QSR Inventory vs NEXT for Managers and Crew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QSR Inventory
Streamline your inventory management with this app. Enter items manually or use your device's camera or a Bluetooth scanner for quick data capture. Submit inventory data instantly over Wi-Fi or cellular, eliminating tedious syncing.
- Manual inventory entry
- Camera scanning
- Bluetooth scanner support
- Wi-Fi submission
- Cellular submission
- Eliminates device syncing
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The QSRSoft Inventory App allows inventory to quickly and accurately be taken and submitted. Inventory can be entered manually or scanned via the device camera or bluetooth scanner. The app submits the inventory either via wi-fi or cellular network and eliminates the time-consuming and cumbersome device syncing processes.
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
The clearest difference is rating: NEXT for Managers and Crew at 4.6 against QSR Inventory's 3.8. NEXT for Managers and Crew also leads on ratings volume (3.4K vs 85). QSR Inventory's advantage is review sentiment (39% vs 21%) and iOS requirement (13.4 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.
NEXT for Managers and Crew holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NEXT for Managers and Crew has 3.4K ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of QSR Inventory's written reviews are positive against 21% of NEXT for Managers and Crew's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
QSR Inventory ships an update every 4 weeks, NEXT for Managers and Crew every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QSR Inventory | NEXT for Managers and Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (85 ratings) | 4.6 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews — better | 21.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 85 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QSRSoft, Limited Liability Company | Next Force Technology, Inc. |
Customer experience
QSR Inventory
NEXT for Managers and Crew
Bugs and requests
QSR Inventory
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
QSR Inventory
No in-app purchases
NEXT for Managers and Crew
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is QSR Inventory free?
Is NEXT for Managers and Crew free?
Which has better reviews, QSR Inventory or NEXT for Managers and Crew?
Do QSR Inventory or NEXT for Managers and Crew have ads?
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