# Chipmunk

> Keep up to date on your children's transportation.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.busplanner.parent](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.busplanner.parent)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.busplanner.parent`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BusPlanner Inc.
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 61,103
- **Rating:** 4.63 / 5 (687 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.12.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25
- **First published:** 2020-08-31
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Size:** 48 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.busplanner.parent)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.busplanner.com/appprivacy.htm](https://www.busplanner.com/appprivacy.htm)

## Description

Chipmunk is a free and user-friendly Chrome extension designed to help parents stay updated on their children's school transportation. With Chipmunk, you can easily view the estimated arrival times for your children's bus stops and monitor bus locations in real time. The extension also provides timely notifications related to your children's schools and transportation routes, ensuring you never miss important updates. Chipmunk makes managing your child's commute safe and stress-free by keeping vital information at your fingertips.

## Rankings

- #279,577 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.busplanner.parent.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.busplanner.parent.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Many users find the Chipmunk app unreliable, plagued by frequent outages, inaccurate bus tracking, and missing ETA updates. Although it offers helpful notifications and convenience when working, recurring crashes and login problems diminish its usefulness. Support is unresponsive, and recent updates appear to disrupt functionality further. Parents depend on this app for bus arrival information, but it often fails to deliver timely or accurate data, leading to frustration and distrust in its effectiveness.

### Pros

- When it works, it provides convenient real-time bus tracking for parents.
- Users appreciate the notifications about bus pickup and delivery when functional.
- The app supports tracking for multiple children, useful for families with more than one student.

### Cons

- The app frequently fails to work, often showing the transportation site as unavailable or the bus as 'not reporting'.
- It often provides inaccurate or missing ETA information, sometimes indicating the stop was serviced before it actually was.
- The app is prone to crashes, freezes, and log-in issues including repeated requests to re-enter information.
- There is lack of responsive support or communication regarding app issues, leaving users frustrated.
- Recent updates or OS compatibility issues seem to worsen functionality, causing loss of notifications and tracking features.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.busplanner.parent)