Should I Run? vs BartBuddies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Should I Run?
This app provides real-time BART train departure information for nearby stations. It calculates travel time to stations and indicates if you can catch a specific train. Users can save frequent routes for quick access to arrival times.
- Real-time BART departures
- Nearby station information
- Station travel time calculation
- Departure catchability indicator
- Saved home and work stations
- Automatic destination arrival times
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Get realtime BART departures for nearby stations just by opening the app. Made by BART commuters, for BART commuters. - Instantly see all departures from nearby stations. - Get the distance to each station, how long it will take to get there, and whether your can make a departure. - Save your home and work stations to automatically show trains to your destination, and your arrival time, as soon as you open the app. shouldIRunSF@gmail.com
BartBuddies
This app provides real-time tracking for BART trains, allowing users to share precise arrival times at any station. It simplifies coordinating meetups with friends by eliminating guesswork.
- Real-time BART train tracking
- Share exact ETA at any station
- Coordinate meetups easily
- Eliminates guesswork for arrivals
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BartBuddies tracks your BART train in real time and lets you share its exact ETA at any station, making it easy to coordinate meetups with friends without the guesswork.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BartBuddies at 5.0 against Should I Run?'s 4.6. BartBuddies also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Should I Run?'s advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). 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.
BartBuddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Should I Run? has 42 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Should I Run?'s written reviews are positive against 100% of BartBuddies's.
| Parameter | Should I Run? | BartBuddies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roger Goldfinger | Lee Alan Honigberg |
Customer experience
Should I Run?
BartBuddies
In-app purchases
Should I Run?
No in-app purchases
BartBuddies
No in-app purchases
