Comparison

Stopfinder vs BusRight

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus location tracking
  • ETA notifications
  • On/off bus notifications
  • Increased school bus safety
  • Improved transportation efficiency
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Stopfinder4 screens
BusRight4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stopfinder ships an update every 3 months, BusRight every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Stopfinder versus BusRight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopfinderBusRight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16K ratings) — better4.6 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews31.2% of reviews — better26.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better2.6K
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransfinderBusRight Inc.

Customer experience

Stopfinder

All ratings14,740 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews500 reviews
Positive31.2%
Neutral12.0%
Negative56.8%

BusRight

All ratings2,625 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive26.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative60.0%

User reviews

Stopfinder

From 16K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

None

Stopfinder

No in-app purchases

None

BusRight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stopfinder free?
Stopfinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BusRight free?
BusRight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stopfinder or BusRight?
Stopfinder is rated higher. Stopfinder averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while BusRight averages 4.6 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Stopfinder or BusRight have ads?
Neither Stopfinder nor BusRight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stopfinder or BusRight?
Stopfinder ships an update every 3 months, and BusRight every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stopfinder was updated on October 20, 2026 and BusRight on October 20, 2026.

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