Partner Next vs Arcos Smart App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Partner Next
This application is a client for a map platform designed for utility organizations. It provides access to custom map data and configurations, offering the latest features with a rapid release cycle for electric, gas, and oil companies.
- Map application platform client
- Designed for utility organizations
- Custom map data and configurations
- Latest features
- Rapid release cycle
- Electric, gas, oil industry focus
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Partner Next is the new-features edition of the Apple iOS client for Partner Software's map application platform. This platform, and its associated applications, are designed for electric, gas, oil, and other utility organizations. This app is only intended for use by Partner Software customers, and requires custom map data and configurations which are supplied by Partner's other products. Please visit our website for more information, and contact us if we can meet your needs. Partner Next includes the latest features and has a more rapid release cycle than its counterpart, Partner Maps. Partner Maps serves as the long-term support edition for customers who prefer a slower release cycle.
Arcos Smart App
This app assists utility repair contractors in navigating to emergency power outage staging areas across the US. It provides real-time updates on hazardous conditions and redirects crews as needed. The app also offers ETA feedback for utilities and a logged journey record for contractor invoicing.
- Emergency outage navigation
- Staging area locations
- Hazardous condition alerts
- Crew redirection
- ETA feedback
- Journey logging for invoicing
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sMART enables utility repair and assessment contractors to navigate to large emergency power outages under mutual aide agreements in the United States. The app provides locations of restoration staging areas and redirects those same crews if storm conditions create hazardous situations at the area the crew was originally directed to. The app provides both the utility and the contractor feedback on the ETA to the staging area which the utility uses to forecast the estimated power restoration time in large scale emergencies. The contractor is provided with a logged record of their journey which is used by them to invoice the utility and coordinate their response.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Partner Next at 4.5 against Arcos Smart App's 4.0. Partner Next also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Partner Next holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Partner Next has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Partner Next | Arcos Smart App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Partner Software | ARCOS LLC |
Customer experience
Partner Next
Arcos Smart App
In-app purchases
Partner Next
No in-app purchases
Arcos Smart App
No in-app purchases
