Comparison

BART Watch vs Richmond Moves

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

Head to head
About

BART Watch

This app provides a discreet way for public transit riders to report suspicious activity directly to transit police. Users can send text messages, photos, and location data, with options for anonymity. It also features alerts for persons of interest.

Highlights
  • Report suspicious activity
  • Send text messages and photos
  • Discreet reporting with disabled flash
  • Location sharing
  • Anonymous reporting option
  • Direct call to transit police
  • Be On the Look Out (BOLO) alerts
Features
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BART Watch: Free Security App for Riders. The BART Watch App offers the public a quick and discreet method for reporting suspicious activity directly to BART Police. The app can send pictures, text messages, and locations of suspicious people or activities. From the home screen, users have two easy options for contacting BART Police: * The “Report a Problem” button allows users to send text or photos directly to BART Police. To ensure discretion, the camera flash is automatically disabled when photos are taken through the app. When reporting an issue, users can select locations and report categories to assist BART Police. Riders can also send reports anonymously if they chose. * The “Call BART Police” button will connect customers directly to BART Police. The application is designed for BART. If you send a report in an area without cellular connectivity, it will be stored and sent when connectivity returns. The system is also designed to send text messages before pictures so that BART Police can get app reports as quickly as possible. Additional Features BOLO (Be On the Look Out) Alerts. BOLO Alerts on the BART Watch App may display alerts from BART Police about specific persons of interest. For example, BART Watch may display information about a missing person or child, such as where they were last seen. If you see a person from a BOLO, immediately call 911 and send an app report to BART Police discreetly. Help keep BART safe, "See something, Say something."

About

Richmond Moves

This app offers an on-demand transit service for navigating a specific city. It allows users to book rides that are shared with others heading in the same direction, providing a convenient, affordable, and environmentally friendly transportation option.

Highlights
  • Book rides via mobile app
  • On-demand pickup from nearby corners
  • Shared rides with other passengers
  • Affordable travel costs
  • Reduced carbon emissions
  • Smart routing technology
Features
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Think of Richmond Moves as a whole new way to get around Richmond — a ridesharing service that’s smart, easy, affordable, and green. With a few taps, book an on-demand ride in the app and our technology will pair you with other people headed your way. How it works: - Book a ride on your phone. - Get picked up on a nearby corner. - Share your ride with others. - Save cash and reduce carbon emissions. What we’re about: SHARED. Our corner-to-corner algorithm matches people headed in the same direction. This means you’re getting the convenience and comfort of a private ride with the efficiency, speed, and affordability of a public one. AFFORDABLE. Aggregating people into one vehicle brings down prices. Enough said. SUSTAINABLE. Sharing rides reduces the number of vehicles on the roads, bringing down congestion and CO2 emissions. With a couple of taps, you get to do your part to make your city a little bit greener and cleaner, every time you ride. Questions? Reach out at support-richmond@ridewithvia.com. Loving your experience so far? Throw us a 5-star rating. You’ll have our eternal gratitude.

Screenshots

BART Watch3 screens
Richmond Moves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Richmond Moves at 4.8 against BART Watch's 4.4. Richmond Moves also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (48% vs 35%). BART Watch's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 475). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Richmond Moves holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BART Watch has 2.9K ratings behind it against 475, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of BART Watch's written reviews are positive against 48% of Richmond Moves's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BART Watch ships an update every 3 months, Richmond Moves monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BART Watch versus Richmond Moves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBART WatchRichmond Moves
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.9K ratings)4.8 (475 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews48.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better475
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperELERTS CorpVia Transportation, Inc.

Customer experience

BART Watch

All ratings2,797 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral7.9%
Negative57.3%

Richmond Moves

All ratings473 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative40.7%

User reviews

BART Watch

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Speedy response
  • 🚀 Helpful app
  • 🚀 Fast response time!
  • 🚀 Buen trabajo
  • 🚀 Excellent app/very useful

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Logo is too big
  • 🔍 Works horrible in tunnel and tube
  • 🔍 If you like to answer endless inane questions
  • 🔍 Useless
  • 🔍 No response

Richmond Moves

From 475 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great service idea
  • 💰 Low cost alternative
  • 🙏 Appreciated by community
  • 👍 Professional team
  • 👍 Good intention

Room to improve

  • ⏳ Long wait times for rides
  • ⏳ Drivers take forever to arrive
  • ⏳ Rides take longer than app states
  • 🐛 App has technical difficulties
  • 🐛 App is laggy

Bugs and requests

BART Watch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • had a good connection but unable to upload
  • Can't file a report and a kid is lighting things on fire in the BART car. Obvious the camera doesn't work. Good job!
  • Don't see an option for fare evader

Requested features

2 requests
  • Need a way to report non-police matters too
  • Upload a photo of disruptive behavior

Richmond Moves

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App has technical difficulties
  • App is laggy
  • App picks different locations than booked
  • App confirms rides but drivers have no record
  • App doesn't know if car is full
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  • Bug with setting number of passengers

Requested features

7 requests
  • Wider coverage area
  • Include Richmond Annex in service area
  • Later operating hours
  • Fix app to not pick different locations than booked
  • Improve driver availability
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  • Ensure drivers have ride requests
  • Fix bug with setting number of passengers

In-app purchases

None

BART Watch

No in-app purchases

None

Richmond Moves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BART Watch free?
BART Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Richmond Moves free?
Richmond Moves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BART Watch or Richmond Moves?
Richmond Moves is rated higher. BART Watch averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Richmond Moves averages 4.8 from 475 ratings.
Do BART Watch or Richmond Moves have ads?
Neither BART Watch nor Richmond Moves shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BART Watch or Richmond Moves?
BART Watch ships an update every 3 months, and Richmond Moves monthly. Most recently, BART Watch was updated on October 29, 2026 and Richmond Moves on October 24, 2026.

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