# Easy BART vs Should I Run?

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Easy BART | Should I Run? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (4.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-bart/id567074135/reviews) | **[4.7 (43 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/should-i-run/id933717076/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **4.2K** | 43 |
| Positive reviews | 43.4% of reviews | **83.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 17 MB | 19 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Palm Bits LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1484279749) | [Roger Goldfinger](https://appshunter.io/developer/933717075) |

## What reviewers say

### Easy BART

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-bart/id567074135)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Easy Features Upgrade: Ads Free and All Features Forever | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- App reboots
- Trains in real time don't list chronologically
- false times
- The times shown are ALWAYS WRONG
- Crashing

**Requested features**

- 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


### Should I Run?

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/should-i-run/id933717076)

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.

**Highlights:** Real-time BART departures, Nearby station information, Station travel time calculation, Departure catchability indicator, Saved home and work stations, Automatic destination arrival times

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Easy BART free?

Easy BART is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Should I Run? free?

Should I Run? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Easy BART or Should I Run??

Should I Run? is rated higher. Easy BART averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Should I Run? averages 4.7 from 43 ratings.

### Do Easy BART or Should I Run? have ads?

Neither Easy BART nor Should I Run? shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Easy BART or Should I Run??

Easy BART ships an update monthly, and Should I Run? every 3 months. Most recently, Easy BART was updated on November 6, 2026 and Should I Run? on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*