# NYC School Bus

> Travel

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1506742236](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1506742236)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1506742236`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Via Transportation, Inc.
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 2.50 / 5 (500 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-02
- **First published:** 2022-06-14
- **Size:** 55 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyc-school-bus/id1506742236)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://via-public-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/DOE/NYCSchoolBusAppPrivacyPolicyConverted.pdf](https://via-public-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/DOE/NYCSchoolBusAppPrivacyPolicyConverted.pdf)

## Description

The NYC School Bus extension, powered by Via, gives caregivers greater visibility into their student's daily school commute. It provides real-time GPS location of the bus, so you can track progress and plan accordingly.

Receive timely notifications when your student boards or exits the bus, helping families coordinate pickups and ensure safe transitions. This Chrome extension focuses on reliability, safety, and clear communication for the school community.

## Rankings

- #93,247 — Overall

## Review summary

Users predominantly report that NYC School Bus is unreliable and hard to use. The top recurring issues are authentication problems (signing in repeatedly), inaccurate or stale bus location data, and very limited in-app support. The experience sometimes improves when drivers log in and data lists all students, but overall the app often fails with errors, delays, or missed updates, causing frustration and missed pickups. A few acknowledge the tracking feature exists and can work under ideal conditions.

### Pros

- Crucial tracking tool for parents to monitor their child’s bus ride (emphasized by at least one reviewer).
- Works when the bus driver logs in and lists all students, providing usable tracking data in those cases.
- Map-based bus tracking feature exists to visualize bus location and route (noting that it is part of the app’s functionality).

### Cons

- Frequent login/logout and authentication errors; users report having to sign in repeatedly and encountering repeated failures.
- Inaccurate or non-updating bus location data; buses shown as at school or not updating, with GPS/map issues and hard-to-interpret maps.
- Lack of in-app support or contact options; users are redirected to DOE or external sites and cannot easily reach the bus company or driver.
- Dependency on the driver to log in or enable the app; if the driver doesn’t activate it, the data remains unavailable or offline.
- General stability issues including endless loading, generic error messages, and timeouts that prevent normal use.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1506742236)