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  • Good but

    I love that this exists and I am able to see when my child “logs on” upon entering the bus, but the map and stop sign along with a number in a circle prior to our actual bus stop is not intuitive. There does not seem to be a legend to explain the different symbols on the map.
  • Very accurate!

    We love being able to see when the bus is around the corner. It’s really helpful when they are late or early so we know when to go down and aren’t waiting too long.
  • Reliability

    The information on the app seems to be accurate about 75 % of the time. It is inaccurate when it switches from one bus number to another and then changes from minutes prior location to current location. It is helpful when it is in the current mode (when that is accurate).
  • Needs work

    While a terrific idea and much needed tool, the interface looks like it was written for a kindergartner, almost cartoonish. The most annoying thing is the map continues to resize after zooming on the location of the bus. Is the App called "Where's my house and the Bus?" No, it is called "Where's the Bus?" So concentrate on the position of the bus and allow me to zoom in and stay zoomed in. The tag on the bus icon updates with the distance. That's all I need to know. The next annoying thing is the displayed distance appears to be from the bus to my house and it should be from the bus to the bus stop. Please fix these three issues and you will have a far better app.
    Update: 01Sep21- Attempted to use the app while waiting for bus. The app opens to a splash screen and does nothing else. After 30 I closed the app and reopened with same results. On fifth time the map appeared and showed the bus progress. 1.3 miles away the progress stopped. The screen was frozen and moments later the bus arrived. Maybe ex hurricane Ida is to blame. Or maybe it's as others described and the backend servers are deficient.
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  • Helpful and Informative

    We downloaded this app at the suggestion of our daughters school, which is providing this service. It’s been very helpful on the picking up and dropping off ends of things-the approximate location of the bus helps us know when we had better get moving! Excellent app!
  • Great when it works

    It’s a wonderful tool to track your child’s bus, so you’re not worrying about them, or to alert you of bus number changes, etc. However, it’s pretty glitchy. Of the 13 days I’ve been using the app, for 4 of those it says the server is down. Not sure if this is an issue with the app or the tracking system on the bus.
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  • Wow impressed !!!

    I love this app, We would be standing outside 30+ mins because the bus was running late. Now I can see about where they are and when to bring my child outside of the house. We live on the backside of my building so I wasn’t able to hear when they arrived. My child is special needs, so he’s amongst very few kids riding his bus. Thank you for the convenience
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  • Love it

    I love this app. My kids and I no longer need to rush in the morning to get to the bus. Nor do I have to rush in the afternoon or stay outside in the heat waiting for the bus. All I do now is open the app and wait for the bus to be 5 minutes away and then I go to the bus stop
  • Terrible. Does not work.

    This is the worst app I have ever used. I can only can get the map to load when the bus is inactive (when it’s parked at the garage or at the school). Once the bus starts moving and it’s is getting close the time I need to track it, the app freezes and gives me an error message that it can’t connect to the server. I’m assume since most people use the app at the same time, the server can’t handle the load. Please fix this.
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  • where’s the bus

    I used where’s the bus during middle school and it was great all the complaints i’ve seen on here didn’t affect me, sadly there is a lack of districts so there aren’t very many that can use this app. i’m now unable to use it because i changed districts. but if it has your district i would totally recommend this app :)
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