Here Comes the Bus vs BusStopLive

**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.

**Stop waiting at the bus stop. Start knowing.** BusStopLive gives parents, students, and drivers real-time school bus tracking that works instantly — no school district enrollment, no access codes, no calls to the office. **Know the moment to leave the house.** BusStopLive uses continuous GPS to show your bus moving live on the map, with precision ETAs that update in real time — not the 30-60 second delayed estimates you get from district apps. **Works for everyone at the bus stop.** — Parents: Peace of mind knowing exactly when your child's bus will arrive, and when they board and get off. — Students: Stop standing in the cold. Leave at exactly the right moment. — Drivers: Better coordination and fewer delays when riders know you're coming. **No bureaucracy. Just open the app.** Most bus tracking apps require your school district to participate, approve your account, and issue enrollment codes. BusStopLive skips all of that. Download, sign up, and start tracking — in under a minute. **Gets smarter the more people join.** BusStopLive is community-powered. Every student and driver who signs up strengthens route coverage and sharpens ETAs for everyone nearby. The more your school uses it, the better it works for all of you. So tell your friends! **Features:** • Live GPS map — watch your bus move in real time • Smart ETA alerts — get notified at the perfect moment to head to the stop • Instant setup — no codes, no district approval, no waiting • Works for any student, any route, any school • Free to download, no subscription required • Privacy-first — your location data is encrypted and never shared