BART vs Glyde
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Pager message feed
- Message centre
- Parallel notifications (SMS, email, push)
- Member qualifications
- Rostering and availability
- Mapping and geolocation
- Incident routing
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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.
Glyde
Use your phone as a digital key to unlock your hotel room directly from your booking confirmation. Streamline your check-in process for a seamless stay at managed facilities.
- Phone as digital door key
- Unlock room with a tap
- Direct access from booking confirmation
- Streamlined check-in process
- For Glyde managed facilities
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Your phone is your door key, launch the app directly from your booking confirmation and you can unlock your room with a tap. Make your next stay at a Glyde managed facility a breeze with the Glyde app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glyde at 100% against BART's 60%. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BART ships an update every 6 weeks, Glyde every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BART | Glyde |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMERG Solutions PTY LTD | FLEETWOOD CORPORATION LIMITED |
Customer experience
BART
Glyde
In-app purchases
BART
No in-app purchases
Glyde
No in-app purchases
