • Get detailed vehicle information including: heading, speed, occupancy, wheelchair accessibility, bikes allowed FAVORITES • Add route lines & stops to your Favorites for quick access NEARBY STOPS • View stops nearby to your current location SEARCH • Optimized for near-instant search results to help you quickly find what you're looking for FARE INFORMATION • View detailed fare/ticketing options for the agencies in your region LIGHT & DARK THEMES • Choose between fully supported light & dark themes or automatically switch using the system setting ACCESSIBILITY • First-class accessibility support, including VoiceOver & Dynamic Type SUPPORTED REGIONS • Atlanta (MARTA) • Austin (CapMetro) • Boston (MBTA) • Chicago (Metra) • Cincinnati (Go Metro) • Cleveland (GCRTA) • Denver (RTD) • Edmonton (ETS) • Hartford (CTTransit) • Las Vegas (RTC) • Los Angeles (LA Metro) • Minneapolis (Metro Transit) • Nashville (WeGo) • Phoenix (Valley Metro) • Raleigh (GoRaleigh) • Sacramento (SacRT) • San Francisco (SF Muni, BART, Caltrain) • Seattle (King County Metro) • Washington, D.C. (WMATA) ...And many more coming soon! NO ADS, NO TRACKERS • Busly is 100% free of ads & trackers and always will be — For questions/comments/support, email support@busly.app or navigate in-app to Settings > Support > Contact App Support.

Screenshots

Easy BART4 screens
Busly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Busly at free against Easy BART's free with in-app purchases. Busly also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Easy BART's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 553) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Easy BART sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Busly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Easy BART against 4.5 for Busly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy BART has 4.1K ratings behind it against 553, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 43% and 43% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy BART ships an update monthly, Busly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Easy BART versus Busly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy BARTBusly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.1K ratings) — better4.5 (553 ratings)
Positive reviews43.4% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K — better553
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalm Bits LLCAlex Perez

Customer experience

Easy BART

All ratings4,147 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive43.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative49.4%

Busly

All ratings553 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative54.3%

User reviews

Easy BART

From 4.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and great
  • 🚀 Quick check departure time
  • 👍 Helpful
  • 👍 Best Bart app by far
  • 👍 Easy To Use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Horrible. Missing basic features
  • 🐛 Needs a major update
  • 🐛 Do Not Buy!
  • 🐛 Used to be great
  • 🐛 Doesn't work

Busly

From 553 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate GPS
  • 👍 Real-time arrival accuracy
  • 👍 Efficient and simple GUI
  • 👍 Valuable for MUNI supervisors
  • 👍 Good for Atlanta transit

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate arrival times
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Routes not showing up
  • 🐛 App cuts off unexpectedly
  • 🐛 App is unstable

Bugs and requests

Easy BART

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App reboots
  • Trains in real time don't list chronologically
  • false times
  • The times shown are ALWAYS WRONG
  • Crashing
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  • Doesn't give information requested
  • Ads interfere with functionality

Requested features

6 requests
  • Please update it!
  • Add new BART stations such as Berriessa and many more to allow us look up new stations and schedules in real time
  • Add the new stations at a minimum even if the schedules are not updated
  • Add the BART stations in Santa Clara County
  • Add a toggle selection for displaying the station map
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  • Add a 'Plan a Trip' feature

Busly

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes
  • Routes do not show up
  • App cuts off
  • App is unstable
  • Long calibration times
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  • Buses appear ahead of reported location
  • Missing key spots on routes
  • Stops are out of order
  • Atlanta map missing stations

Requested features

9 requests
  • Show bus numbers
  • Show run numbers
  • Color-code different bus lines on map
  • Display bus number instead of line name when clicking a stop
  • Improve refresh rate (currently 5 minutes)
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  • Add tutorial or explanation of symbols
  • Allow selection of favorite stops
  • Add vehicle ID and Block ID
  • Revert to previous app's functionality for route lists and stop order

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Easy BART

One-time1
  • Easy Features Upgrade: Ads Free and All Features Forever$1.99
2 purchases

Busly

Subscriptions2
  • Busly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Busly Pro Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Easy BART free?
Easy BART is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Busly free?
Busly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Easy BART or Busly?
Easy BART is rated higher. Easy BART averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Busly averages 4.5 from 553 ratings.
Do Easy BART or Busly have ads?
Neither Easy BART nor Busly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy BART or Busly?
Easy BART ships an update monthly, and Busly fortnightly. Most recently, Easy BART was updated on October 18, 2026 and Busly on October 18, 2026.

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