Comparison

Stopfinder vs The Midview Schools

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
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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

The Midview Schools

Stay informed about school events, district updates, and cafeteria menus. Customize notifications for your student's organization and easily access staff contacts. Never miss important information with this comprehensive school communication tool.

Highlights
  • Event calendar with sharing
  • Customizable notifications
  • Weekly cafeteria menus
  • District live feed updates
  • Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for The Midview Schools. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

Stopfinder4 screens
The Midview Schools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stopfinder at 4.7 against The Midview Schools's 4.2. Stopfinder also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 0%) and ratings volume (16K vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Stopfinder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stopfinder has 16K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Stopfinder's written reviews are positive against 0% of The Midview Schools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stopfinder versus The Midview Schools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopfinderThe Midview Schools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16K ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews31.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransfinderMidview Local School District

Customer experience

Stopfinder

All ratings14,740 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews508 reviews
Positive31.9%
Neutral12.2%
Negative55.9%

The Midview Schools

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

The Midview Schools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stopfinder

No in-app purchases

None

The Midview Schools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stopfinder free?
Stopfinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Midview Schools free?
The Midview Schools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stopfinder or The Midview Schools?
Stopfinder is rated higher. Stopfinder averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while The Midview Schools averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Stopfinder or The Midview Schools have ads?
Neither Stopfinder nor The Midview Schools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stopfinder or The Midview Schools?
Stopfinder ships an update every 3 months, and The Midview Schools every 3 months. Most recently, Stopfinder was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Midview Schools on October 22, 2026.

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