Concession Stand App for Schools & Athletics. Zero Hardware.
Any volunteer's phone becomes a full payment terminal. Take tap-to-pay at concession stands, game day booths, and fundraisers, with no readers to buy.
Card readers break down. Volunteers forget to charge them. Lines get long.
Traditional card readers at school events are a headache: dead batteries, pairing issues, and hardware nobody knows how to troubleshoot. CoreMobile eliminates all of it.
The Old Way
- ✗ Card reader runs out of battery mid-event
- ✗ Volunteers don't know how to pair the device
- ✗ Only one reader for the whole event
- ✗ Hardware is expensive to replace and easy to lose
- ✗ Long lines, frustrated parents
With CoreMobile
- ✓ Every volunteer's phone is a payment terminal
- ✓ Works on any modern iPhone or Android
- ✓ No pairing, no dongles, no setup
- ✓ Zero hardware cost
- ✓ Fast checkout, short lines, happy parents
What an event payment setup should handle
Before you pick anything, these are the four things that decide whether a concession stand runs smoothly on a Friday night or backs up at the window.
More than one volunteer at the same time
One line at halftime is a lost sale. Several volunteers should be able to take payments at once, each on their own phone, with everything landing in the same school account.
Items already priced, so nobody does math
Hot dogs, drinks, spirit wear. A volunteer should tap the item and hand over the food, not try to remember what a combo costs while six people wait.
A way to type an amount that is not on the list
A donation at the gate, a late ticket, a parent buying two of something. The setup needs a plain amount field for everything the item list does not cover.
Money that arrives on a schedule you can plan around
Funds should reach the school's account the next business day, not sit for most of a week while the next event is already being planned.
Everything schools ask about CoreMobile
Comparing your options? Read 9 Best Concession Stand Apps for Schools & Athletics to see how CoreMobile stacks up.
Everything a school event needs. Nothing it doesn't.
CoreMobile was built for exactly this: fast, simple, volunteer-operated payments at any school event.
Tap on Glass
Customers tap their card, phone, or watch directly on your volunteer's phone screen. No extra devices. No pairing required. Just tap and go, even faster than cash.
Real-Time Reporting
Track every transaction as it happens. See totals by event, date, or volunteer, all in the CoreMobile dashboard. Easy reconciliation after every game day or fundraiser.
Volunteer Ready
Any volunteer with the app can accept payments immediately. Works on their personal iPhone or Android. No special phones to buy, no hardware to check out and return.
Surcharging Option
Optionally pass card processing fees to the payer so 100% of every dollar goes to your school or booster club. Compliant, transparent, and shown clearly at checkout.
One app. Every school payment scenario.
From Friday night football to the spring fundraiser, CoreMobile handles every payment situation your school faces throughout the year.
Built for the people actually running the stand
Our volunteers had no prior point of sale experience, but CoreMobile made onboarding effortless. With Tap on Glass, we didn't need external card readers, a huge win for our small budget.
Getting started is simple
Three steps and your school is ready to accept payments at any event.
Apply Online
Apply on the CoreMobile website and submit your school's details. No contracts, no setup fees.
Get Approved
You'll receive an email when your account is active and ready to accept payments.
Sign In & Accept at Any Event
Once approved, download the app, sign in, and start accepting tap-to-pay at concession stands and school events. No hardware to set up, no terminals to configure.
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No hardware required · iOS & Android · No setup fee
New to it? Read How to Run a School Concession Stand.
