Stopfinder vs BusRight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stopfinder
This app provides parents and guardians with access to their student's daily bus stop assignments. It offers real-time bus tracking with customizable alert zones and estimated arrival times. Users can also complete electronic forms and communicate directly with the transportation department.
- View student bus stop assignments
- Real-time bus tracking with GeoAlerts
- Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) notifications
- Complete electronic district forms
- Communicate with transportation department
- Control trip stop visibility
- View attendance history
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For participating Districts, Stopfinder gives parents and guardians access to view and share their student’s bus stop assignments as well as communicate with the Transportation Department. With Stopfinder GeoAlerts, app users can create alert zones at any stop or school or along your student’s route. Stopfinder users will be notified when their student’s bus has arrived at or departed from an alert zone. Know where the bus is and know your student has arrived at or departed from any location along their assigned bus route. Stopfinder Forms allows app users to complete electronic forms sent from their district through the Stopfinder app. Stopfinder users can view new forms and submitted forms through the Stopfinder Message Center. Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) notifications can be configured by Stopfinder app users to display the bus’s ETA based on their student’s assigned stop and the bus’s location. ETA notifications appear on the student’s schedule in the Stopfinder app and inform users the amount of time until the bus arrives at their student’s assigned stop. Control who can see your student’s assigned trip stops, view attendance history, and receive notifications when attendance has been taken or a vehicle substitution has been made. Send and receive messages from the school district’s Transportation department.
BusRight
Enhance school bus safety and efficiency with real-time tracking. Receive instant notifications for your child's bus arrival and departure, ensuring peace of mind. This app revolutionizes student transportation management.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- ETA notifications
- On/off bus notifications
- Increased school bus safety
- Improved transportation efficiency
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BusRight is designed to increase school bus safety and efficiency for the vehicles carrying our nation’s most precious cargo, children. Know exactly when your child gets on or off the bus with real-time location and ETA notifications. BusRight Love • “New App Tells You Where The School Bus is and Can Cut Traffic, Costs for Districts” – Boston25 News • “BusRight - A Better Solution for School Bus Management” – Lynda Van Kuren • “Big Yellow Bus Meets Big Tech” – Underscore VC • “NU Student Seeks to Ease Traffic With App” – Huntington News • “BusRight Seeks to Revolutionize The Transportation Industry” – The Buzz Say hi :) • Connect on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/busrightapp • Connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/busright/ • To learn more about us, visit https://www.busright.com Have a question or want to bring BusRight to your school? Send us a message at support@busright.com and we will get back to you! **In order to use this app, your school must sign up with BusRight. Please contact your school or visit www.busright.com for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BusRight at every 3 weeks against Stopfinder's every 3 months. Stopfinder's advantage is chart position (#184 vs unranked) and ratings volume (16K vs 2.6K). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Stopfinder against 4.6 for BusRight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stopfinder has 16K ratings behind it against 2.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Stopfinder's written reviews are positive against 26% of BusRight's.
Stopfinder ships an update every 3 months, BusRight every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Stopfinder | BusRight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16K ratings) — better | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews — better | 26.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 2.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transfinder | BusRight Inc. |
Customer experience
Stopfinder
BusRight
User reviews
Stopfinder
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient bus tracking
- 👍 Helpful for parents
- 🚌 Useful for knowing bus arrival/departure
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent/unreliable bus tracking
- 🔍 Inaccurate location information
- 🕰️ Delayed notifications
- 📵 Frequent app crashes/issues
- 🤷♀️ Confusing/unintuitive interface
BusRight
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate bus tracking
- 👍 Helpful for parents
- 🤩 Provides peace of mind
- 🆒 Innovative app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate bus location information
- 🔍 Privacy concerns with Google Maps integration
- 🔇 No notification sounds
- ⏱️ Inconsistent bus arrival times
Bugs and requests
Stopfinder
Reported bugs
4 issues- Bus location often unavailable
- Notifications not working as expected
- App login issues
- Schedules/routes disappearing from app
Requested features
4 requests- Two-way communication with transportation
- Ability to share app access with multiple family members
- More customizable notification settings
- Integration with school calendars for early release days
BusRight
Reported bugs
3 issues- App frequently crashes or gets stuck on loading screen
- Login issues, unable to create an account
- Incorrect or outdated bus route information
Requested features
3 requests- Apple Watch compatibility
- Customizable notification settings
- Ability to view bus routes for specific schools
In-app purchases
Stopfinder
No in-app purchases
BusRight
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Stopfinder free?
Is BusRight free?
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Do Stopfinder or BusRight have ads?
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