Thomas Edison Elementary vs LINQ Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thomas Edison Elementary
Stay connected with your child's school. Receive important announcements and get involved through volunteer opportunities. This app provides a direct link to school information and updates.
- School announcements
- Parent-teacher communication
- Volunteer opportunities
- Important information updates
- Push notifications
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The Edison Elementary School App connects parents with the school and all its important information. Install this app to know what is going on at your school and to get involved! This app includes notifications to alert you to any important announcements you need to know! Also, ways to volunteer and contribute to our school. AND SO MUCH MORE!
LINQ Connect
Easily manage your student's school meal accounts and payments from your phone. Check balances, add funds, view menus, and even apply for meal assistance securely.
- Check meal account balance
- Add money to accounts
- Purchase school store items
- View school menu
- Apply for free/reduced meals
- Manage notifications
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LINQ Connect makes payments simple anytime, anywhere. Check your student's meal account balance from your phone with confidence in the safety of your account information. Adding money to a meal account balance or buying an item from the school store is as easy as logging into your account. Manage notifications so that you never have to worry about missed activity again. Use the app to check the school menu to plan your meals. You can also apply for free or reduced meals right through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thomas Edison Elementary at 100% against LINQ Connect's 7%. Thomas Edison Elementary also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). LINQ Connect's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 20 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LINQ Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LINQ Connect has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Thomas Edison Elementary's written reviews are positive against 7% of LINQ Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Thomas Edison Elementary ships an update every 20 months, LINQ Connect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thomas Edison Elementary | LINQ Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 7.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #122 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Burbank Unified School District | LINQ ERP |
Customer experience
Thomas Edison Elementary
LINQ Connect
Bugs and requests
Thomas Edison Elementary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
LINQ Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen not loading
- Inability to access accounts
- Incorrect transaction dates
- Filters and menus not functioning
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view monthly menu
- Option to save login credentials
- Integrate with mobile wallet apps
- Detailed transaction history
In-app purchases
Thomas Edison Elementary
No in-app purchases
LINQ Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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