Comparison

RollCall Parent vs Daymap Companion

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RollCall Parent

Track your child's school bus in real-time and receive safety alerts. Manage absences, bookings, and monitor bus activity for a secure commute. This app enhances school bus safety and communication.

Highlights
  • Real-time school bus tracking
  • Bus monitor and guardian features
  • Register absences
  • Adjust bookings
  • Real-time safety alerts
  • Excursion management
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Know your child is on the right bus, at the right stop, every trip. RollCall is the parent app for schools and bus operators that run on the RollCall school bus management system. When your child taps on with their smart tag or student card, you get a notification. From there you can watch the bus on the live map, all the way to school and home again. Follow every journey • Watch the bus move on the live map, updated in real time • Know the moment your child scans on and scans off • See each trip as a timeline, with the time and place of every scan Bookings made easy • Set up regular term travel in one sitting, morning and afternoon • See the week ahead at a glance and adjust single days • Report an absence in seconds, for one day or a stretch of days • Find the right stop with the built-in stop finder Alerts you choose • Be notified when your child boards, gets off, or gets on or off at the wrong stop • Route changes come straight to you, and you can acknowledge them in the app • Read everything back in the Messages tab, and pick which alerts reach you Payments sorted • Check your balance, see what you have been charged, and top up in the app where your school uses RollCall Pay Share access with carers • Add another parent, a grandparent or a regular helper with their own sign-in, so pick-ups and drop-offs are always covered Signing in is simple. Enter the email address your school has on file and the app works out the rest, including whether you use a password or your school's single sign-on. After that it stays signed in, so the map is only ever a tap away. Behind the app, RollCall pairs travel smart-tag technology with GPS tracking so schools, parents and bus operators all see where students are, from tap-on to tap-off. Drivers complete Bus Guardian walk checks so no child is ever left on the bus, and schools get the real-time visibility their duty of care demands. Your child's data is encrypted in transit, and RollCall's information security management system is independently certified to ISO/IEC 27001. RollCall is for families whose school or bus service uses RollCall. Not at your school yet? Ask them to book a free demo at rollcall.com.au. No obligation. No payment required.

About

Daymap Companion

Access your child's school information with ease. View attendance records, assessment results, and daily schedules. Stay informed about your child's academic progress and school activities.

Highlights
  • View attendance records
  • Check assessment results
  • Access timetable
  • Monitor academic progress
  • Receive school updates
Features
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View your child's attendance, assessment results, timetable and much more in the new Daymap Companion.

Screenshots

RollCall Parent4 screens
Daymap Companion3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: RollCall Parent at 14 against Daymap Companion's 1. RollCall Parent also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 7%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for RollCall Parent against 5.0 for Daymap Companion. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RollCall Parent has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of RollCall Parent's written reviews are positive against 7% of Daymap Companion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RollCall Parent ships an update every 2 weeks, Daymap Companion every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RollCall Parent versus Daymap Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollCall ParentDaymap Companion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.3% of reviews — better6.7% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRollCall Safety SolutionsLoop Software

Customer experience

RollCall Parent

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive19.3%
Neutral15.7%
Negative65.1%

Daymap Companion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

RollCall Parent

Reported bugs

39 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App logs out repeatedly
  • App won't load or crashes on startup
  • Map won't update or is frozen
  • Login issues (loops, unsuccessful attempts, "something went wrong")
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  • Cannot zoom map
  • Scheduled arrival times are static and do not update
  • Route shows as completed when it has just started
  • No prompt for balance top-up
  • Booking button is off-screen
  • Password reset email not received or link expired
  • Account activation link expired
  • App removes student from account
  • Incorrect bus fare charged
  • Cannot modify or cancel bookings
  • UI layout broken on modern devices
  • Autocompletion issues
  • Items extend beyond screen edges
  • App not recognizing email address on reinstall/re-login
  • Bus location is not updated
  • App sometimes crashes for no reason
  • Reset password required after crash
  • Cannot change password
  • App is down when too many users are on
  • App barely loads or won't load at all
  • App dies and doesn't allow login
  • Sync is not correctly updated
  • Booking is near impossible to change
  • Triggering multiple notifications of wrong trip/off stop exception
  • Route is not logged message
  • App is very slow to open and work
  • Push notifications not working
  • Customer support not helpful
  • Calendar does not show days of the week
  • No mechanism to remove or edit an entry
  • Bus changes section looks good but other sections are problematic
  • App crashes when tapping on bus stop
  • App doesn't mark messages as read
  • App logs out after reading a message

Requested features

15 requests
  • Map search for stops
  • Push notifications for bus location
  • CarPlay integration for map viewing
  • Option to select all messages and mark as read
  • Option to 'opt in' to bus service rather than list absences
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  • Approximate bus times for each stop
  • Ability to modify recurring bookings
  • Ability to delete current bookings and enter new ones
  • Once off booking option
  • Customizable alerts
  • Easier account activation process
  • Fix grammar in password reset prompt
  • Add help files to website
  • Recurring absence option for bus service
  • Option to make specific bus stops a trigger for notifications

Daymap Companion

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RollCall Parent

No in-app purchases

None

Daymap Companion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RollCall Parent free?
RollCall Parent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daymap Companion free?
Daymap Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RollCall Parent or Daymap Companion?
Daymap Companion is rated higher. RollCall Parent averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Daymap Companion averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RollCall Parent or Daymap Companion have ads?
Neither RollCall Parent nor Daymap Companion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RollCall Parent or Daymap Companion?
RollCall Parent ships an update every 2 weeks, and Daymap Companion every 11 days. Most recently, RollCall Parent was updated on November 7, 2026 and Daymap Companion on November 8, 2026.

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