Interactive Seat Map
A full 72-seat bus layout — 12 rows × 6 seats — with a real aisle down the middle. Tap any seat to select it, see who's assigned, or clear it instantly.
Student Details
Assign each student a name, grade (K–12), and gender. Color-coded seats make it easy to spot patterns across the bus at a glance.
Multiple Routes
Switch between routes with a tap. Free accounts support up to 5 routes; Pro unlocks 8, and Enterprise gives you unlimited across your whole fleet.
Student Manifest
A live roster of every assigned student sorted by seat position. Export as a CSV or save a PDF seat chart — great for substitute drivers or office records.
Cloud Sync
Sign in with your email and your routes sync automatically across devices. Pick up your iPad in the morning where you left off on the desktop the night before.
CSV Import
Already have a student list? Import it directly. Just format a CSV with Seat, Name, Gender, and Grade columns and the app populates the chart instantly.
Up and running
in minutes
No training, no manuals. The Bus Buddy is designed to be immediately obvious to anyone who's ever used a smartphone.
Create a free account
Sign up with your email and a password — no credit card, no app store download. Your account keeps your charts safe and synced across any device you sign in to.
Name your route
Give your route a name, destination, school name, and route number. You can create multiple routes and switch between them instantly from the header.
Tap seats to assign students
On the Map tab, tap any available seat to select it (you can select multiple), then switch to the Student tab to enter the student's name, grade, and gender. Hit Add Student and they're locked in.
View the manifest & export
The List tab shows every assigned student sorted by seat. Pro users can export a CSV for the office or generate a PDF seat chart for substitute drivers — with the full seat map and roster on one page.
Free to start,
Pro when you're ready
Start for free with no time limit. Upgrade to Pro or Enterprise when you need more routes, exports, or team access.
- 72-seat interactive chart
- Up to 5 routes
- Student manifest
- Auto-fill by grade range
- Single user
- Ad supported
- Everything in Free
- No ads ever
- Up to 8 routes
- Export CSV & PDF
- CSV import
- Single user
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited routes
- Up to 10 users
- Admin panel
- Role management
- Fleet reports