Bus Compass vs First Bentonville
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
First Bentonville
Access church content and resources to stay connected with daily activities. Watch or listen to past messages, download them for offline use, and receive updates via push notifications. Engage with the community by sharing messages and participating in events.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Download messages for offline listening
- Push notifications for updates
- Share messages via social media/email
- Watch live Sunday stream
- Calendar and event sign-ups
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Content and resources to help you grow and stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. - Watch or listen to past messages - Download messages for offline listening - Stay up to date with push notifications - Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email - Watch our Sunday live stream - Keep up with calendar and sign up for events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Bentonville at 5.0 against Bus Compass's 1.6. Bus Compass's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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.
First Bentonville holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bus Compass has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bus Compass | First Bentonville |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| 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, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transportant LLC | First Baptist Church Bentonville |
Customer experience
Bus Compass
First Bentonville
In-app purchases
Bus Compass
No in-app purchases
First Bentonville
No in-app purchases
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