LunchTime Software vs MySchoolBucks
LunchTime is school lunch software for US K-12 districts and private schools. MySchoolBucks is a school payments platform from Heartland School Solutions, part of Global Payments. Both are listed under School, Hospital & Contract Food Service. The main differences are in audience, platforms and integrations.
Key differences
audience
Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: LunchTime Software: K-12 school districts; MySchoolBucks: School districts collecting meal and activity payments.
platforms
They do not run on the same platforms. LunchTime Software: Web, Windows; MySchoolBucks: Web, iOS, Android.
integrations
LunchTime Software names 6 integrations and MySchoolBucks names 17 integrations. 1 partner appears in every list.
company background
LunchTime Software is based in State College, United States and MySchoolBucks in Rochester, United States.
Side by side
| Field | LunchTime Software | MySchoolBucks |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | LunchTime is school lunch software for US K-12 districts and private schools. | MySchoolBucks is a school payments platform from Heartland School Solutions, part of Global Payments. |
| Best for | K-12 school districts; Small private and parochial schools; Schools on PowerSchool or Focus | School districts collecting meal and activity payments; Parents paying school lunches; School software vendors |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only; program fee may be charged |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published |
| Contract | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Web, Windows | Web, iOS, Android |
| Countries | United States | United States |
| Languages | Not published | English, Español, Tiếng Việt, العربية |
| Number of integrations | 6 | 17 |
| Certifications | PCI compliant | PCI compliant |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | Not published |
| Headquarters | State College, United States | Rochester, United States |
| Owner | Not published | Global Payments |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by both
- PowerSchool
Named only by LunchTime Software
- Computer Resources
- Focus School Software
- Genovation
- SafeSave Payments
- Touch Dynamic
Named only by MySchoolBucks
- Account Tree
- ACEware Systems
- Aeries
- Classlink
- Edupoint
- Follett
- Frontline Education
- GiftCrowd
- Greenlight
- Incident IQ
- Infinite Campus
- Kids Care Center
and 4 moreshow fewer
- Pick A Time
- Skyward
- Tyler Technologies
- Zobrio
Which to choose
LunchTime Software
Choose LunchTime Software if you are in one of these groups: K-12 school districts; Small private and parochial schools; Schools on PowerSchool or Focus.
MySchoolBucks
Choose MySchoolBucks if you are in one of these groups: School districts collecting meal and activity payments; Parents paying school lunches; School software vendors.
What we could not confirm
LunchTime Software
- Any price or contract term
- Founding year, legal entity, team size and funding (the site names Focal Tech, Inc. as a development partner)
- Interface languages of the main software
- Security certifications beyond the payment portal statement
- What SafeSave, Genovation, Touch Dynamic and Computer Resources integrations do (the vendor shows logos without names)
- Whether the vendor has a mobile app
MySchoolBucks
- Program fee amount and any school-side pricing
- Which school meal POS and nutrition systems it connects to
- Contract terms
- Founding year, employee count
- Details from the vendor's meals and school store product pages
Go further
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
LunchTime Software, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage, partners, testimonials, addresshttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com
- Positioninghttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/About-LunchTime-Software
- Modules and reportshttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/LunchTime-Software-Modules
- POS modulehttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/School-Cafeteria-POS
- Payment portalhttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/School-Payment-Portal
- Free and reduced modulehttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/Free-and-Reduced-Software-Module
- Hosting and hardwarehttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/Hosted-Solutions
- PowerSchool partnerhttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/PowerSchool
- Focus partnerhttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/Focus
MySchoolBucks, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://www.myschoolbucks.com
- Schools pagehttps://info.heartlandschoolsolutions.com/msb-schools-home
- Partners pagehttps://info.heartlandschoolsolutions.com/msb-partners-home
- Integration partnershttps://info.heartlandschoolsolutions.com/integrations
- Developer portalhttps://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/partner
- FAQ and feeshttps://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/help/gethelp
- Company story and addresshttps://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/etc/getaboutus
