Comparison

Hearn's SBT vs PinBoard

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

Head to head
About

Hearn's SBT

Features
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Mobile parent app part of a unique school transport software suite. Parents and guardians receive private notifications to their smart phone, showing collection and drop off points of their children whilst they are on their school bus route. Advanced parent notifications of bus departure, arrival and proximity location(one stop away from pick up or destination). Parents can make temporary route changes for their children as well as report their absence easily with our integrated messaging module. Both schools and parents will enjoy a level of safety, security and convenience required by all, whilst children use the school transport for daily routes as well as field trips and excursions. Privacy policy: http://schoolbustrackerapp.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: http://schoolbustrackerapp.com/terms-of-service.html

About

PinBoard

Create vibrant, personalized notes with custom icons, colors, and fonts. Pin your most important notes to your Lock Screen or Home Screen widgets and Live Activities for instant access.

Highlights
  • Create colorful notes
  • Choose custom icons
  • Select accent colors
  • Adjust font size
  • Pin notes to widgets
  • Use Live Activities for pinned notes
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PinBoard lets you create quick, colourful notes with personality and pin the important ones to a widget or live activity. Pick an icon, choose an accent colour, and customize the font size to match your style. Pinned notes stay front and centre as Live Activities and widgets on your Lock Screen or Home Screen. Unpin anytime with a tap.

Screenshots

Hearn's SBT3 screens
PinBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PinBoard at every 2 months against Hearn's SBT's every 7 months. Hearn's SBT's advantage is iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearn's SBT ships an update every 7 months, PinBoard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Hearn's SBT versus PinBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearn's SBTPinBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElitAd Internet LimitedJosh Mansfield

In-app purchases

None

Hearn's SBT

No in-app purchases

None

PinBoard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearn's SBT free?
Hearn's SBT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PinBoard free?
PinBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hearn's SBT or PinBoard have ads?
Neither Hearn's SBT nor PinBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearn's SBT or PinBoard?
Hearn's SBT ships an update every 7 months, and PinBoard every 2 months. Most recently, Hearn's SBT was updated on November 3, 2026 and PinBoard on October 30, 2026.

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