My Ride K-12

Name: My Ride K-12
Rating: 4.5 (8142 reviews)
Author: Tyler Technologies, Inc

Never miss the bus again

Free · Designed for iPad

8.1K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

Tyler Technologies, Inc
Language

EN
+ 2 More
Size

132.8
MB

Easily find your student's bus route, receive real-time updates, and get notified about changes or delays*. The My Ride K-12 app is designed to help parents and students stay informed about their school transportation schedules. My Ride K-12 is a must-have app for any parent or student who hopes to never miss the bus again. Download today and experience hassle-free school transportation. *The availability of features is managed by your school district's transportation office. For questions about the My Ride K-12 app, please contact your school district.

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

8.1K Ratings

Nice transition from Ride360
03/26/2024

Subiesu
This app has provided all the essentials for a view of our bus route and timing. Thumbs up for a nice transition from Ride360. Every app, heck every software product from the first one using the Mark II back in 1947, has some quirks, bugs, or oddities, hence updates are needed. For all those critical of this or any app, please contact the app developer and give more specifics as to the problems and how you got there. I am sure they will be pulling all nighters to get things fixed. Yes been there done that, created some bugs and fixed a lot more.

Developer Response
Thank you for the kind words! Our development team is eager to help and reads all the feedback that comes in. Glad you enjoy the new app!
Nice transition from Ride360
03/26/2024

Subiesu

This app has provided all the essentials for a view of our bus route and timing. Thumbs up for a nice transition from Ride360. Every app, heck every software product from the first one using the Mark II back in 1947, has some quirks, bugs, or oddities, hence updates are needed. For all those critical of this or any app, please contact the app developer and give more specifics as to the problems and how you got there. I am sure they will be pulling all nighters to get things fixed. Yes been there done that, created some bugs and fixed a lot more.
Developer Response 03/28/2024
Thank you for the kind words! Our development team is eager to help and reads all the feedback that comes in. Glad you enjoy the new app!
Awful, pointless
08/05/2024

brayandy
This app was advertised as realtime updates and notifications with the very useful ability of tracking the progress of my kids’ school bus. It failed miserably at each of those tasks. For instance, the app did not adjust the bus’s drop off time to reflect their school’s half day on their first day of school. Students were released from school at 10:30am, yet the app kept the time listed as a 3:00pm release. That seems like a simple (and crucial) “realtime update” to make. I also received zero notifications. Nothing when the bus left the school or got near us. (And again, nothing about the half day.) Finally, there’s the ability to track the progress of the bus — a remarkably useful tool — that, you guessed it, didn’t work. Instead of receiving the bus’s location when I selected “bus location” I was treated to a static map of my house and the school, which never once featured anything even resembling a bus let alone a moving location marker that could, I don’t know, tell me my kids’ “bus location.” This app is a total failure. In its present (useless) form I don’t see the point of it. It is simply a collection of erroneous, static times with no actual communication, no notifications, and no “bus location.” It’s an app that could of (should of) been an email — instead of wasting space on my phone.

Developer Response
We are sorry to hear this! Most of what you are saying needs to be updated by your district for it to work. For example, if an early dismissal is not entered into our system, we can't update the times, which means we have the wrong times to send notifications, and the wrong times to make the bus location available. It creates a domino effect of bad information that we cannot control. If you want to leave us feedback through the application, we'd be happy to work with you more to understand the specific issue that happened at your district and see how we can improve!
Awful, pointless
08/05/2024

brayandy

This app was advertised as realtime updates and notifications with the very useful ability of tracking the progress of my kids’ school bus. It failed miserably at each of those tasks. For instance, the app did not adjust the bus’s drop off time to reflect their school’s half day on their first day of school. Students were released from school at 10:30am, yet the app kept the time listed as a 3:00pm release. That seems like a simple (and crucial) “realtime update” to make. I also received zero notifications. Nothing when the bus left the school or got near us. (And again, nothing about the half day.) Finally, there’s the ability to track the progress of the bus — a remarkably useful tool — that, you guessed it, didn’t work. Instead of receiving the bus’s location when I selected “bus location” I was treated to a static map of my house and the school, which never once featured anything even resembling a bus let alone a moving location marker that could, I don’t know, tell me my kids’ “bus location.” This app is a total failure. In its present (useless) form I don’t see the point of it. It is simply a collection of erroneous, static times with no actual communication, no notifications, and no “bus location.” It’s an app that could of (should of) been an email — instead of wasting space on my phone.
Developer Response 08/08/2024
We are sorry to hear this! Most of what you are saying needs to be updated by your district for it to work. For example, if an early dismissal is not entered into our system, we can't update the times, which means we have the wrong times to send notifications, and the wrong times to make the bus location available. It creates a domino effect of bad information that we cannot control. If you want to leave us feedback through the application, we'd be happy to work with you more to understand the specific issue that happened at your district and see how we can improve!
Sure could be a lot better
Aug 19

