Comparison

BusZone vs Boise School District

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

Head to head
About

BusZone

Track your child's school bus in real-time with customizable alert zones. Receive notifications for bus proximity, arrival, and departure. Districts can also send important updates regarding delays or closures.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus location tracking
  • Customizable alert zones
  • Push notifications for zone entry/exit
  • Bus arrival and departure alerts
  • District-wide messaging for delays/closures
Features
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See the real-time location of your child’s school bus based on your customized Alert Zone. Receive push notification alerts when the bus is approaching an Alert Zones and when bus arrives or departs from the school. Through the BusZone application, districts / transportation operators can send messages to parents regarding substitutions, delays, closures, etc.

About

Boise School District

Features
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With the Boise School District mobile app, your school district comes alive with the touch of a button. Easily navigate through current news and events or check out the latest updates with social media. Quickly retrieve contact information, sporting scores, lunch menus, and more! It’s your school district available at your fingertips.

Screenshots

BusZone4 screens
Boise School District3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Boise School District at none against BusZone's shown. Boise School District also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BusZone versus Boise School District: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBusZoneBoise School District
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByteCurveINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BOISE CITY

Bugs and requests

BusZone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't find student or bus information
  • App doesn't load or gets stuck on welcome screen
  • Loses user data after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for landscape view
  • Allow adding multiple students
  • Improve alert zone functionality

Boise School District

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BusZone

No in-app purchases

None

Boise School District

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BusZone free?
BusZone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boise School District free?
Boise School District is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BusZone or Boise School District have ads?
BusZone shows ads; Boise School District does not.

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