Choicelunch vs GPSPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Choicelunch
Easily order healthy, kid-approved school lunches directly from your iPhone. Browse menus, customize orders, manage your account, and view nutritional information to save time and ensure your child eats well.
- Order lunches from school calendar
- View and manage existing orders
- Cancel or change upcoming lunches
- Add/remove lunch add-ons
- View entrée details and nutritional facts
- Manage account balance and student profiles
- Set favorite entrées for quick ordering
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Order healthy school lunch right from your iPhone! Choicelunch has been redefining "school lunch" by making food kids love and parents are proud of. We believe wholesome food and kid appeal are not opposing forces, and offer a kid-friendly menu that's fresh prepared from the best ingredients. By pre-ordering what you want, when you want it from our expansive menu, parents can accommodate their child's food needs and preferences while saving hours a week in the kitchen. And now you can do it all from your iPhone! With the Choicelunch app you can browse the Choicelunch menu, order lunches, view lunches already on order, cancel lunches in advance, and view all entrée information, including nutritional facts and allergen, and entrée descriptions and pictures. Key Features: -Order lunches from the school calendar -View the lunches you've already ordered -Cancel or change upcoming lunches -Add/remove lunch add-ons -Receive Push Notifications for Order Reminders (optional) or other important lunch updates -View/manage/reload your Choicelunch Account Balance -Sign-up for a new account -Manage account and students -Add/update/delete credit card details -See size-specific photos and descriptions of entrées -Menu is filtered by allergens for each student -Set "Favorite" entrées for quick ordering -Browse entrée nutritional information Choicelunch provides healthy, wholesome school lunches to over 300 schools in California. If you have students at a school serving Choicelunch, be sure to create a registered account on www.choicelunch.com before using the iPhone app. For more information on Choicelunch or assistance in setting up your registered user account, visit www.choicelunch.com or contact support@choicelunch.com.
GPSPay
Easily order meals from a network of partner restaurants. Split bills or pay for the whole group with secure, integrated payment processing.
- Order meals from participating partners
- Pay individually
- Bulk payment for fast checkout
- Secure payment via Square
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Order meals from participating partners. Pay individually, or make a bulk payment for fast checkout using secure payment from Square.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Choicelunch at 52% against GPSPay's 0%. Choicelunch also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). GPSPay's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Choicelunch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 259 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Choicelunch's written reviews are positive against 0% of GPSPay's.
Choicelunch ships an update fortnightly, GPSPay every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Choicelunch | GPSPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (259 ratings) — better | 1.3 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 259 — better | 56 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LunchIsServed | Gps Global Payment Services Inc |
Customer experience
Choicelunch
GPSPay
Bugs and requests
Choicelunch
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Order screen not loading
- Account balance not displaying correctly
- Inability to complete orders
- Syncing issues between app and website
Requested features
5 requests- More healthy and balanced meal options
- Ability to view order history and details
- Improved calendar functionality
- Better integration with school systems
- Refund or credit options for missed lunches
GPSPay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Choicelunch
No in-app purchases
GPSPay
No in-app purchases
