Here Comes the Bus vs WheresTheBus

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R15] Here Comes the Bus 3/5 · US Needs ETA for Better Tracking: The app works well for tracking the bus location, but it’s missing one key feature that would make it much more useful, ETA. Right now, I can see when the bus enters the radius, but I still don’t know exactly how long it will take to arrive. Adding an estimated time of arrival (ETA) when the bus enters the radius would make planning much easier and reduce uncertainty
2. [R71] WheresTheBus 5/5 · US Great bus locator: We used to have lots of trouble with the bus, drivers getting lost, arriving late, etc. Now we can see where are kids are, what the route is, and know when they'll be at the stop. It's been a true life saver. The only downside is when they use a reserve bus that doesn't have tracking on it. But as long as it's our regular bus & driver (which it usually is) this app works great.
3. [R63] WheresTheBus 3/5 · US Works maybe: This app always has bugs where you can use it perfectly fine one day but the next, you can’t even load the maps. Sometimes the bus isn’t even close to being where it shows and the ETA isn’t accurate, if it shows at all. This app is a nice concept though.
4. [R62] WheresTheBus 4/5 · US Bus: I wish it showed estimated arrival time not just miles
5. [R3] Here Comes the Bus 3/5 · US Put some more time into this app: Used to love this app because it would tell me where my school bus was. Now I feel like it’s so inconsistent. If my bus is substituted, it just never shows on the map. Almost like a bus isn’t coming. But it is. And when it is coming, it’s pretty janky. Ik it just got updated but they updated to me just felt cleaner and weren’t based off of what we actually need: a
6. [R28] Here Comes the Bus 1/5 · US Slow bus refreshes: The bus location refreshes so slowly now since the GUI update. The location refreshes almost stop completely once the bus enter my child’s circle zone. I can never trust the location of the bus. Please fix!
7. [R80] WheresTheBus 4/5 · US Pros and cons: i had it before the update and i must say the new update and new reversions app is so much better the only problem is sometimes the app shuts down unexpectedly and then the times are incorrect or it might be the bus is somewhere else when the time says 3 minutes away rushing outside. This is coming from a middle schooler who had this for 2 years i also use it for my sister to pick h
8. [R112] WheresTheBus 4/5 · US Good: Really works and super convenient
9. [R19] Here Comes the Bus 2/5 · US Broken Updates: App was working great for 3 years I’ve been using it… then this update that changed the icon broke it. Alerts would not sound until long after the bus is gone. Now this update is even worse. If you zoom to see where the bus is then zoom out and rotate the map, the bus is all over the map.
10. [R49] Here Comes the Bus 1/5 · US Latest update made it worse: The update the developers just pushed out wrecked this app. Most of the time, you can’t see where the bus is, even when it’s in the notification diameter. The bus icon doesn’t even appear on the screen, yet we receive notifications it’s in that zone. Hard closing the app multiple times to reset it does nothing. When the bus icon does bother to appear in the zone, t
11. [R99] WheresTheBus 1/5 · US THIS APP DOSEN’T WORK: This app doesn't always work; sometimes the tracking doesn't show up, and this school year it's been terrible. It's not working at all. I've sent several reports that it's not working and included the bus number, but they haven't done anything to fix the problem. It used to be a good app, but not anymore
12. [R73] WheresTheBus 1/5 · US Not accurate: This app used to work when I first installed it but now it has been inaccurate for the past few months. My children have been late several times because of how off the ETA has been lately. The app will show that the bus will arrive at a certain time but it has often been at the stop well before the time that it shows on the app. There seems to be a delay. I even refreshed my phone se
13. [R1] Here Comes the Bus 1/5 · US Worst Bus app: You don’t upgrade your software properly. Everytime you try to do any changes in the app it get even worst. None of the notifications are shared on time.
14. [R61] WheresTheBus 1/5 · US Worthless: It’s been almost a full school year and the app still does not work. Completely disappointing
15. [R64] WheresTheBus 1/5 · US Useless: The information is never correct. Never the correct bus. Never the correct stop displayed. Very very unreliable.
16. [R103] WheresTheBus 2/5 · US Terrible support: The app works but my low rating is for the support team. They are useless. It takes them weeks to respond when you submit a ticket for an app issue. What’s the point of having a support team when they are not helping to resolve issues?
17. [R97] WheresTheBus 2/5 · US Officially deleted this app: This app has been down for almost three weeks with no meaningful updates, no troubleshooting, and no communication from customer service. For something that people rely on daily, this is extremely frustrating and unprofessional. At this point it’s more annoying than helpful. I wouldn’t recommend relying on this app until they fix their system and start communicating wi
18. [R85] WheresTheBus 1/5 · US Missing major functionality: Yes, my phone is updated to the most current iOS as well as this app. Yes I have reached out to Support over a dozen times in the app, over email, etc. this app has largely lost the important functions for over 18 months in Arlington, Virginia. I say that because it’s very well possible that there’s a disconnect related to API with our school district, but that’s not
19. [R82] WheresTheBus 1/5 · US Pointless: App is trash….the GPS location is rarely accurate, sometimes the assigned bus is in a whole different state than where we live. No one to speak directly with to troubleshoot issues.