Campus Mobile Payments vs LINQ Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Campus Mobile Payments
This app extends the functionality of Campus Payments for school districts and schools, enabling mobile point-of-sale experiences. It supports unlimited events and locations, allowing for grouped sales of tickets, concessions, and merchandise. Secure QR codes and unique PINs ensure authorized access for cashiers.
- Mobile point-of-sale (POS) experience
- Bluetooth mobile card reader support
- Unlimited event and location support
- Grouped event sales management
- Secure QR code event creation
- Student ID purchase tracking
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- Infinite Campus customers currently using Campus Payments can now extend their functionality with Campus Mobile Payments. - The Campus Mobile Payments app gives districts and/or schools the ability to provide a mobile point-of-sale (POS) experience using Bluetooth mobile card readers. - Support an unlimited number of events and locations as you deem appropriate per year. - Grouping event capabilities: collect ticket sales, concessions, spirit wear, and fundraiser dollars and administer it as one group…while allowing multiple mobile POS locations, and cashiers at each location. - Creating events: events are connected to the cashiers’ device (school owned or otherwise) via a secure one-time QR code, registering the device to your instance of Infinite Campus. Each user can have a unique PIN to access the events they’re authorized to cashier for. - Reporting: choose which purchases to track in Infinite Campus by collecting a student ID for any items you’re selling. - Cost: the only costs are the Bluetooth mobile card readers and the card processing fees as described in the Campus Payments agreement. If you would like to purchase a Bluetooth card reader, please contact the Infinite Campus Sales Team at sales@infinitecampus.com.
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 rating: LINQ Connect at 4.3 against Campus Mobile Payments's 2.4. LINQ Connect also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
LINQ Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LINQ Connect has 1.1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Campus Mobile Payments's written reviews are positive against 7% of LINQ Connect's.
Campus Mobile Payments ships an update every 2 months, LINQ Connect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Campus Mobile Payments | LINQ Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) | 4.3 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 7.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #185 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Infinite Campus, Inc. | LINQ ERP |
Customer experience
Campus Mobile Payments
LINQ Connect
Bugs and requests
Campus Mobile Payments
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
Campus Mobile Payments
No in-app purchases
LINQ Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Campus Mobile Payments free?
Is LINQ Connect free?
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Do Campus Mobile Payments or LINQ Connect have ads?
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