PD NextGen vs Solaris Vision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Solaris Vision
Gain real-time, end-to-end supply chain visibility for proppant management. Monitor well site sand levels, track truck status and metrics, manage loading facility inventory, and record key well site events and stage metrics.
- Real-time supply chain visibility
- Well site monitoring
- Trucking status and metrics
- Loading facility inventory
- Event timeline and stage metrics
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Solaris Vision® provides users of the Solaris' Mobile Proppant Management System with end-to-end supply chain visibility from the loading facility to the well site, in real-time. Well Site Monitoring – Keep track of sand levels and throughput within of Solaris Mobile Proppant Management Systems. Trucking – View truck information associated to your well site including last mile status and metrics, order proppant, and accept/decline loads. Loading Facilities – View the inventory remaining on your purchase orders associated to specific loading facilities. Timeline - Keep track of well site events such as stage start, stage end, and well issues and receive stage metrics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PD NextGen at 2.2 against Solaris Vision's 1.0. PD NextGen also leads on ratings volume (125 vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). Solaris Vision's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
PD NextGen holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PD NextGen has 125 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of PD NextGen's written reviews are positive against 0% of Solaris Vision's.
PD NextGen ships an update every 3 months, Solaris Vision monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PD NextGen | Solaris Vision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (125 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PropDispatch,LLC | Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, LLC |
Customer experience
PD NextGen
Solaris Vision
Bugs and 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
Solaris Vision
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PD NextGen
No in-app purchases
Solaris Vision
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PD NextGen free?
Is Solaris Vision free?
Which has better reviews, PD NextGen or Solaris Vision?
Do PD NextGen or Solaris Vision have ads?
Which is updated more often, PD NextGen or Solaris Vision?
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