BART Watch vs Richmond Moves
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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."
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | BART Watch | Richmond Moves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.9K ratings) | 4.8 (475 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 48.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 475 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELERTS Corp | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
BART Watch
Richmond Moves
User reviews
BART Watch
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
BART Watch
No in-app purchases
Richmond Moves
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BART Watch free?
Is Richmond Moves free?
Which has better reviews, BART Watch or Richmond Moves?
Do BART Watch or Richmond Moves have ads?
Which is updated more often, BART Watch or Richmond Moves?
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