Ivanhoe vs RollCall Parent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ivanhoe
Stay connected with your school community through instant updates and notifications. Access school newsletters and important information directly from your device.
- Instant school information
- Push notifications for urgent updates
- Access school newsletters
- Direct communication channel
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Bridge the gap between home and school with the Ivanhoe app, developed by Digistorm. Receive instant information about Ivanhoe, push notifications for urgent updates, school newsletters and more.
RollCall Parent
Track your child's school bus in real-time and receive safety alerts. Manage absences, bookings, and monitor bus activity for a secure commute. This app enhances school bus safety and communication.
- Real-time school bus tracking
- Bus monitor and guardian features
- Register absences
- Adjust bookings
- Real-time safety alerts
- Excursion management
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Know your child is on the right bus, at the right stop, every trip. RollCall is the parent app for schools and bus operators that run on the RollCall school bus management system. When your child taps on with their smart tag or student card, you get a notification. From there you can watch the bus on the live map, all the way to school and home again. Follow every journey • Watch the bus move on the live map, updated in real time • Know the moment your child scans on and scans off • See each trip as a timeline, with the time and place of every scan Bookings made easy • Set up regular term travel in one sitting, morning and afternoon • See the week ahead at a glance and adjust single days • Report an absence in seconds, for one day or a stretch of days • Find the right stop with the built-in stop finder Alerts you choose • Be notified when your child boards, gets off, or gets on or off at the wrong stop • Route changes come straight to you, and you can acknowledge them in the app • Read everything back in the Messages tab, and pick which alerts reach you Payments sorted • Check your balance, see what you have been charged, and top up in the app where your school uses RollCall Pay Share access with carers • Add another parent, a grandparent or a regular helper with their own sign-in, so pick-ups and drop-offs are always covered Signing in is simple. Enter the email address your school has on file and the app works out the rest, including whether you use a password or your school's single sign-on. After that it stays signed in, so the map is only ever a tap away. Behind the app, RollCall pairs travel smart-tag technology with GPS tracking so schools, parents and bus operators all see where students are, from tap-on to tap-off. Drivers complete Bus Guardian walk checks so no child is ever left on the bus, and schools get the real-time visibility their duty of care demands. Your child's data is encrypted in transit, and RollCall's information security management system is independently certified to ISO/IEC 27001. RollCall is for families whose school or bus service uses RollCall. Not at your school yet? Ask them to book a free demo at rollcall.com.au. No obligation. No payment required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RollCall Parent at fortnightly against Ivanhoe's every 4 months. RollCall Parent also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%). Ivanhoe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ivanhoe ships an update every 4 months, RollCall Parent fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ivanhoe | RollCall Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 19.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Ivanhoe Grammar School | RollCall Safety Solutions |
Customer experience
Ivanhoe
RollCall Parent
Bugs and requests
Ivanhoe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RollCall Parent
Reported bugs
39 issues- App crashes frequently
- App logs out repeatedly
- App won't load or crashes on startup
- Map won't update or is frozen
- Login issues (loops, unsuccessful attempts, "something went wrong")
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- Cannot zoom map
- Scheduled arrival times are static and do not update
- Route shows as completed when it has just started
- No prompt for balance top-up
- Booking button is off-screen
- Password reset email not received or link expired
- Account activation link expired
- App removes student from account
- Incorrect bus fare charged
- Cannot modify or cancel bookings
- UI layout broken on modern devices
- Autocompletion issues
- Items extend beyond screen edges
- App not recognizing email address on reinstall/re-login
- Bus location is not updated
- App sometimes crashes for no reason
- Reset password required after crash
- Cannot change password
- App is down when too many users are on
- App barely loads or won't load at all
- App dies and doesn't allow login
- Sync is not correctly updated
- Booking is near impossible to change
- Triggering multiple notifications of wrong trip/off stop exception
- Route is not logged message
- App is very slow to open and work
- Push notifications not working
- Customer support not helpful
- Calendar does not show days of the week
- No mechanism to remove or edit an entry
- Bus changes section looks good but other sections are problematic
- App crashes when tapping on bus stop
- App doesn't mark messages as read
- App logs out after reading a message
Requested features
15 requests- Map search for stops
- Push notifications for bus location
- CarPlay integration for map viewing
- Option to select all messages and mark as read
- Option to 'opt in' to bus service rather than list absences
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- Approximate bus times for each stop
- Ability to modify recurring bookings
- Ability to delete current bookings and enter new ones
- Once off booking option
- Customizable alerts
- Easier account activation process
- Fix grammar in password reset prompt
- Add help files to website
- Recurring absence option for bus service
- Option to make specific bus stops a trigger for notifications
In-app purchases
Ivanhoe
No in-app purchases
RollCall Parent
No in-app purchases









