MealViewer To Go vs myBackpack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MealViewer To Go
View daily school lunch menus, including nutritional details and allergen information. Parents and students can stay updated on cafeteria offerings, provide feedback on menu items, and receive real-time alerts about changes. This app helps you stay informed about your school's food program.
- View daily school menus
- Nutritional information
- Allergen tracking
- Favorite food options
- School announcements
- Rate menu items
- Provide feedback
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The MealViewer App is a powerful tool for parents and students. See what’s being served at your student’s school right now. From nutritional information, allergens, favorite foods, school announcements, and special menu item information. If it’s happening in your cafeteria, it’s happening on MealViewer. Get updates in real-time as menu changes are made and stay up to date on all the dietary information. Be part of your school’s nutrition program by rating menu items and providing feedback that allows for program improvement. There’s no better or more direct way for your voice to be heard.
myBackpack
Access your school resources from any device with this cloud desktop application. It provides real-time access to cloud folders, network shares, and applications, making it ideal for remote learning and BYOD initiatives.
- Personalized cloud desktop
- Access from any device
- Real-time file access
- Integrates with Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive
- Access school network shares
- Virtual and instructional desktop views
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myBackpack is your personalized cloud desktop giving access to school from anywhere. Accessible from any device, myBackpack is ideal for BYOD initiatives. myBackpack's multiple views include an innovatively simple virtual desktop and an empowering instructional desktop. With more and different devices showing up in the classrooms today, users expecting 24/7 access, and schools needing to lower costs, a different approach is needed and quick. myBackpack gives you real time access to your cloud folders, any mapped Active Directory shares and Apps if your school or organization has myBackpack. Seamlessly access all your files: Dropbox Google Drive SkyDrive School Network myBackpack Cloud Drive
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myBackpack at 2.9 against MealViewer To Go's 2.1. myBackpack also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 18%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). 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.
myBackpack holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112 and 80 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of MealViewer To Go's written reviews are positive against 50% of myBackpack's.
MealViewer To Go ships an update every 3 months, myBackpack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MealViewer To Go | myBackpack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (112 ratings) | 2.9 (80 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | 80 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. | Atlanta Public Schools |
Customer experience
MealViewer To Go
myBackpack
In-app purchases
MealViewer To Go
No in-app purchases
myBackpack
No in-app purchases
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