Altametrics Clock vs NEXT for Managers and Crew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Altametrics Clock
This app streamlines employee timekeeping and labor management. It prevents costly labor law violations by alerting managers to potential issues and optimizes scheduling with sales forecasts. Employees can clock in from any web-enabled device, ensuring efficient shift changes.
- Real-time punch addition/maintenance
- Labor law violation alerts
- Web-enabled device clock-in
- Sales forecast comparison
- Manager approval for punch edits
- Real-time scheduling adherence monitoring
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Altametrics Clock not only provides features like real-time punch addition/maintenance but it saves money by prompting managers before labor law violations occur, allowing them to be proactive rather than reactive to changing conditions. Eliminate bottlenecks during shift changes by allowing employees to clock in from any web-enabled device. Built-in sales forecast allows you to compare actual to forecast and further refine future scheduling. Ensure accurate timekeeping with the manager's approval of all punch edits and deletions. Monitor real-time dashboard to ensure employees are adhering to the schedule.
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
Altametrics Clock and NEXT for Managers and Crew both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Altametrics Clock's written reviews are positive against 21% of NEXT for Managers and Crew's. NEXT for Managers and Crew's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 537). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Altametrics Clock against 4.6 for NEXT for Managers and Crew. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NEXT for Managers and Crew has 3.4K ratings behind it against 537, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Altametrics Clock's written reviews are positive against 21% of NEXT for Managers and Crew's.
Altametrics Clock ships an update every 4 months, NEXT for Managers and Crew monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Altametrics Clock | NEXT for Managers and Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (537 ratings) — better | 4.6 (3.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews — better | 21.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 537 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Altametrics Inc | Next Force Technology, Inc. |
Customer experience
Altametrics Clock
NEXT for Managers and Crew
Bugs and requests
Altametrics Clock
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
Altametrics Clock
No in-app purchases
NEXT for Managers and Crew
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Altametrics Clock free?
Is NEXT for Managers and Crew free?
Which has better reviews, Altametrics Clock or NEXT for Managers and Crew?
Do Altametrics Clock or NEXT for Managers and Crew have ads?
Which is updated more often, Altametrics Clock or NEXT for Managers and Crew?
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