Caltrain Live vs Hackney
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caltrain Live
Access real-time Caltrain information, including train status, service disruptions, and timetables with offline access. Plan trips with live data and receive instant alerts for your commute.
- Real-time train status and alerts
- Offline timetable access
- Trip planner with live data
- Service disruption monitoring
- Pinned train status
- Station announcements
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Caltrain Live lets you quickly access all the latest information you need for your Caltrain commute. You can pin a train to quickly access its status and alerts, monitor construction and service disruptions along the corridor, and get the latest timetable with offline access all in one place. - Includes a fast, simple UI with no ads, popups or tracking. - Get a copy of the latest timetable with automatic updates and offline access. - The built-in trip planner includes live data, special event trains, and holiday timetable support. - Monitor trains in realtime and get easy access to trains you care about. - See single tracking events across the corridor and for each station. - Read station announcements. - Train data includes per-stop delays, calculated stop bypass times, and relevant alerts. - Realtime data is fast, uses minimal mobile data, refreshes every 30 seconds, includes departure times to-the-second, alerts from 511, and more.
Hackney
This app consolidates multiple ride-sharing services into a single interface. It allows users to compare prices and wait times across various providers, book rides with a single tap, and view personalized pricing and promotions. It also offers features like saved places and a unified ride history.
- Compare prices and wait times
- Book rides with one tap
- View personalized pricing and promotions
- Save and sync favorite locations
- Unified ride history
- Real-time surge pricing indicators
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One app. Every ride. The best price. Hackney brings together Uber, Lyft, Waymo, Robotaxi, Empower, and Curb in one place. Compare prices and wait times across all your ride options, then book with one tap. See everything at once > Instantly view every available ride. See which provider has the lowest price or the shortest wait. No more app-switching. Book in seconds > Tap any ride to open the provider's app with your route and ride type already selected. Just hit confirm to book the ride. Your prices and promotions > Connect your rideshare accounts to see exact prices, including personalized promotions or discounts. Your places, always ready > Save Home, Work, and your favorite spots. Your saved places sync automatically from your rideshare accounts. Tap a saved place from the home screen to instantly view prices. Ride history > All your rides show up in one unified history. Tap any past ride to view details in the provider's app. What you'll see for each ride - Real-time prices - Wait times - Surge pricing indicators Terms of service: https://hackney.app/terms Privacy policy: https://hackney.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Caltrain Live at none against Hackney's 1. Caltrain Live also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Hackney's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Hackney sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Caltrain Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hackney holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hackney has 113 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Caltrain Live's written reviews are positive against 82% of Hackney's.
Caltrain Live ships an update every 3 months, Hackney every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caltrain Live | Hackney |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (113 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 113 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jackson Loeffler | Hackney Carriage, LLC |
Customer experience
Caltrain Live
Hackney
In-app purchases
Caltrain Live
No in-app purchases
Hackney
- Hackney Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
