WheresTheBus vs Lewis Vincent Elementary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WheresTheBus
This app offers real-time bus tracking for families, providing updates on the bus's location, student boarding and disembarking notifications, and estimated arrival times. It aims to enhance safety and provide peace of mind for parents.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- Student scan-on/off notifications
- Estimated arrival times
- Safety and visibility for families
- Peace of mind for parents
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The WheresTheBus parent app provides families with real-time updates on bus location, student scan-on/off notifications, and estimated arrival times — ensuring safety, visibility, and peace of mind.
Lewis Vincent Elementary
This app connects parents, students, teachers, and administrators with school news, resources, and information. It provides interactive features like event calendars and quick access to online tools, keeping the school community informed and engaged.
- School news updates
- Interactive event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Community connection tools
- Information hub
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The Lewis Vincent Elementary app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The Lewis Vincent Elementary app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WheresTheBus at 4.8 against Lewis Vincent Elementary's 4.3. WheresTheBus also leads on ratings volume (20K vs 7). Lewis Vincent Elementary's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WheresTheBus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WheresTheBus has 20K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WheresTheBus ships an update every 3 months, Lewis Vincent Elementary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WheresTheBus | Lewis Vincent Elementary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20K ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WheresTheBus | Livingston Parish School District |
Customer experience
WheresTheBus
Lewis Vincent Elementary
Bugs and requests
WheresTheBus
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes or crashes
- Incorrect bus stop locations
- Inconsistent bus tracking
- Sync issues between app and actual bus location
Requested features
4 requests- Notifications for bus arrival/departure
- Ability to track afternoon bus route
- More detailed ETA information
- Improved map interface and functionality
Lewis Vincent Elementary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WheresTheBus
No in-app purchases
Lewis Vincent Elementary
No in-app purchases
Questions
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