Comparison

Easy BART vs Arrival BART

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

Arrival BART

Get real-time train predictions and plan your journeys with this intuitive transit app. It offers fast access to essential BART information, including transfer details and alerts, all without ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Real-time train predictions
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Detailed stop information
  • Trip planner with suggestions
  • BART alerts for delays
  • Intelligent station search
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
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Arrival is the beautiful and clean BART app for commuters. With an interface that is easy and intuitive to use, you get access to real-time train predictions for the station nearest to you from the moment you launch it. This fast experience quickly gets you access to the information you need without excess tapping and visual clutter and allows you to quickly see detailed information (where to transfer, transfer windows, and train colors) for any stop. Key Features: * FAST One of Arrival's best features is that it is fast. Really fast. It loads the information you need quickly and without any extra steps. This allows you to take BART throughout the San Francisco Bay Area with ease. * Trip Planner Arrival's trip planner allows you to plan trips to stations ahead of time. It will even provide suggestions of potential arrival and departure times. * BART Alerts Arrival displays BART warnings in real time to help you avoid delays. * Station Search Arrival has an intelligent station search algorithm that uses on-device machine learning to provide you with relevant results. * Siri Shortcuts Use Siri Shortcuts to automate Arrival. * Machine Learning Arrival uses on-device machine learning throughout the system to provide intelligent suggestions and speed up your experience. * NO ADs Arrival has zero ads or clutter. It's just the BART information you need. * Private & Secure Arrival intentionally does not collect identifiable information. It processes as much data as it can on device. Additionally, it does not sell or share information with 3rd party advertisers. Arrival is an unofficial BART app. BART is the trademark of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Arrival's data comes from the BART developer program under the respective license.

Screenshots

Easy BART4 screens
Arrival BART4 screens

Verdict

The call

Easy BART and Arrival BART both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Arrival BART's written reviews are positive against 43% of Easy BART's. Arrival BART also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Easy BART's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 21) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Arrival BART asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Easy BART against 4.7 for Arrival BART. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy BART has 4.1K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Easy BART's written reviews are positive against 92% of Arrival BART's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy BART ships an update monthly, Arrival BART every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Easy BART versus Arrival BART: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy BARTArrival BART
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.1K ratings)4.7 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.4% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K — better21
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalm Bits LLCRonan Furuta

Customer experience

Easy BART

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

Arrival BART

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

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

Arrival BART

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Easy BART

One-time1
  • Easy Features Upgrade: Ads Free and All Features Forever$1.99
None

Arrival BART

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy BART free?
Easy BART is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arrival BART free?
Arrival BART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Easy BART or Arrival BART?
Arrival BART is rated higher. Easy BART averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Arrival BART averages 4.7 from 21 ratings.
Do Easy BART or Arrival BART have ads?
Neither Easy BART nor Arrival BART shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy BART or Arrival BART?
Easy BART ships an update monthly, and Arrival BART every 3 weeks. Most recently, Easy BART was updated on September 28, 2026 and Arrival BART on June 4, 2026.

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