Stopfinder

• Free

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.7 13775 ratings · App Store

1. 2/5Very difficult to navigate, unreliable notifications

   I have the iPhone 15 pro and the way the ‘notch’ is, it covers up the navigation buttons. I have to try to tap just the right spot which is not easy. There is no easy way to access the various menus from some pages. Sometimes I get notifications (or the same notification 4 times) sometimes I don’t. I was excited about this app when our school rolled it out, because I had to put in bus reminders into our family calendar manually, but this is unreliable and so far they cannot program the early release days, which is really the whole point! That’s the day parents forget!

   Bast2112 · 30 Aug 2026

2. 2/5What’s the point?

   This app is supposed to show the bus stop, route and bus location. The idea is amazing! Knowing where the bus is Incase we’re running behind in the mornings or the bus is going to be late for any reason. The problem is, the app rarely works. Most of the time it says bus location unavailable. In a 10-20 minute period, if I’m lucky I can see the bus location once, but if I have to exit the app for any reason, I won’t be able to find it again. My children’s bus is almost always late with generic pick up times so having the actual location would be helpful. I find it more frustrating than helpful at this point. I will point out that if you send feedback, you may get lucky and it starts working suddenly.

   Km315113 · 30 Aug 2026

3. 1/5Terrible interface and product

   The Stopfinder app is clunky, unintuitive, and now the app has further distanced itself from accountability by removing bus routes and stops from the map. There is no use for seeing the bus moving around a giant map without context. When the app worked, which wasn’t a given, at least you can see that it was approaching the stop before yours and use that as the signal to leave the house. Further, there are no controls for what kind of notifications the app sends— why would I want notifications for busses that my kid doesn’t ride! Geoalerts for dense suburban areas are useless— it doesn’t matter if the bus is only a mile away when there are 15 stops (and thus 30 minutes) between the bus and our stop! Good on Stopfinder, though, for continuing to receive a contract with our County school system. Admirable grift.

   PatientRock · 30 Aug 2026

4. 2/5Nice idea, but inconsistent

   Our district is using this app for the first time this school year (24-25) On paper, it is a fantastic idea especially for bus routes that consistently run late or have substitute bus drivers. However, in use the app is too inconsistent or glitchy. I set up a GeoAlert to let me know when the bus was entering our neighborhood, but the notifications don’t always come in. The attendance alerts are also inconsistent, sometimes alerting me that my kids are getting on the bus when they’re sitting in front of me. I suppose I’m lucky to even get any notifications; I’ve tried to help fellow parents in our district get their notifications and GeoAlerts to work and nothing seems to help. I’ve contacted our district about the issues, and they are unresponsive. The app is not intuitive. Tutorials are ok, but there just seems to be something missing. When my district asks for parent feedback about the system, I won’t be able to recommend Stopfinder.

   ChemHQ · 30 Aug 2026

5. 1/5It’s great, when it works

   This app or great when it works but recently it’s been lagging, or tries to load but never shows anything on the screen. My child has missed the bus twice because of this and the bus arriving early. I have set geo locations so Im supposed to get a notification when the bus enters or departs my see geo locations. And I do but they don’t always come right away. For example a notification that the bus has arrived our geo location when I actually already put my kid on the bus and they are long passed that location. It’s a nice idea but causes a lot of stress in the morning. Our bus has been 10-15 minutes early when dropping off these past 3 weeks. That could be a huge problem with trying to make sure someone is there to get the kids off the bus if the app isn’t accurate.

   TayForre · 30 Aug 2026

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