BART Watch vs CharterUP
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."
CharterUP
This app allows approved riders to easily access scheduled shuttles within their organization. Users can explore itineraries, track vehicles, reserve seats, and book charters all from their mobile device. Regular updates ensure expanded capabilities for charter trips and shuttles.
- Access scheduled shuttles
- Explore shuttle itineraries
- Track vehicle locations
- Reserve seats
- Book charter trips
- Approved rider access only
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CharterUP provides riders access to scheduled shuttles across their organization. Simply create your account using your email address, and you'll climb onboard quickly. Explore shuttle itineraries, track vehicles, reserve your seat, and book charters all within the new CharterUP mobile application. Only approved riders will have access to shuttle trips in the app. Make sure to keep your CharterUP app up to date, as we regularly release new updates and expand capabilities to support charter trips along with shuttles. For assistance, visit our support page at app.charterup.com or contact our support team at appstorerider@charterup.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CharterUP at 86% against BART Watch's 35%. CharterUP also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). BART Watch's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 14) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CharterUP holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BART Watch has 2.8K ratings behind it against 14, 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 86% of CharterUP's.
BART Watch ships an update every 3 months, CharterUP every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BART Watch | CharterUP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.8K ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELERTS Corp | CharterUP LLC |
Customer experience
BART Watch
CharterUP
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
CharterUP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BART Watch
No in-app purchases
CharterUP
No in-app purchases
Questions
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