Adobe Learning Manager vs NEXT for Managers and Crew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adobe Learning Manager
This mobile application enables registered users of a learning management system to access and complete training courses on their mobile devices. Users can start courses on mobile and resume them later on a desktop. Push notifications ensure important reminders are not missed.
- Mobile course access
- Resume courses on desktop
- Push notifications for reminders
- Access training on mobile devices
- Supports learner role tasks
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Adobe Learning Manager is an award-winning Learning Management System (LMS) from Adobe which allows organizations to train their employees, partners and customers effectively. With this mobile app, registered users of the LMS can login and take courses on their mobile devices. This app also allows you to take up training on mobile device and resume it later on your desktop on web. Also with push notifications and announcements you don’t miss out on important reminders or communications from your Learning Administrators. This app is not a companion app to Adobe Captivate that allows you to create eLearning courses. This app supports the “Learner” role tasks of Adobe Learning Manager LMS.
NEXT for Managers and Crew
This app helps employees manage their work schedules and personal commitments, while also assisting managers in ensuring all shifts are covered. It automates schedule updates, provides shift reminders, and facilitates shift cover requests and pickup.
- Personal schedule management
- Automatic schedule updates
- Shift reminders
- Request shift cover
- Pick up extra hours
- Managerial shift coverage
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For crew: NEXT for Managers and Crew is your personal assistant balancing your work schedule with your life commitments. For managers: NEXT for Managers and Crew is your intelligent assistant making sure your team members are able to work all the scheduled shifts. Verify your phone number and update your profile. Then sit back and relax as your personal and store schedules automatically update each week. Tap sync to your phone calendar to get reminders about each upcoming shift - you’ll be at work on time and never miss a shift. Request cover from your coworkers when you can’t work your shift and easily pick up more hours whenever you need extra cash.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NEXT for Managers and Crew at 4.6 against Adobe Learning Manager's 3.3. NEXT for Managers and Crew also leads on ratings volume (3.4K vs 210) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Adobe Learning Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
NEXT for Managers and Crew holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NEXT for Managers and Crew has 3.4K ratings behind it against 210, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 21% and 21% positive.
Adobe Learning Manager ships an update every 2 months, NEXT for Managers and Crew monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adobe Learning Manager | NEXT for Managers and Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (210 ratings) | 4.6 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better | 21.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 210 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adobe Inc. | Next Force Technology, Inc. |
Customer experience
Adobe Learning Manager
NEXT for Managers and Crew
Bugs and requests
Adobe Learning Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NEXT for Managers and Crew
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes/freezes
- Unable to log in
- Schedules not loading
- Messaging issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add calendar sync
- Improve messaging/communication features
- Provide more customization options
- Enhance schedule management
In-app purchases
Adobe Learning Manager
No in-app purchases
NEXT for Managers and Crew
No in-app purchases
Questions
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