Comparison

CEL vs CrewSolutions Trainee

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CEL

This app optimizes wireless network installations when paired with specific CEL-FI hardware. It allows for system activation, software updates, and detailed signal analysis for improved performance. Features include antenna positioning and signal reporting for comprehensive network assessments.

Highlights
  • System activation and deactivation
  • Software updates
  • Antenna, band, and channel settings
  • Antenna positioning
  • Full signal reports
  • Grid and talk out tests
  • Network/donor assessments
Features
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Note: This app only works with CEL-FI COMPASS and Nextivity SHIELD systems. For all other CEL-FI products, use the CEL-FI WAVE app. The WAVE PRO app and CEL-FI COMPASS combine to facilitate and optimize CEL-FI and SHIELD installations. The COMPASS and COMPASS XR use a 3G/4G/5G and 700/800 MHz LMR service scanner to perform wireless network/donor assessments. Connect your COMPASS to a CEL-FI QUATRA system to Activate/Deactivate it, update software, or change Antenna, Band, and Channel settings. Optimization features with COMPASS XR include Antenna Positioning, Full Signal Report, Grid Test, and Talk Out Test. The legacy COMPASS also includes a Serving Cell Report and Speed Test. For more information and troubleshooting help, go to www.nextivityinc.com/support.

About

CrewSolutions Trainee

Features
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CrewSolutions Trainee gives eligible electrical trainees a flexible way to find and accept temporary electrical work opportunities that fit their schedule. Instead of being locked into a traditional full-time or part-time schedule, trainees can view available approved jobs, choose the assignments they want, and pick up work when it works for them. The trainee app helps electrical trainees create a profile, upload required documents, view approved assignments, accept eligible jobs, clock in and out, submit timecards, and build real job experience with approved electrical contractor shops. CrewSolutions is designed to make temporary electrical work more flexible and organized. Trainees can use the app to manage job opportunities, track assignment activity, and submit hours through one simple platform. For approved assignments, CrewSolutions supports payroll-related onboarding and job administration so trainees can focus on gaining experience, working professionally, and choosing opportunities that fit around their current work schedule. Key features: ● Electrical trainee onboarding ● Profile creation ● Document upload support ● View available approved work opportunities ● Accept jobs that fit your schedule ● Job location, date, time, and detail access ● Clock in and clock out ● Location-based job activity ● Submit timecards for review ● Track assignment activity ● Payroll-related onboarding and support ● Communication and support workflows CrewSolutions helps electrical trainees gain hands-on experience, pick up temporary work, and manage job-related activity through one simple platform. Access to assignments may require account review, document verification, eligibility review, and admin approval. Work availability is not guaranteed.

Screenshots

CEL4 screens
CrewSolutions Trainee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CrewSolutions Trainee at every 4 days against CEL's every 2 months. CEL's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CEL ships an update every 2 months, CrewSolutions Trainee every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CEL versus CrewSolutions Trainee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCELCrewSolutions Trainee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextivity, IncKainoa McIntosh

In-app purchases

None

CEL

No in-app purchases

None

CrewSolutions Trainee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CEL free?
CEL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrewSolutions Trainee free?
CrewSolutions Trainee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CEL or CrewSolutions Trainee have ads?
Neither CEL nor CrewSolutions Trainee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CEL or CrewSolutions Trainee?
CEL ships an update every 2 months, and CrewSolutions Trainee every 4 days. Most recently, CEL was updated on September 29, 2026 and CrewSolutions Trainee on October 9, 2026.

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