Comparison

InitialView vs MTT Next Time

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

Head to head
About

InitialView

This platform provides live, unscripted interviews for academic program admissions. It helps assess applicants' English ability and interpersonal skills for boarding schools, undergraduate, and graduate programs worldwide. The service offers admission officers assurance through its proprietary interview technology.

Highlights
  • Live, unscripted interviews
  • English ability assessment
  • Interpersonal skills evaluation
  • Proprietary interview platform
  • Global admissions support
  • Admission officer assurance
Features
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For InitialView Students and Schools' Admission Officers' Use. InitialView was founded in Beijing, China in 2009, and in a short time it has become a world leader in interview services, having provided interviews to thousands of applicants to top academic programs. We provide live, unscripted interviews which are then uploaded to our proprietary interview platform. Our proprietary platform allows viewers to, within seconds, determine the interviewee’s English ability and interpersonal skills. Our technology is currently patent-pending in both the U.S. and China. Our interviews have been a part of more than 40,000 applications reviewed by over 200 boarding school, undergraduate, and graduate programs. We have interviewed applicants in over 50 countries. We are able to provide admission officers a level of assurance about our interviews, processes and operations in China in a way that is unmatched by others in international education.

About

MTT Next Time

A private reflection notebook for educators to quickly capture and organize lesson insights. Use simple prompts to identify what worked, what needs adjustment, and what to try next time. Enhance teaching effectiveness through focused reflection and habit building.

Highlights
  • Private reflection notebook
  • Quick lesson insights capture
  • Organize by course, unit, lesson
  • Four reflection prompts
  • Optional habit-building reminders
  • Device-only storage for privacy
  • Backup and restore functionality
Features
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Teach. Reflect. Improve. Next Time is a private reflection notebook for teachers. At the end of your school day, spend 1 to 2 minutes capturing the most useful lesson moves while they are still fresh and use them to teach more effectively next time. Four simple prompts help you reflect on the lessons quick: KEEP — What worked well? CHANGE — What needs adjusting? DROP — What was not worth it? TRY NEXT TIME — What is one small idea to test? Organize reflections by course, unit, and lesson. Reopen a lesson to see what you wanted to remember, review saved reflections by date, and add notes as your thinking develops. Next Time is designed for speed and privacy. Your reflections are stored only on your device. Export a backup file before changing phones, clearing app data, or beginning a new school year, then restore it when needed. Optional reminders help you build a reflection habit without turning reflection into paperwork.

Screenshots

InitialView4 screens
MTT Next Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MTT Next Time at 5.0 against InitialView's 3.2. MTT Next Time also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). InitialView's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

MTT Next Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InitialView has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InitialView ships an update monthly, MTT Next Time every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
InitialView versus MTT Next Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInitialViewMTT Next Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTerry CrawfordOskar Cymerman

Customer experience

InitialView

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MTT Next Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

InitialView

No in-app purchases

None

MTT Next Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is InitialView free?
InitialView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTT Next Time free?
MTT Next Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, InitialView or MTT Next Time?
MTT Next Time is rated higher. InitialView averages 3.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while MTT Next Time averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do InitialView or MTT Next Time have ads?
Neither InitialView nor MTT Next Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InitialView or MTT Next Time?
InitialView ships an update monthly, and MTT Next Time every 9 days. Most recently, InitialView was updated on October 9, 2026 and MTT Next Time on September 26, 2026.

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