One place for your plans.
See each child’s dismissal plan, choose dates in the calendar, and review a change before sending it to your school. Pickup choices come from your school.
A little help
at pickup time.
Pickup Buddy for PickUp Patrol brings your family’s school plans into a native iPhone app, with widgets and a companion for Apple Watch.
The public beta is available through Apple’s TestFlight. Requires iOS 27 or later. Try the sample family or sign in with your school account.
Built around the school day.
Manage usual weekly plans and, where your school offers them, late arrivals and leave-and-return plans. Save a local preset to fill in a change you make often.
A quick look, close at hand.
Widgets and Apple Watch show the last plans loaded by your iPhone. Their freshness messages help you tell when to open the app and check again.
Your information
Clear choices.
Less to share.
School requests go directly to PickUp Patrol. Pickup Buddy keeps settings and saved plan summaries on your device, and only remembers your sign-in when you choose it.
Local reminders are optional. Their default message hides names and plan details. Read how your information is handled.
Start with your school account.
Pickup Buddy is an independent companion developed by Oliver Ames. Your school’s PickUp Patrol account, pickup choices and deadlines still apply.
Sign in with your school account.
Use the details from your school’s PickUp Patrol registration. Account access and password recovery are handled by PickUp Patrol.
Choose the date and child.
Check the current plan and your school’s available options. Select the dates your change should cover.
Review, then submit.
Check the child, dates, pickup method and note together. Wait for confirmation from the school’s service before treating a change as saved.
Is this the official PickUp Patrol app?
Pickup Buddy is an independent companion developed by Oliver Ames. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by PickUp Patrol. PickUp Patrol separately operates the service your school uses.
Can I download Pickup Buddy yet?
Yes. Join the public beta through Apple’s TestFlight. TestFlight will guide you through installing the app. You can explore a fictional sample family before signing in with your school account.
Will it change plans without asking me?
Choosing a saved preset fills in the editor. You still review and submit the change. Watch and shortcut actions also require confirmation before submitting a plan change.
What if a plan is urgent or the app cannot connect?
Contact your school using its usual procedure. You can also check the PickUp Patrol parent portal. A cached plan or reminder does not confirm that the school received a new change.