UC Berkeley Safewalk vs BearPool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UC Berkeley Safewalk
This app offers walking escorts and door-to-door rides around a university campus and its surrounding areas. It aims to provide a secure and convenient way for users to travel, especially during nighttime hours.
- Walking escorts
- Door-to-door rides
- Campus safety
- Nighttime travel
- Request service
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UC Berkeley SafeWalk provides walking escorts and door-to-door rides around the campus and immediate areas to promote a safe way to get around. Download the app today to request your ride or walking escort!
BearPool
This rideshare app connects UC Berkeley students to share rides and save money. It allows users to post or join ride groups, coordinate plans via chat, and offers gender preference filtering for added comfort. Designed for students, it simplifies carpooling for campus commutes and travel.
- Share rides to save money
- Exclusive to UC Berkeley students
- Post or join ride groups
- Gender preference filtering
- In-app group chat for coordination
- Simple and affordable carpooling
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BearPool is Cal's biggest rideshare board, built exclusively for UC Berkeley students. Split costs. Meet riders you can trust. Get where you're going. Why BearPool? Berkeley students only. .edu email required. Post or join rides in seconds. Built-in group chat to coordinate plans. Gender preference filtering for your comfort. Save money on every trip. Heading to the airport, campus, or out of town? Find a ride with someone already going your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UC Berkeley Safewalk at 5.0 against BearPool's 4.7. UC Berkeley Safewalk also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). BearPool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
UC Berkeley Safewalk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of UC Berkeley Safewalk's written reviews are positive against 83% of BearPool's.
UC Berkeley Safewalk ships an update every 6 months, BearPool every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UC Berkeley Safewalk | BearPool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Downtowner App, Inc. | Maaz Dhalech |
Customer experience
UC Berkeley Safewalk
BearPool
In-app purchases
UC Berkeley Safewalk
No in-app purchases
BearPool
No in-app purchases
Questions
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