BusRight vs OnCourse Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BusRight
Enhance school bus safety and efficiency with real-time tracking. Receive instant notifications for your child's bus arrival and departure, ensuring peace of mind. This app revolutionizes student transportation management.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- ETA notifications
- On/off bus notifications
- Increased school bus safety
- Improved transportation efficiency
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BusRight is designed to increase school bus safety and efficiency for the vehicles carrying our nation’s most precious cargo, children. Know exactly when your child gets on or off the bus with real-time location and ETA notifications. BusRight Love • “New App Tells You Where The School Bus is and Can Cut Traffic, Costs for Districts” – Boston25 News • “BusRight - A Better Solution for School Bus Management” – Lynda Van Kuren • “Big Yellow Bus Meets Big Tech” – Underscore VC • “NU Student Seeks to Ease Traffic With App” – Huntington News • “BusRight Seeks to Revolutionize The Transportation Industry” – The Buzz Say hi :) • Connect on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/busrightapp • Connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/busright/ • To learn more about us, visit https://www.busright.com Have a question or want to bring BusRight to your school? Send us a message at support@busright.com and we will get back to you! **In order to use this app, your school must sign up with BusRight. Please contact your school or visit www.busright.com for more information.
OnCourse Connect
Access your student portal on the go. View grades, assignments, attendance, schedules, and fees. Receive push notifications for important updates and manage multiple student accounts easily.
- View grades and assignments
- Track attendance
- Access class schedules
- Check school fees
- Manage push notifications
- Switch between multiple student accounts
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The OnCourse Connect app provides convenient mobile access to the OnCourse Connect student portal on your phone or tablet. Students, parents and guardians can easily view grades, assignments, attendance, class schedules, school fees, student calendars and more. Manage push notifications of grade changes and other events. Parents and guardians can easily switch between multiple student accounts to stay up to date on all their students. If your district uses the OnCourse Classroom Learning Management System (LMS), the Connect mobile app integrates with the OnCourse Classroom mobile app so students can submit work, message teachers and more via their mobile device. PLEASE NOTE: Your school district must be using the OnCourse Student Information system for you to access the OnCourse Connect app. An OnCourse Connect account login is required to use this application. Contact your school or district for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BusRight at 4.6 against OnCourse Connect's 2.0. BusRight also leads on ratings volume (2.6K vs 197) and review sentiment (26% vs 12%). 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.
BusRight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BusRight has 2.6K ratings behind it against 197, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of BusRight's written reviews are positive against 12% of OnCourse Connect's.
BusRight ships an update every 3 weeks, OnCourse Connect every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | BusRight | OnCourse Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better | 2.0 (197 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews — better | 12.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 197 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BusRight Inc. | OnCourse Systems For Education |
Customer experience
BusRight
OnCourse Connect
User reviews
BusRight
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate bus tracking
- 👍 Helpful for parents
- 🤩 Provides peace of mind
- 🆒 Innovative app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate bus location information
- 🔍 Privacy concerns with Google Maps integration
- 🔇 No notification sounds
- ⏱️ Inconsistent bus arrival times
OnCourse Connect
From 197 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient grade tracking on-the-go
- 📱 Straightforward and easy-to-use interface
- ✅ Real-time grade updates
- 🎓 Helpful for monitoring student performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Persistent login failures and authentication issues
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Attendance tab causes app to go black
- 🔄 Requires login every single time app opens
- 🐛 Recent updates break existing functionality
Bugs and requests
BusRight
Reported bugs
3 issues- App frequently crashes or gets stuck on loading screen
- Login issues, unable to create an account
- Incorrect or outdated bus route information
Requested features
3 requests- Apple Watch compatibility
- Customizable notification settings
- Ability to view bus routes for specific schools
OnCourse Connect
Reported bugs
13 issues- Login system rejects correct credentials
- Password reset loop - new password rejected immediately
- Attendance tab displays black screen
- App crashes when switching between students
- Update required message appears despite being on latest version
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- App logs out users unexpectedly
- Grades and classes disappear after app updates
- Assignment grades disappear when past due date
- App freezes on loading screen
- Cannot toggle back to student view without closing app
- Google login shows white screen
- App crashes when switching between tabs
- Inconsistent update notifications
Requested features
6 requests- Google Student login integration
- Remember me/auto-login functionality
- Face ID/biometric authentication that actually works
- Back button for navigation
- Better attendance tracking system
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- Improved assignment instructions display
In-app purchases
BusRight
No in-app purchases
OnCourse Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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