Comparison

NCT vs SSESSMENTS

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

Head to head
About

NCT

Features
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The NCT Group is a global distribution & trading company in plastic raw materials with offices and operations in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America. Since 2008 NCT is in partnership with Itochu Corporation Japan. Our joint network of offices create a world-wide coverage to serve our suppliers and customers in the best possible and more efficient way. The network structure enables each individual branch to operate in line with the latest short-term trends within world and regional markets. NCT’s strategy is to generate added value to the chain between producers and end-users of commodity polymers. NCT is an ISO Certified Company who trades in polyolefins, polystyrene, pet, pvc and other plastic raw materials.

About

SSESSMENTS

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SSESSMENTS brings its pricing and market intelligence for energy, chemicals and plastics to your phone: daily price indexes, individual deals, plant outages, news and reports, forecasts in one app. MySSESSMENTS HOME • The price indexes you follow, with the day's moves at a glance • The biggest movers, your saved news filters and upcoming SSESSMENTS events PRICE INDEXES • Daily SSESSMENTS price indexes for PE, PP, PVC, PET, PS, ABS, PC, EVA and feedstocks such as naphtha, ethylene, propylene and crude oil • Import, export and local markets across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas • Day-on-day change, low, average and high, and charts up to three years • Price alerts: a notification when an index moves by your chosen percentage or crosses a price PriceSSESSMENTS • Individual deals, offers and bids, newest first • Filter by product, origin, destination, delivery and payment terms, dates and more, and save filters that also appear on the website • Prices converted into USD, EUR, CNY, INR, IDR, MYR, THB, VND, PHP or SGD PlantsSSESSMENTS • Plant shutdowns, restarts, maintenance and expansions, with status, capacity and dates • Filter by product, country, producer and start date NEWS AND REPORTS • NewsSSESSMENTS market news by region and product • CEOSS, Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly reports, analysis and statistics, with PDF reports opening in the app • Notifications for new posts on the topics you choose READING • Your last prices and news stay readable without a signal • Light and dark mode, and adjustable article text size Some content requires your company's SSESSMENTS subscription.

Screenshots

NCT4 screens
SSESSMENTS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SSESSMENTS at every 6 weeks against NCT's every 12 months. NCT's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NCT ships an update every 12 months, SSESSMENTS every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
NCT versus SSESSMENTS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNCTSSESSMENTS
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNCT Holland B.V.Avdo Niksic

In-app purchases

None

NCT

No in-app purchases

None

SSESSMENTS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NCT free?
NCT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SSESSMENTS free?
SSESSMENTS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NCT or SSESSMENTS have ads?
Neither NCT nor SSESSMENTS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NCT or SSESSMENTS?
NCT ships an update every 12 months, and SSESSMENTS every 6 weeks. Most recently, NCT was updated on November 11, 2026 and SSESSMENTS on November 11, 2026.

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