Comparison

EZSchoolPay vs ESU 8

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

Head to head
About

EZSchoolPay

Manage your child's school meal accounts and purchases. View transaction history, set low balance alerts, and add funds. Some schools may charge a small convenience fee for online payments.

Highlights
  • Link student accounts
  • View purchase history
  • Check meal account balances
  • Set low balance reminders
  • Add funds to accounts
  • Shop school store (if available)
Features
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The EZSchoolPay app is provided in cooperation with thousands of schools nationwide. If your school participates, use the app to sign up for free (or login with your existing account), link your students, view lunchroom purchase history and current meal account balances, set a low balance email payment reminder, shop the school store to make purchases (if available for your school), add funds to your students’ meal accounts, and more. Some schools charge a small convenience fee for online payments and purchases via the app to offset their costs in accepting payments online. If a fee applies, it will be shown before you complete your checkout. All other features, including viewing student information, account balance, and purchase history, are entirely free.

About

ESU 8

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Introducing the brand new app for ESU 8. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

EZSchoolPay4 screens
ESU 84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: EZSchoolPay at 3 against ESU 8's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
EZSchoolPay versus ESU 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZSchoolPayESU 8
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarris, N. Computer CorporationESU 8

In-app purchases

None

EZSchoolPay

No in-app purchases

None

ESU 8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EZSchoolPay free?
EZSchoolPay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESU 8 free?
ESU 8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EZSchoolPay or ESU 8 have ads?
Neither EZSchoolPay nor ESU 8 shows ads.

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