SandDrive vs PD NextGen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SandDrive
This business app streamlines supply chain operations for participants. It enables quick, accurate, and easy execution of responsibilities within the TSS network.
- Streamlined supply chain operations
- Quick task execution
- Accurate data handling
- Easy-to-use interface
- TSS network participation
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TSS SandDrive lets participants in the TSS supply chain execute their responsibilities quickly, accurately, and easily
PD NextGen
This app streamlines last mile logistics for frac sand, chemicals, and equipment. It facilitates ordering, dispatching, tracking, and reconciliation from origin to destination, enhancing collaboration and providing real-time data for informed decision-making.
- Product ordering and dispatch
- Real-time tracking
- Product reconciliation
- Collaborative platform
- Real-time data streaming
- Origin to destination management
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PD NextGen is a last mile frac sand, chemical and equipment management software used for ordering, dispatching, tracking and reconciling products from origin to destination. The system allows collaboration among E&P’s, oilfield service companies, sand suppliers, logistics service providers, terminals, carriers and drivers, all of whom benefit from the network effect of a common communication platform and real-time streaming data with which to base decisions on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SandDrive at 50% against PD NextGen's 6%. SandDrive also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.2). PD NextGen's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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.
SandDrive holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PD NextGen has 121 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SandDrive's written reviews are positive against 6% of PD NextGen's.
SandDrive ships an update every 2 months, PD NextGen every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SandDrive | PD NextGen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.2 (121 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 5.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Texas Specialty Sands, LLC | PropDispatch,LLC |
Customer experience
SandDrive
PD NextGen
Bugs and requests
SandDrive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PD NextGen
Reported bugs
50 issues- App closes when scanning boxes
- App crashes on opening
- App constantly updating
- App doesn't work with specific iPhones
- App hasn't been updated in over a year
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- App kicks user out constantly
- Red message obstructs view
- App works intermittently
- App crashes when trying to update destination
- App crashes frequently
- App resets to beginning
- App doesn't let user check in
- App crashes when scanning QR codes
- App crashes when taking pictures
- App crashes and lags
- App uses a lot of data and battery
- App crashes constantly when on load
- App crashes immediately on opening
- App doesn't let user take or add pictures of tickets
- App doesn't let user enter ticket number and net weight
- App continuously kicks user out
- New update causes force closing
- App crashes constantly at any point
- Resetting phone or reinstalling app does nothing
- App crashes when closing loads
- Cannot manually put in box information
- App shuts off when taking pictures
- App shuts off when entering load info
- App constantly says offline mode
- App crashes and closes by itself
- App always closing
- App crashes and kicks user out
- App crashes when looking at directions
- App crashes all the time
- App crashing, doesn't let user upload
- App freezes and closes out
- App won't let user arrive or depart
- App goes off when changing status
- App always crashes on iPhone
- App works fine on Android but not iPhone
- App crashes when trying to depart destination
- App freezes when scanning barcode
- App weight data turns red
- App freezes and crashes
- App goes black frequently
- App crashes 99% of the time when finishing job
- App freezes, stops working, turns off
- App crashes when trying to close out load
- App crashes too much, won't reopen
- App crashes often, especially on location
Requested features
10 requests- Add chat/messaging support
- Include terminal location in text messages
- Allow manual entry of box numbers
- Automate total weight calculation
- Add search for BOLs and boxes
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- Enable flashlight mode for photos
- Allow editing of inputs
- Add option to go to previous page
- Improve map directions
- Allow copy-paste functionality
In-app purchases
SandDrive
No in-app purchases
PD NextGen
No in-app purchases
