Zonar MyView 4+

This app has helped me have my daughter ready for the bus in the am and me ready to stop work and go out and get her in the pm.

You can set different zones so when the bus hits that zone you are notified. I have a “Get shoes on!” Zone which gives us about 8 minutes to get shoes, coat and backpack on. The next zone is “Bus is here” when it is coming around the corner so we have enough time to walk out.

In the afternoon I set the zone when the bus is about 5 minutes away so I can get things settled at my desk and walk out to get her.

Only thing I would to see improve is the load/refresh time otherwise it would be 5 stars.

It has been 3 years the school my son attends has used this app. It’s great when it works, but it constantly has problems. They don’t answer help questions and the school says to contact the app so nothing gets solved. The school says they have a rep, but doesn’t seem like they get much help? If the app developers don’t answer help tickets how can they make the app work? If the issues is student safety and the schools are paying this app money to help with that and it doesn’t work? I am starting a petition for my sons school to search elsewhere for an app that cares about kids safety. Technology isn’t perfect, but when the company doesn’t respond it shows their intentions.

When it works, it’s very useful. So far this school year, the bus has not shown up on the map, but I at least still receive notifications when it enters each zone I’ve created. I also keep getting notifications for the elementary bus route, despite having removed that bus from my settings. I’ve already tried reinstalling the app and creating a whole new account to fix these issues, yet they persist. I’ve also emailed the developers, received a quick reply, but then no further response to my request for help, and the problem hasn’t been fixed.