Here Comes the Bus: iPhone vs Android
Here Comes the Bus gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Here Comes the Bus by Synovia Solutions LLC is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
4.3 ★
94k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#110
Android · 
Education Free
Education FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
981902595
Publisher
Synovia Solutions LLC
Content rating
4+
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.synovia.herecomesthebus
Publisher
CalAmp Student Safety (Formerly Synovia)
Content rating
Everyone
Here Comes the Bus downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Here Comes the Bus's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 74k |
| Google Play | 3.4 ★ | 20k 8.9k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.3 ★ weighted by ratings | 94k |
About Here Comes the Bus
**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.
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.