Comparison

Partner Next vs Storm Manager

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Map application platform client
  • Designed for utility organizations
  • Custom map data and configurations
  • Latest features
  • Rapid release cycle
  • Electric, gas, oil industry focus
Features
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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.

About

Storm Manager

This app streamlines resource management for companies responding to natural disasters. It facilitates resource acquisition, workforce coordination, expense tracking, and real-time communication to expedite recovery efforts.

Highlights
  • Resource activation and acquisition
  • Workforce development and crew rosters
  • Time and expense tracking
  • GPS tracking of resources
  • Meals and lodging management
  • Real-time communication
  • Dynamic reporting
Features
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Storm Manager helps companies impacted by Natural Disasters manage the influx of resources needed to deal with the disaster. Storm Manager brings unmatched efficiency to the process of securing the resources needed, tracking them throughout the event, providing meals & lodging, and ensuring everyone gets paid for the prudent charges incurred to provide service. Storm Manager works with all emergency response operations including: Utilities, DOTs, Gas, Cable / Fiber, Telecom, Wildfire Fighters, Insurance Adjusters, and FEMA. The Storm Manager systems facilitates the acquiring and management of resources throughout the entire restoration event, including: Resource Activation / Acquisition Workforce Development / Crew Rosters Time / Expense Tracking, Approval, & Invoicing GPS Tracking of Resource Locations Meals & Lodging Direct Communication to Workforce Dynamic Reporting & Data Requests Digital record of all activity (time, user GPS) Contract Management (during blue-sky days) Storm Manager connects the impacted companies with their entire workforce both internal and external in real-time. Field based users use this mobile application to update their crew roster, track their time, submit their expenses, and get directions to their hotels. After major events, Storm Manager helps Utilities get the lights on quicker, DOTs clear the roads quicker, Wildfire Fighters put the fires out quicker.

Screenshots

Partner Next1 screens
Storm Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Partner Next at 4.5 against Storm Manager's 2.6. Partner Next also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.1). Storm Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Partner Next holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 17 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Partner Next ships an update every 4 months, Storm Manager every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Partner Next versus Storm Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPartner NextStorm Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10 ratings) — better2.6 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1017 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPartner SoftwareWRM Software Inc.

Customer experience

Partner Next

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Storm Manager

All ratings17 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Partner Next

No in-app purchases

None

Storm Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Partner Next free?
Partner Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Storm Manager free?
Storm Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Partner Next or Storm Manager?
Partner Next is rated higher. Partner Next averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Storm Manager averages 2.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Partner Next or Storm Manager have ads?
Neither Partner Next nor Storm Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Partner Next or Storm Manager?
Partner Next ships an update every 4 months, and Storm Manager every 4 weeks. Most recently, Partner Next was updated on August 16, 2026 and Storm Manager on September 17, 2026.

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