BusRight vs OrangePasses
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
OrangePasses
Read full descriptionHide full description
OrangePasses simplifies hall pass management, enhancing school safety, efficiency, and focus.
Screenshots
Verdict
BusRight and OrangePasses are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 ships an update every 3 weeks, OrangePasses every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BusRight | OrangePasses |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BusRight Inc. | RMT Tech, LLC |
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
OrangePasses
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BusRight
No in-app purchases
OrangePasses
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BusRight free?
Is OrangePasses free?
Do BusRight or OrangePasses have ads?
Which is updated more often, BusRight or OrangePasses?
Other comparisons
