# BusWhere School Bus Tracking — user reviews > 78 indexed App Store user reviews of BusWhere School Bus Tracking by BusWhere, rated 4.60/5 from 2,139 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buswhere-school-bus-tracking/id894393289/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buswhere-school-bus-tracking/id894393289.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,765 · 4★ 135 · 3★ 83 · 2★ 46 · 1★ 110 ## What do users think of BusWhere School Bus Tracking? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💡 Helpful to know bus location - 🚀 Accurate tracking when it works - 👍 Useful app when reliable - 👍 Friendly developer response **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent and unreliable tracking - 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashes - 🐛 Inaccurate bus arrival times - 🐛 Fails to show bus location - 🐛 Logging users out frequently **Commonly reported bugs** - GPS tracking issues - Incorrect bus route information - Failure to update bus location - Inconsistent performance **Most requested features** - Map or list view option - Improved GPS tracking and reliability - Automatic updates without driver input - Notifications for bus delays or changes ## Newest reviews (15 of 78) ### 4/5 — Bus where *2026-02-13, version 3.2.85* It doesn’t work all the time But it works most of the time ### 2/5 — Better than nothing *2025-12-15, version 3.2.83* It is a great idea…. Just poor execution ### 3/5 — Bugs *2025-10-08* The school is in the entirely wrong location of its actual address on the afternoon drop off map. It is correct in the morning. Substitute buses are slow to track the GPS tracking nearly always. The GPS tracking regular bus is slow to track some of the time. The other bus stop numbers are no longer showing, and haven’t been since last school year, but it does show them in photos of what this app offers. Once these kinks are worked out, this app will be much better. I do rely on it. it is better than nothing, but it could be better. ### 2/5 — Works sometimes. *2025-09-29, version 3.2.73* This app works sometimes. That why I gave a 2 star not 1 one star review.. The time was completely off and sometimes it just doesn’t show where my bus is. It like is guessing game if it going to work or not. I just don’t know if it’s the app or the bus company or driver fault who does the tracking. ### 2/5 — Underwhelming *2025-09-04* This app freezes up a lot. Also it’s not never intuitive on where to click if I want to see the entire route. It would be nice to have a map or list option to see where the bus is because the map freezes a lot too. Definitely room for improvement. ### 3/5 — Logging me out *2025-09-02, version 3.2.60* It’s a really nice app especially when I need to find the bus minus the fact it keep logging me out every now and then. ### 3/5 — BusWhere *2025-06-09, version 3.2.28* Not very accurate! The app does not work most days hence causing delays for the kids going to school. ### 3/5 — Better than nothing. *2025-05-13* The app is useful but could be better. You cannot trust it a 100% but it’s better than nothing. Last week it was showing the bus arriving and departing the stops when the bus wasn’t even there yet. For a while it used to show all the stops and when the bus has already passed a stop but this was taken away. It was very helpful. I hope they are working to make it better. ### 1/5 — BusWon’t *2024-12-10, version 3.1.69* This app is worse than nothing. It can’t be relied on at all. We are switching to AirTags, so we know when our kids will arrive. ### 2/5 — Bus does tell real time status *2024-11-13, version 3.1.69* The app freezes and tells wrong information or doesn’t get updated. ### 1/5 — No reliability *2024-10-29, version 3.1.64* Most of the time it is bot showing the bus. ### 1/5 — It won’t show the bus moving on my app *2024-10-08, version 3.1.64* It won’t show the bus route on my phone ### 1/5 — New Update *2024-10-01* I liked the idea of a new update for this app because of my last review, but I opened the app and the time is not accurate whatsoever. How is it so hard to have accurate times just use apple maps like it says it does but acctually use them. All I say is that I want the app fixed, and accurate times to exist. Before the update, if it worked the times were accurate, now it always works, but the times are completely wrong. Just please fix this app. **Developer response:** Hi there--we would love to take a closer look here and try to get this resolved for you! Can you send us some more information to support@buswhere.com? ### 1/5 — Real time *2024-08-29, version 3.1.49* It’s a great app but since the update u can’t get real time to when the bus is actually coming. Please fix. ### 3/5 — Looks a lot better but… *2024-08-27, version 3.1.49* Still doesn’t want to connect when