PD NextGen vs ROOK Connect
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.
ROOK Connect
This all-in-one digital solution empowers businesses to scale, grow, and streamline operations with real-time data access and critical insights. It offers configurable CRM, ERP, and BI tools to enhance customer service and drive financial efficiencies.
- All-in-one digital business solution
- Real-time data access and operational visibility
- Critical business decision insights
- Configurable CRM, ERP, and BI tools
- Streamlined workflows
- Enhanced customer service
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Born in the cloud, ROOK Connect is a true all-in-one digital solution for businesses looking to scale, grow, add digital processes, and streamline workflows. Empowering businesses with the ability to access facts in real-time, the visibility on all operations as they happen, and the critical insight needed to make the best decisions for their business, ROOK Connect ensures that businesses have the essential digital tools needed to best serve customers to the best of their ability and drive financial efficiencies like never before. Focused on providing simple, configurable, and customizable software, CRM, ERP & BI solutions, ROOK Connect helps businesses, organizations, departments, staff, vendors, and customers reach and achieve the next level of success.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ROOK Connect at monthly against PD NextGen's every 3 months. PD NextGen's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). 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 ships an update every 3 months, ROOK Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PD NextGen | ROOK Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (121 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 5.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PropDispatch,LLC | Kenneth Bond |
Customer experience
PD NextGen
ROOK Connect
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
ROOK Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PD NextGen
No in-app purchases
ROOK Connect
No in-app purchases