rosavicious
I suppose it's an ok app when it works right. The map constantly flips around every time the bus moves making it really hard to see where the bus actually is. I have to continuously reorient the map...over and over and over and over. Quite often, the bus just disappears and reappears somewhere else a little further down the road. The pickup time always says 7:19am and yet the bus never arrives until 7:45-8:00am. Same thing with drop off time...it's never remotely correct. And, what's up with no map panning while the bus is being followed? Just seems like an app that was released before the kinks were worked out.I give it two stars because at least we can sort of accurately track the bus in the mornings. Otherwise, it's a fairly aggravating app to use...

Developer Response
Sorry to hear that. The map only will flip around if you choose the option to "Follow the Bus". You can still view the bus and see it move without following it. We also have support to show real time ETAs so you know a more accurate pickup time, but it sounds like it's turned off by your local transportation department.
Sure could be a lot better
Aug 19

rosavicious

I suppose it's an ok app when it works right. The map constantly flips around every time the bus moves making it really hard to see where the bus actually is. I have to continuously reorient the map...over and over and over and over. Quite often, the bus just disappears and reappears somewhere else a little further down the road. The pickup time always says 7:19am and yet the bus never arrives until 7:45-8:00am. Same thing with drop off time...it's never remotely correct. And, what's up with no map panning while the bus is being followed? Just seems like an app that was released before the kinks were worked out.I give it two stars because at least we can sort of accurately track the bus in the mornings. Otherwise, it's a fairly aggravating app to use...
Developer Response Aug 26
Sorry to hear that. The map only will flip around if you choose the option to "Follow the Bus". You can still view the bus and see it move without following it. We also have support to show real time ETAs so you know a more accurate pickup time, but it sounds like it's turned off by your local transportation department.
Pointless and Broken
09/18/2024

BlueNaboo17
Two stars only for the fact that once in a rare while, it maybe sends a notification that is occasionally somewhat accurate, and that the concept is at least good. But realistically, it’s useless. It doesn’t do the things it’s supposed to, and it isn’t reliable. I get notifications that my child scanned to get on/off the bus when they never even left the house. Getting notified about delays would be great if it wasn’t incredibly wrong 98% of the time. The “real time” tracking is also delayed… so not real time at all. I could delete the app and have nearly the same level of knowledge as I do with it installed. At least I wouldn’t have wrong information. Parents, you’re better off using the iPhone’s built in tracking, or Life360.

Developer Response
We are sorry to hear this. All the items you mentioned are managed and controlled by your local transportation department. If you would like more information, please contact them or leave us feedback in the app so we can get in touch.
Pointless and Broken
09/18/2024

BlueNaboo17

Two stars only for the fact that once in a rare while, it maybe sends a notification that is occasionally somewhat accurate, and that the concept is at least good. But realistically, it’s useless. It doesn’t do the things it’s supposed to, and it isn’t reliable. I get notifications that my child scanned to get on/off the bus when they never even left the house. Getting notified about delays would be great if it wasn’t incredibly wrong 98% of the time. The “real time” tracking is also delayed… so not real time at all. I could delete the app and have nearly the same level of knowledge as I do with it installed. At least I wouldn’t have wrong information. Parents, you’re better off using the iPhone’s built in tracking, or Life360.
Developer Response 09/20/2024
We are sorry to hear this. All the items you mentioned are managed and controlled by your local transportation department. If you would like more information, please contact them or leave us feedback in the app so we can get in touch.

What's New We will slowly be rolling out a new look for scans! If your district has additional technology installed on their school bus, a new layout will be available showing you more information about your student's scan activity. New functionality for you district is also available in this release, if they choose to use it. Instead of adding your student, if your district has your email address from another system (such as when you registered for school), your student's can be linked automatically! This prevents you from having to add your students, having them show and stay up to date automatically between school years. What's Changed - Fixed an issue with date filters not clearing in message center - Fixed an issue where certain addresses would not get flagged as not having bus service in School Search and Transportation Search

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