Simply Connect vs US Forever
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simply Connect
This platform streamlines the closing process for consumers and vendors. It offers sophisticated tools for an enhanced experience and an efficient, simplified workflow for signing agents, inspectors, and appraisers. Users can track vendor movements and access closing details for quick reference and feedback.
- Enhanced closing experience
- Simplified vendor workflow
- Vendor tracking
- Closing details access
- Intuitive design
- Quick feedback mechanism
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Simply Connect is the new mobile web technology platform designed to exceed the ever-changing needs of our consumers. This new platform will deliver sophisticated tools to enhance the overall closing experience for our consumers and will provide an efficient simplified process for vendors such as signing agents, inspectors, and appraisers who conduct business with Mortgage Connect. The application enables tracking of the vendors to visit, as they travel to a closing destination, and thus reducing the need for constant communication between various stakeholders of the closing process. Further, the application provides closing details to the vendor, for ready reference, and also provide quick feedback regarding the closing. The intuitive design and user experience enable targeted users to easily understand and use all the functions of the application. Further functionality is planned for future releases, which will provide additional power to the vendor. The application is expected to help improve the accuracy and efficiency of the process. "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery
US Forever
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US Forever is your home for discovering and supporting Black-owned, Pan-African, and allied businesses in your city. Whether you're looking for a great restaurant, a trusted barbershop, a local bookstore, or a new favorite cafe, US Forever helps you find businesses that strengthen our community and makes it easy to show up for them. Where to find each change in this updated build 42: • Sign in with Apple — Sign In and Sign Up screens (black Apple button). • Terms of Service agreement — required checkbox on the Sign Up screen, shown before an account is created. • Report content — the "•••" menu on any post (Discuss tab), review (business page), or user profile → Report. • Block user — the same "•••" menu → Block; blocked users are managed in Settings → Blocked Users. • Account deletion — Settings → Delete Account → confirm. Screen recordings of these flows are attached in our Resolution Center reply. EXPLORE THE MAP See nearby businesses on an interactive map, color-coded by category. Tap any listing for hours, photos, contact info, and directions. FIND WHAT MATTERS • US — Foundational Black-owned businesses • PAN US — Pan-African diaspora businesses • WITH US — Allied businesses supporting the community Filter by category and business type — restaurants, salons, retail, health & wellness, tech, automotive, and more. REVIEWS YOU CAN TRUST Read and write reviews, browse photos, and help others discover businesses worth supporting. CLAIM YOUR BUSINESS Own a business? Claim your listing to manage your profile, add photos, and reach new customers. JOIN THE CONVERSATION Discuss what's happening in your community, post updates, @mention others, and stay connected. CONNECT Build connections with people and businesses, and get notified when someone wants to connect. TRACK YOUR IMPACT Earn badges and see the difference you make as you discover, review, and support local businesses. Now serving Detroit and Denver, with more cities on the way. Download US Forever and start supporting the businesses that build us... together.
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Verdict
Simply Connect and US Forever are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Simply Connect | US Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mortgage Connect, LP | USApp, LLC |
In-app purchases
Simply Connect
No in-app purchases
US Forever
No in-app purchases







