How Much? vs Caltrain Commute
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
How Much?
Automatically converts prices to your home currency based on your current location, even without an internet connection. Ideal for travelers planning trips or shopping abroad. Manually select currencies for planning holidays.
- Automatic location-based currency conversion
- Offline functionality
- Manual currency selection for planning
- Supports iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
- Free to download
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Convert prices in the country you're currently in to your home currency. The currency to convert from is automatically chosen based on which country you are currently in—without needing a Wi-Fi or data connection (which you often don't have when traveling). Your home currency is based on your Phone's region setting. If you are in your home country, you can manually choose a currency to convert from which is great when you're planning a holiday. (Exchange rates are provided for informational purposes only, and do not constitute financial advice of any kind.) Privacy policy: https://gethowmuch.com/privacy.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Caltrain Commute
This travel app simplifies your daily commute by automatically displaying relevant train schedules based on the time of day. Set your home and destination once, and it adjusts for your morning departure and evening return.
- Automatic AM/PM schedule adjustment
- Set home and destination stations
- Simple timetable display
- No manual direction switching
- Designed for daily routine
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Caltrain Commute is a simple timetable app designed for your daily routine. Just set your home and destination stations once, and the app automatically adjusts based on the time of day. AM: View trains toward your destination PM: View trains for your return trip No need to switch directions manually—your commute schedule is always ready when you need it. Please Note: - This app does not provide real-time updates such as delays or service disruptions - Timetable is static and schedule changes require an app update
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Caltrain Commute at none against How Much?'s 2. Caltrain Commute also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). How Much?'s advantage is ratings volume (131 vs 1). On price, ads 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. How Much? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Caltrain Commute asks for nothing beyond the download.
Caltrain Commute holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: How Much? has 131 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
How Much? ships an update every 4 months, Caltrain Commute fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | How Much? | Caltrain Commute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (131 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 131 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erlend Hamberg | TASUKU IMANISHI |
Customer experience
How Much?
Caltrain Commute
In-app purchases
How Much?
- Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$5.991 Year
Caltrain Commute
No in-app purchases
