Caltrain Schedule & Tracker vs Hitchlist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time train tracking
- Instant route planning
- Live system map
- Smart commute mode
- Full system timetable
- Service alerts
- Fare zone calculation
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Hitchlist
Read full descriptionHide full description
Every RVer has the story: the antenna left up, the steps left out, the chocks left behind. Hitchlist is the departure routine that makes sure the story never happens again. Proven departure templates for travel trailers, fifth wheels, motorhomes, and campervans. Drag to reorder — and it stays in order, in the app and on paper. Flow Mode walks you one step at a time, with a Done button you can hit with gloves on. One-tap reset for every new trip. Print or save any checklist as a numbered PDF for the door pocket. Works 100% offline. No account. No subscription. The app requests zero permissions. Two full checklists free, forever. Hitchlist Pro unlocks unlimited checklists for a single one-time purchase.
Screenshots
Verdict
Caltrain Schedule & Tracker and Hitchlist are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Caltrain Schedule & Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hitchlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Caltrain Schedule & Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Hitchlist every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caltrain Schedule & Tracker | Hitchlist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Ng | Greyscale holding LLC |
In-app purchases
Caltrain Schedule & Tracker
- Buy Me a Boba$1.99
- Buy Me A Meal of Boba$4.99
- Generous Supporter$9.99
Hitchlist
- Hitchlist Pro$4.99
Questions
Is Caltrain Schedule & Tracker free?
Is Hitchlist free?
Do Caltrain Schedule & Tracker or Hitchlist have ads?
Which is updated more often, Caltrain Schedule & Tracker or Hitchlist?
Other comparisons















