Chroncord vs SchoolBus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chroncord
Access your Discord servers and messages directly from your wrist. Manage DMs, channels, and participate in voice chats with a range of messaging and customization features. This app offers a convenient way to stay connected on the go.
- Access DMs, servers, and channels
- Send, edit, and reply to messages
- View embeds, images, and pinned messages
- Use custom emojis and reactions
- Participate in voice channel chats
- Real-time message indicators
- Markdown support for formatting
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Use Discord¹ on your wrist! FEATURES: • One-time purchase—no subscriptions, ever. • Login with Discord credentials or QR Code. • Access all your DMs, servers, channels, and messages. • Browse threads and forum posts with ease. • View embeds, pinned messages, and full-sized images. • Send, delete, edit, and reply to messages. • Enjoy custom emojis and add new reactions. • Open web links directly within the app. • Check full user profiles, including roles and statuses. • Real-time message indicators and ping counters. • Change and sync your own status across devices. • Adjust settings to customize your experience. • Markdown support for formatting. • Open and participate in voice channel chats. • Use the FlickType Keyboard for easy typing. COMING SOON: • Widgets and complications. • Server member lists. • Polls and slash commands. • Custom status text. • Full video and GIF support. • Seamless account switching. • Localization for global use. [1] Chroncord is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Discord Inc. All trademarks, service marks, and logos pertaining to Discord are the exclusive property of Discord Inc.
SchoolBus
This app connects students, faculty, and staff for campus carpooling. Find or offer rides to save money and travel conveniently within your college community. Features include ride requests, cost splitting, and in-app messaging for easy coordination.
- Find and request rides
- Offer rides and split costs
- Rate drivers and riders (GPAs)
- Explore Fieldtrips (destinations)
- In-app group chat for negotiation
- College email verification for trust
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SchoolBus is a carpool platform built for the campus community. Are you stuck on campus? Use SchoolBus to find and request rides. Reserve a seat, and save money. Do you have a car on campus? Post trips that you're going on anyways. Start driving other students and split costs. Who can drive? Students, faculty and staff – the entire college community! Everyone on SchoolBus is part of your campus community. No random riders. Just people you already share a campus with. Built for college life: • Rate your drivers and riders — they’re called ‘GPAs’. • Explore Fieldtrips: restaurants, shopping, sports games, transit hubs etc. • Message each other in the group chat to negotiate a drop off location. Designed for campuses: • College email verification keeps the community trusted • Perfect for weekends, breaks, and spontaneous trips • Designed for campuses where transportation is limited
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SchoolBus at Free against Chroncord's $2.99. SchoolBus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Chroncord's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (54 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
SchoolBus is free to download; Chroncord costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SchoolBus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chroncord has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chroncord ships an update every 3 days, SchoolBus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chroncord | SchoolBus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tyler Smith | MICHAEL DAI |
Customer experience
Chroncord
SchoolBus
Bugs and requests
Chroncord
Reported bugs
11 issues- Servers not showing up
- Discord flags app as potential hack
- Cannot zoom/open images in messages
- Cannot play attached audio files
- QR signup failed
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- App refuses to load/connect
- Links to comments, gifs, stickers, photos do not work
- Bot commands not supported
- Randomly switches message recipient
- Notifications not received
- DMs work terribly, switches recipient randomly
Requested features
15 requests- Ability to check servers remotely (not just DMs)
- Ability to zoom in/open images in messages
- Ability to play attached audio files
- Support for Family Setup on Apple Watch
- Section to view friends and initiate messages/group messages
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- Plus symbol in messages area to create new messages with friend selection
- Voice messaging capability
- VC (Voice Chat) support
- Ability to alert to notifications
- Pinning favorite chats and channels
- Ability to attach images
- Ability to control bots (/ command)
- Direct access shortcut on watch face
- Support for adding a custom status
- Support for channel folders/groups
SchoolBus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chroncord
No in-app purchases
SchoolBus
No in-app purchases
