BART vs NotifyWA
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.
NotifyWA
Receive real-time push notifications for emergencies occurring in Western Australia. Stay informed about critical events impacting the region with timely updates delivered directly to your device.
- Emergency notifications
- Western Australia focus
- Push alerts
- Real-time updates
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Subscribe to push notifications about emergencies within Western Australia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NotifyWA at 100% against BART's 60%. BART's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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, NotifyWA every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BART | NotifyWA |
|---|---|---|
| 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 — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMERG Solutions PTY LTD | Caesia Software Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
BART
NotifyWA
In-app purchases
BART
No in-app purchases
NotifyWA
No in-app purchases
