TeacherEase vs Bus Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TeacherEase
Access assignments, grades, and attendance records directly from your school. This app connects parents and students to their academic progress. Requires your school to be a current user of the platform.
- View assignments
- Check grades
- Monitor attendance
- Access academic progress
- School communication
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The TeacherEase mobile app gives parents and students access to assignments, grades, attendance, and more! Please note that your school/teacher must already be using TeacherEase to use the app. Contact your school if you have any questions.
Bus Compass
This app provides real-time school bus tracking for parents and students, reducing wait times and improving safety. Parents receive notifications about bus arrival, student boarding, and disembarking, with the ability to view the bus's live location.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- Estimated bus arrival times
- Student boarding/disembarking notifications
- Customizable parent notifications
- Reduced wait times at bus stops
- Enhanced safety and security
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Bus Compass partners with school districts to provide parents and students with the information they need to dramatically improve their school bus experience. Students no longer need to stand outside and endure excessive wait times for their bus. Parents will know when the bus is arriving, when/where their children get on/off the bus. View the actual location of the bus and spend less time at the bus stop - increasing safety and security, and limiting unhealthy exposure to inclement weather. Parents have the added benefit selecting a host of additional notifications to keep busy parents informed. With Bus Compass, you will always be in the know!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TeacherEase at 2.0 against Bus Compass's 1.6. TeacherEase also leads on ratings volume (357 vs 7) and review sentiment (15% vs 2%). Bus Compass's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TeacherEase holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TeacherEase has 357 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of TeacherEase's written reviews are positive against 2% of Bus Compass's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | TeacherEase | Bus Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (357 ratings) — better | 1.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews — better | 2.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 357 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Common Goal Systems Inc. | Transportant LLC |
Customer experience
TeacherEase
Bus Compass
In-app purchases
TeacherEase
No in-app purchases
Bus Compass
No in-app purchases
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