Here Comes the Bus vs Salem Fields
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Here Comes the Bus
Track your child's school bus in real-time and receive notifications about its location and their boarding/deboarding. This app ensures your child arrives at the bus stop on time and provides peace of mind regarding their safety and transportation.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- Customizable map view
- Push notification alerts
- Student ridership tracking
- Arrival and departure information
- Multi-child tracking
- Multilingual support
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**NOTICE: In order to use the app, your school district must have a contract with Synovia Solutions and make Here Comes the Bus® and/or Student Ridership available to parents. Please contact your school district or visit www.herecomesthebus.com for more information.** Here Comes the Bus is an easy-to-use app that gives you the real-time location of your child’s bus, and alerts you when the bus is near. With Here Comes the Bus, your children will get to the bus stop not a minute too early – or a minute too late. And with Student Ridership, you’ll not only know your child got on the right bus at the right time, but that they got off the bus at the right stop. All of this equals safety for your children, and peace of mind for you. KEY FEATURES: Find your bus quickly and easily See the exact location of your child’s school bus using your own customizable map. Receive alerts via push notification -Be notified when the bus is within 2 miles of your stop, has a schedule change, and more -Receive notifications when your child gets on/off the bus, including the bus number, location and time Access arrival & departure info Confirm your child’s bus has arrived at the bus stop and at school, both before and after school. Track all of your children Have children that ride different buses? See each child's bus information within one account. App and notifications in three languages The app and notifications are available in English, Spanish and French. Know your privacy is protected Parents must obtain a private ID number, which grants access to their child’s bus only.
Salem Fields
Stay connected with your church community through this app. Access past messages, receive important updates via notifications, and easily share content with friends and family. Download messages for offline listening.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Stay updated with push notifications
- Share messages via social media or email
- Download messages for offline listening
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.20.0
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Salem Fields at 5.0 against Here Comes the Bus's 4.5. Here Comes the Bus's advantage is ratings volume (74K vs 2) and chart position (#123 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Salem Fields holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Here Comes the Bus has 74K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Here Comes the Bus | Salem Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (74K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #123 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synovia Solutions LLC | Salem Fields Community Church |
Customer experience
Here Comes the Bus
Salem Fields
Bugs and requests
Here Comes the Bus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Bus location stuck or showing incorrect position
- App crashing or not loading bus data
- Student bus assignments not properly reflected
Requested features
3 requests- Improve notification accuracy and timeliness
- Allow customization of notification settings per child
- Integrate with school transportation systems for better data sync
Salem Fields
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Here Comes the Bus
No in-app purchases
Salem Fields
No in-app purchases
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