Comparison

Hackney vs Caltrain Schedule & Tracker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Caltrain Schedule & Tracker

This app provides real-time Caltrain tracking, route planning, and system maps for Bay Area commuters. It offers instant timetables, service alerts, and smart features to help you catch your train.

Highlights
  • Real-time train tracking
  • Instant route planning
  • Live system map
  • Smart commute mode
  • Full system timetable
  • Service alerts
  • Fare zone calculation
Features
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The fastest way to ride Caltrain. Real-time train tracking, instant route planning, and a live system map — built for Bay Area commuters who refuse to miss their train. **PLAN YOUR RIDE IN SECONDS** Pick your origin and destination. See every upcoming train with live countdowns, travel time, and fare — color-coded so you know exactly how much time you have. Green means go. Yellow means hustle. Red means run. **LIVE TRAIN TRACKING** Watch every active train move along the corridor in real time. Tap any train on the map to see where it is, where it's headed, how late it is, and when it'll reach the next stop. Positions update every 30 seconds using official GTFS real-time data from 511.org. **SMART COMMUTE MODE** Save your daily route with a long-press. Caltrain remembers your origin and destination, and automatically flips direction based on the time of day — morning commute in, evening commute home. One tap to load, zero thinking required. **FULL SYSTEM MAP** An interactive map of the entire Caltrain corridor from San Francisco to Gilroy. Station markers, zone boundaries, walking routes to your station, and every active train rendered as directional arrows. Tap any station to set it as your origin or destination. **INSTANT TIMETABLE** The complete weekday and weekend timetable in a fast, scrollable grid. Filter by Local, Limited, Express, or South County service. Search for a specific train number. The complete weekday and weekend timetable in a fast, scrollable grid. Choose which lines you see — Local, Limited, Express, or South County — from the gear menu, and the map and timetable follow. Search for a specific train number. Tap any train to see its full stop-by-stop timeline with live delay data. **SERVICE ALERTS** Real-time disruption alerts pulled from the official feed. Ranked by severity — from full service suspensions to minor advisories. Each alert shows which specific trains are affected, and station-specific notices appear directly in the train timeline at the relevant stop. **SMART FEATURES** - GPS auto-detect: Tap the locate button and your closest station becomes your origin, with walking time and route to the platform - Express comparison: When an Express train departs soon after a Local, a smart card shows you exactly how much time you'd save by waiting - Walking warnings: If your walk to the station takes longer than the countdown, you'll know before you leave - Fare zones: Automatic fare calculation based on zones crossed - 24-hour time: Toggle between 12h and 24h formats **BUILT FOR SPEED** Every interaction is instant. No loading screens, no account required. The full timetable ships inside the app and is parsed on launch in milliseconds, so everything works offline. When Caltrain publishes a new schedule, Delayta picks it up automatically on your next launch — no app update needed. **NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. NO CATCH.** Caltrain is completely free. No ads, no paywalls, no data collection, no tracking. An optional tip jar exists if you'd like to keep the developer caffeinated — but the app is fully functional without it. **ACCESSIBILITY** Dark mode only — optimized for outdoor readability and OLED battery life. Haptic feedback on key interactions. VoiceOver labels on all interactive elements. Bike car and wheelchair accessibility information on every train. **KNOW BEFORE THE CROWD** Giants home games turn the San Francisco terminus into a wall of people — before first pitch and again at the final out. Delayta flags game days right on the map with the matchup and first pitch, surfaces a heads-up in your alerts, and can remind you the morning of — so you can time your ride around the rush at 4th & King. Service alerts always take priority.

Screenshots

Hackney4 screens
Caltrain Schedule & Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Caltrain Schedule & Tracker at 100% against Hackney's 79%. Caltrain Schedule & Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Hackney's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 4). 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. Hackney sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Caltrain Schedule & Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Caltrain Schedule & Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hackney has 133 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Hackney's written reviews are positive against 100% of Caltrain Schedule & Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hackney ships an update every 5 days, Caltrain Schedule & Tracker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hackney versus Caltrain Schedule & Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHackneyCaltrain Schedule & Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (133 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings133 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHackney Carriage, LLCJonathan Ng

Customer experience

Hackney

All ratings132 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative17.2%

Caltrain Schedule & Tracker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hackney

Subscriptions2
  • Hackney Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Hackney Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
3 purchases

Caltrain Schedule & Tracker

One-time3
  • Buy Me a Boba$1.99
  • Buy Me A Meal of Boba$4.99
  • Generous Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is Hackney free?
Hackney is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caltrain Schedule & Tracker free?
Caltrain Schedule & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hackney or Caltrain Schedule & Tracker?
Caltrain Schedule & Tracker is rated higher. Hackney averages 4.8 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Caltrain Schedule & Tracker averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hackney or Caltrain Schedule & Tracker have ads?
Neither Hackney nor Caltrain Schedule & Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hackney or Caltrain Schedule & Tracker?
Hackney ships an update every 5 days, and Caltrain Schedule & Tracker every 8 days. Most recently, Hackney was updated on October 24, 2026 and Caltrain Schedule & Tracker on October 17, 2026.

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