CMDR vs WKND MGMT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CMDR
This app delivers the latest news from the Elite: Dangerous universe quickly and efficiently. It helps users stay informed about important in-game events, such as server downtime, by making news items content-aware for easy calendar integration.
- Fast Galnet News delivery
- Content-aware event integration
- Calendar synchronization
- Clean and lean interface
- Offline news access (implied by 'sat on a train')
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Keep up with Galnet wherever you are. CMDR is a companion for Elite Dangerous players. Read the latest Galnet news on iPhone and iPad in a focused reader built for commanders. • Read Galnet and use the app in English, French or German. • Browse older transmissions as you scroll. • Read previously downloaded articles without a connection. • Mark articles as read or unread with a swipe. • Choose card or compact lists and Default, Midnight or Charcoal themes. • Share article text or links with other commanders. Your reading history and preferences stay on your device. CMDR has no adverts or analytics and does not collect your personal data. Optional tips support the developer without unlocking features. Offline reading covers articles already saved on your device. Fetching new or older articles, external links and remote article resources requires a connection. Fly safe, CMDR. o7 CMDR is an independent companion app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Frontier Developments. Elite Dangerous and related properties belong to Frontier Developments plc.
WKND MGMT
This app streamlines event planning by consolidating promotion, payment collection, and attendee communication. It helps organizers manage parties and exclusive events, offering analytics to understand attendee behavior. Partygoers can discover events based on genre and location.
- Plan and promote events
- Collect payments
- Send push notifications
- Social media promotion
- Event filtering by genre and location
- Analytics
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WKND simplifies the noise that interrupts the music experience. Plan, promote, collect payments, and push notifications to partygoers in one place so you can kick it now and better understand the analytics later. Supercharge the growth of your exclusive events by extending reach through embedded social media promotion, saving hours of analog administration. Partygoers can filter events by genre and location so you can spend less time finding your audience and more time vibing with them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WKND MGMT at none against CMDR's 4. WKND MGMT also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). CMDR's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 47 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. CMDR sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. WKND MGMT asks for nothing beyond the download.
WKND MGMT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of CMDR's written reviews are positive against 100% of WKND MGMT's.
CMDR ships an update every 4 weeks, WKND MGMT every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMDR | WKND MGMT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 47 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peter Stanley | WKND, Inc. |
Customer experience
CMDR
WKND MGMT
In-app purchases
CMDR
- Delicious snack for the Dev$0.99
- Small coffee for the Dev$1.99
- Medium coffee for the Dev$2.99
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- Large coffee for the Dev$3.99
WKND MGMT
No in-app purchases
