EZSchoolPay vs HeadMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Link student accounts
- View purchase history
- Check meal account balances
- Set low balance reminders
- Add funds to accounts
- Shop school store (if available)
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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.
HeadMaster
This app allows parents and students to access school-related information like homework, grades, and calendar events. It also provides functionality for parents to view billing details and make payments securely.
- Access homework assignments
- View grades
- Check calendar events
- Access billing information
- Make online payments
- View school announcements
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HeadMaster Mobile is a free and easy-to-use native app from ACS Technologies available for parents and students who use HeadMaster Online. With HeadMaster Mobile, parents and students can access homework, grades, and calendar events. Parents can also access their billing information and make payments. Features •Access school events, announcements, and homework assignments for each student. •View detailed balances and make online payments. Requirements •HeadMaster Online access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EZSchoolPay at 2.4 against HeadMaster's 1.5. EZSchoolPay also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 4%). HeadMaster's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
EZSchoolPay holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of EZSchoolPay's written reviews are positive against 4% of HeadMaster's.
EZSchoolPay ships an update every 2 months, HeadMaster every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EZSchoolPay | HeadMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (34 ratings) — better | 1.5 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews — better | 4.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harris, N. Computer Corporation | ACS Technologies Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
EZSchoolPay
HeadMaster
In-app purchases
EZSchoolPay
No in-app purchases
HeadMaster
No in-app purchases
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