BusMinder Driver vs StudentRide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BusMinder Driver
Enhance school bus safety by allowing drivers to share trip details with parents and schools. Parents receive real-time notifications about student boarding and alighting, including location. Schools can utilize the app for student travel billing.
- Real-time trip sharing
- Student boarding/alighting notifications
- Location tracking
- Parental notifications
- School billing support
- NFC/RFID card integration
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BusMinder Driver App is downloaded by Drivers of School Buses and adds another level of Safety to Bus Travel. Using this App, Drivers can share their trip with parents and the school. Parent can receive notifications as their student boards or leaves the Bus including the location of the event. Schools can use this information for Billing and Bus Companies or Schools can now use this App for billing for student travel. Students can touch on using a variety of means including NFC/RFID Cards, selecting their name from a list, or using the search feature.
StudentRide
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The app is a tracking and monitoring application that allows the user to view the current position of a vehicle and the scheduled and actual boarding and alighting times of a passenger on that vehicle. Each user is assigned a number of passengers and can view real time information and notifications with information such as boarding and alighting times, the stop name and any messages sent from the system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: BusMinder Driver at 3 against StudentRide's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
| Parameter | BusMinder Driver | StudentRide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIGSMS Pty Ltd | PPCnSEO |
In-app purchases
BusMinder Driver
No in-app purchases
StudentRide
No in-app purchases







