Comparison

BART vs MyPestGuide Reporter

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

Head to head
About

BART

This application enhances communication and information access for emergency services personnel. It provides tools for team coordination, message feeds, and resource location, aiming to improve response times and safety.

Highlights
  • Pager message feed
  • Message centre
  • Parallel notifications (SMS, email, push)
  • Member qualifications
  • Rostering and availability
  • Mapping and geolocation
  • Incident routing
Features
Read full description

Are you a volunteer or professional emergency services worker? Stay connected with your team and find the information you need quickly and easily with BART. Don’t let limited budgets and resources stop you from doing the work that keeps your community safe! Bringing together a range of information critical to the event at hand, BART facilitates stronger communication between teams, safer working environments and quicker response times. BART helps teams communicate better: - Pager message feed (for approved members) - Message centre - Parallel SMS, email and push notifications - Member qualifications - Rostering, availability and attendance BART makes it easy to find the right information: - Mapping and geolocation - Incident routing - Resource locations (using map layers) - Estimated arrival time to headquarters Please note you must be registered for BART to use this Application. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

MyPestGuide Reporter

Instantly report pest observations to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Users can submit reports with photos and GPS coordinates, and experts will identify the pest. This app supports local communities and helps manage invasive species and disease outbreaks.

Highlights
  • Instant pest observation reporting
  • Photo and GPS coordinate submission
  • Expert pest identification
  • Share reports to social media
  • Online report creation via website
  • Supports local community and environment
Features
Read full description

MyPestGuide Reporter lets you quickly report your observations instantly to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Everyone can help map pests by using your phone to make reports with up to four photos from your camera or gallery including gps coordinates with accuracy. Our experts will attempt to identify your pest and reply back to your device. You can then share report to social media. You can also create reports online using the MyPestGuide website. By using the My Pest Guide suite of apps you will be supporting your local community and defending Western Australia’s primary industries and environment. This is an important step in managing invasive species, stopping disease outbreaks, supporting our quality food producers and accessing trade markets.

Screenshots

BART4 screens
MyPestGuide Reporter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BART at 60% against MyPestGuide Reporter's 50%. MyPestGuide Reporter's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BART ships an update every 6 weeks, MyPestGuide Reporter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BART versus MyPestGuide Reporter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBARTMyPestGuide Reporter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMERG Solutions PTY LTDDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Customer experience

BART

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral19.1%
Negative21.3%

MyPestGuide Reporter

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

BART

No in-app purchases

None

MyPestGuide Reporter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BART free?
BART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyPestGuide Reporter free?
MyPestGuide Reporter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BART or MyPestGuide Reporter have ads?
Neither BART nor MyPestGuide Reporter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BART or MyPestGuide Reporter?
BART ships an update every 6 weeks, and MyPestGuide Reporter every 2 months. Most recently, BART was updated on September 19, 2026 and MyPestGuide Reporter on September 11, 2026.

Other comparisons