Here Comes the Bus4.0.6
Publisher Description
Send your child to the bus stop at just the right time.
Notice: In order to use the app, your school district must have a contract with Synovia Solutions and make Here Comes the Bus available to parents. Please contact your school district or Synovia Solutions for more information, including applicable costs.
Here Comes the Bus® is an easy-to-use app that lets you view the real-time location of your child’s bus on your smartphone, tablet or computer.
With Here Comes the Bus, you can send your child to the bus stop at just the right time, helping to avoid missed buses or long waits in freezing temperatures, pouring rain, the hot sun or rush-hour traffic.
KEY FEATURES:
Find your bus quickly and easily
See the exact location of your child’s school bus using your own customizable map.
Access arrival & departure info
Confirm your child’s bus has arrived at the bus stop and at school, both before and after school.
Get updates via email or push notification
Be notified when the bus is within five minutes of your stop, has a schedule change and more.
Track all of your children
Have children that ride separate buses? Here Comes the Bus lets you keep tabs on each one.
Know your privacy is protected
To use Here Comes the Bus, parents must obtain a private ID number, which grants them access to their child’s bus only.
About Here Comes the Bus
The company that develops Here Comes the Bus is CalAmp Student Safety (Formerly Synovia). The latest version released by its developer is 4.0.6.
To install Here Comes the Bus on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2026-08-14 and was downloaded 3 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Here Comes the Bus as malware if the download link to com.synovia.herecomesthebus is broken.
How to install Here Comes the Bus on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Here Comes the Bus is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Here Comes the Bus will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Here Comes the Bus will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
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Version History
version 4.0.6
posted on 2026-08-14
Fixed an issue where some users couldn't adjust the notification radius for afternoon (PM) stops.
version 4.0.5
posted on 2026-05-26
Resolved several issues related to vehicle display, contact management, device name prompts, and email notification popups.
version 4.0.2
posted on 2026-04-28
• Map now stays zoomed in on your bus as it moves.
• Map automatically recenters when buses appear or disappear.
• Clearer labeling when your child's bus has been substituted, so it's easier to tell you're tracking the right bus.
• If you've turned off push notifications, the app now lets you know, so you understand why alerts aren't coming through.
• Fixed an issue where push notifications could fail to register when the app was opened in the background.
version 3.6.5
posted on 2026-03-26
• Made it possible for parents to see their students’ buses on the map only within their home bus stop.
• Reduced the size of the bar/QR code on the Bus Pass screen.
• Fixed a bug that asked iPhone users to provide a name for their mobile device every time they opened the app.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the Map screen to crash.
• Minor bug fixes.
version 3.6.4
posted on 2025-01-08
Added the ability for account holders to specify their unit of measure under the new Settings → Localization screen.
version 3.6.3
posted on 2024-10-28
Set calendar exceptions to send out a notification to parents, informing them of how the school bus routes are affected. These will include exceptions that were added on the current day. In addition, the bus stop planned time will be adjusted to match the entered exception.
Removed the Bus Pass screen from the app for school districts that don’t have Student Ridership.
Fixed a bug that would show a blank pop-up when a notification came in.
version 3.6.2
posted on 2024-09-13
Fixed an issue that was causing notifications to not be sent out.
For customers using the Cancel-a-Ride feature, added the ability for school districts to allow parents to add ride cancellation requests for the current day.
version 3.6.1
posted on 2024-07-31
• Fixed a bug that was directing users (who weren’t logged in to the app) to an error screen when they clicked a notification instead of to the login screen.
• For students who use Bus Pass in the HCTB app to scan on the bus, fixed a user interface issue that would display the bar code too large (so that it expanded past the edge of the mobile device’s screen).
version 3.6.0
posted on 2024-06-03
-Added Cancel a Ride screen, which enables users to inform bus drivers that their students won’t be riding the bus for specific routes (such as the AM or PM ride) and dates.
-For school districts using a district app for parents and students, added the ability to include a link in their app that will launch the HCTB app.
-For students who use Bus Pass in the HCTB app to scan on the bus, changed how the student drop-down list is displayed so that the list now appears over the bar code or QR code.
version 3.5.10
posted on 2024-04-04
For students who use Bus Pass in the HCTB app to scan on the bus, added the option to use either a bar code or QR code for the scan.
