Easy BART vs Should I Run?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Should I Run?
This app provides real-time BART train departure information for nearby stations. It calculates travel time to stations and indicates if you can catch a specific train. Users can save frequent routes for quick access to arrival times.
- Real-time BART departures
- Nearby station information
- Station travel time calculation
- Departure catchability indicator
- Saved home and work stations
- Automatic destination arrival times
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Get realtime BART departures for nearby stations just by opening the app. Made by BART commuters, for BART commuters. - Instantly see all departures from nearby stations. - Get the distance to each station, how long it will take to get there, and whether your can make a departure. - Save your home and work stations to automatically show trains to your destination, and your arrival time, as soon as you open the app. shouldIRunSF@gmail.com
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Verdict
Easy BART and Should I Run? both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Should I Run?'s written reviews are positive against 43% of Easy BART's. Should I Run? also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Easy BART's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 43) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Easy BART sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Should I Run? asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Easy BART against 4.7 for Should I Run?. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy BART has 4.2K ratings behind it against 43, 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 83% of Should I Run?'s.
Easy BART ships an update monthly, Should I Run? every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy BART | Should I Run? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) | 4.7 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.4% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Palm Bits LLC | Roger Goldfinger |
Customer experience
Easy BART
Should I Run?
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
Should I Run?
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Easy BART
- Easy Features Upgrade: Ads Free and All Features Forever$1.99
Should I Run?
No in-app purchases
