BART Watch vs UC Berkeley Safewalk
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."
UC Berkeley Safewalk
This app offers walking escorts and door-to-door rides around a university campus and its surrounding areas. It aims to provide a secure and convenient way for users to travel, especially during nighttime hours.
- Walking escorts
- Door-to-door rides
- Campus safety
- Nighttime travel
- Request service
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UC Berkeley SafeWalk provides walking escorts and door-to-door rides around the campus and immediate areas to promote a safe way to get around. Download the app today to request your ride or walking escort!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UC Berkeley Safewalk at 100% against BART Watch's 35%. UC Berkeley Safewalk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). BART Watch's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 11) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
UC Berkeley Safewalk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BART Watch has 2.9K ratings behind it against 11, 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 100% of UC Berkeley Safewalk's.
BART Watch ships an update every 3 months, UC Berkeley Safewalk every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BART Watch | UC Berkeley Safewalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.9K ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELERTS Corp | Downtowner App, Inc. |
Customer experience
BART Watch
UC Berkeley Safewalk
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
UC Berkeley Safewalk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BART Watch
No in-app purchases
UC Berkeley Safewalk
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BART Watch free?
Is UC Berkeley Safewalk free?
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Do BART Watch or UC Berkeley Safewalk have ads?
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