Comparison

MyPaymentsPlus vs Read

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MyPaymentsPlus

Manage your child's school cafeteria account easily. View balances, deposit funds securely, and track purchases. Receive low balance alerts to ensure funds are always available.

Highlights
  • View student cafeteria balances
  • Securely deposit funds
  • Low balance notifications
  • View payment history
  • Monitor item purchases
Features
Read full description

MyPaymentsPlus, powered by Horizon Software International, brings parents and guardians 24/7 access to manage cafeteria accounts for students at participating schools. · View current cafeteria account balances for all of your students · Securely deposit funds into the account(s) of your choice · Enable notifications for low balances · View payment history for your account · Monitor which items are being purchased in the school cafeteria

About

Read

This app helps students track their reading time for school Read-A-Thon events. Log sessions with a stopwatch, monitor progress towards goals, and view school leaderboards. Discover fun reading facts to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Log reading time with stopwatch
  • Track progress towards reading goals
  • View school leaderboards
  • Discover reading facts
  • Add notes to reading sessions
Features
Read full description

Your school's Read-A-Thon just got a whole lot more fun! If your school is hosting a Read-A-Thon with ForOurSchool.org, this app provides everything you need to reach your goals. Before you download it, you first need to join your school's event and create an account at ForOurSchool.org. To do that, you will need a sign-up link provided by your school. If you don't have it, reach out to your teacher or contact us at ForOurSchool.org/contact and we'll help you get set up. Here is everything in the app you have to look forward to: * Log Reading Time Record past reading sessions or use the built-in stopwatch to track exactly how many minutes you've read. You can also add notes to any reading session so you can remember all your past reading adventures. Note: If your school requires parents to approve reading time, they can do so through their parent account on ForOurSchool.org. * Track Your Goals Watch the bar fill up as you get closer to reaching and surpassing your reading goals! * Did You Know? Reading Facts Check the app regularly for new and surprising reading facts. Did you know that printed books date back to the year 868? It's true! * School Leaderboards If your school has chosen to incorporate some friendly competition, see how you stack up against your classmates and other classes.

Screenshots

MyPaymentsPlus4 screens
Read4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Read at 5.0 against MyPaymentsPlus's 2.7. Read also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). MyPaymentsPlus's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Read holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyPaymentsPlus has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyPaymentsPlus ships an update every 2 months, Read every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MyPaymentsPlus versus Read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyPaymentsPlusRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (23 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHorizon Software InternationalForOurSchool.org

Customer experience

MyPaymentsPlus

All ratings23 ratings
Positive39.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative56.5%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive11.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative86.8%

Read

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MyPaymentsPlus

No in-app purchases

None

Read

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyPaymentsPlus free?
MyPaymentsPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read free?
Read is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyPaymentsPlus or Read?
Read is rated higher. MyPaymentsPlus averages 2.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Read averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MyPaymentsPlus or Read have ads?
Neither MyPaymentsPlus nor Read shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyPaymentsPlus or Read?
MyPaymentsPlus ships an update every 2 months, and Read every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyPaymentsPlus was updated on October 18, 2026 and Read on October 11, 2026.

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