it’s most crucial time on the way home always says locating gps…just like before lol ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Wrong bus schedule *2026-06-15, version 3.2.150* I asked multiple times to have my sons bus schedule corrected. I only received notifications for drop off. Nothing for pick up. Also, if there’s a sub bus, it doesn’t register any route. Also, my sons pre k class’ last day was June 12th, but still getting drop off notifications ### 1/5 — Freq does not work *2025-12-10, version 3.2.83* Unreliable ### 1/5 — No reliability *2025-12-05, version 3.2.83* Early dismissal is not showing ### 1/5 — rediculous expectations *2025-09-22, version 3.2.69* now the 3rd time this year already this app has screwed me again to get my son to skool i have no transportation and of course its my fault right according to the school/attendance coordinator when im already struggleing to get my boy to school willingly and happy…:( ### 1/5 — Time was not correct *2025-09-05, version 3.2.69* Bus was at the stop per the picture, but the time still said 7 more minutes. If we didn’t zoom in and look where the bus was, he would have missed the bus. ### 1/5 — Terribly Inconsistent *2025-09-04* If you’re a school system looking for a consistent system, look elsewhere. We had no problems with this system for years. The bus route did not change. All of a sudden this year, the app is not tracking the bus 90% of the time. The school system and the company (which I’m sure the company is feeding them the garbage) both say that it’s the cell signal dropping out. I get that it is possible to drop, but shouldn’t it reconnect when it comes back into service (like it always did in previous years)? It never does. It sounds like bad hardware or a bug that got introduced into the system, but they’re just saying it’s signal when, for years, it wasn’t a problem like this. They can’t convince me that cell signal has degraded that significantly in less than a year in this area. Way to try and avoid fixing your hardware or software. Terrible all around. Think of it this way. If you think this app is going to only partially work, you can’t trust it at all. Find a better service! ### 1/5 — 50%accuracy *2025-05-14, version 3.2.25* It’s bullish that it only wants to work correctly ever other day it needs seriously updated tech has failed me constantly junk ### 1/5 — Awful! *2025-05-01, version 3.2.17* Technical issues since day one! We hope our school district will invest in a more sufficient and reliable program next school year! ### 1/5 — Isn’t updating *2025-02-19, version 3.1.109* Does not send an update ### 1/5 — Don’t work *2025-02-05, version 3.1.109* You can never see where the bus is. No alerts. It always says substitute bus ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Time frame *2026-05-21, version 3.2.138* Sometimes it skips time or says a longer time than it comes ### 5/5 — Awesome….. *2026-04-01, version 3.2.103* I love having this for my son who has autism. Now he can watch to see where his bus is. Thank You!!!! ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-10-08, version 3.2.73* When I get late it helps me find my bus ### 5/5 — Woah *2025-09-18, version 3.2.69* It is so cool that it can tell me where my buss is! It is really hepfull and amazing! ### 5/5 — Friendly responsive developer! *2024-10-15* This is a great app to help you know when the bus is on time or running late. I had an issue with too many notifications and the developers pushed a fix within days, and were friendly to boot. No hesitation recommending this app to other school systems. ### 5/5 — Helpful app *2024-04-23, version 2.8.5* Seems to work well. Accurate enough to give my kids and me actionable intelligence on bus location (instead of operating in the dark). ### 5/5 — Great *2024-02-01* At a time of driver shortages and transportation delays this has been a life saver. While the app does not always work perfectly (I think due to different buses covering different routes) it is a game changer. Especially in the winter and during bad weather. ### 5/5 — Notifications *2023-11-01, version 2.8.1* Push notifications are really helpful. ### 5/5 — Very helpful to know where the bus is. *2023-10-18* It’s very helpful to know where the bus is so my children dont have to wait for the bus so long esp in cold days. It tells me when it’s arriving so i can get my kids to the bus stop. The GPS tracking is actually a little 1 or 2 mins slower than the actual bus, its says its going to my bus stop but the actual bus arrived by then , if that makes sense. Thats the only problem. ### 5/5 — Love Bus Where *2023-10-16, version 2.8.1* Tracking the school bus is extremely accurate. This helps us minimize time at the bus stop on inclement weather days. Thanks!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*