Comparison

nextJoy vs Geru

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

Head to head
About

nextJoy

A digital account designed for financial education for families, featuring Disney characters. It allows young users to manage their money with a debit card, Pix transfers, and scheduled allowances, while parents monitor all transactions in real-time for enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Financial education for families
  • Debit card for purchases
  • Pix transfers and bill payments
  • Scheduled allowances
  • Savings account
  • Disney character customization
  • Parental real-time transaction monitoring
Features
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nextJoy é a conta digital do Banco Bradesco com a magia do universo Disney. Uma jornada de educação financeira que incentiva o bate-papo para toda a família. Para deixar tudo ainda mais seguro, os pais ou responsáveis acompanham em tempo real todas as movimentações da conta. São diversos recursos que permitem que eles aprendam a ter autonomia para tomar suas próprias decisões financeiras. O que eles podem fazer na conta? • Cartão de débito para suas compras • Pagar e transferir via Pix • Receber uma Mesada Programada • Pagar boletos via app • Escolher temas com personagens da Disney para personalizar o app • Guardar dinheiro na poupança • Aproveitar cupons de descontos em Mimos A conta é exclusiva para menores de 18 anos, vinculada com a conta next ou Bradesco do responsável. E não há cobrança de tarifa para abrir a conta. A marca next e o aplicativo next são propriedade do Banco Bradesco S.A., banco múltiplo, inscrito no CNPJ sob nº 60.746.948.0001-12, com sede na Cidade de Deus, s/n, Vila Yara, Osasco, SP, CEP 06029-900

About

Geru

Access personalized credit lines and manage loans easily. Make purchases with Pix and pay later, or pay off installments and contracts anytime. Get credit to fund your future plans.

Highlights
  • Personalized credit lines
  • Flexible credit with profile-based rates
  • GeruPay for cardless Pix purchases
  • Pay later for Pix purchases
  • Loan management
  • Pay or prepay installments
  • Early contract payoff
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O aplicativo da Geru nasceu pra simplificar sua vida e sua relação com o dinheiro. Com o app, você pode ter acesso a linhas de crédito personalizadas, flexíveis e com taxas calculadas de acordo com o seu perfil. E uma das vantagens que só existe aqui no app é o GeruPay, o crédito pra fazer compras sem cartão e sem enrolação. Com ele, você pode comprar à vista no Pix e pagar depois na Geru. No aplicativo da Geru, você também pode fazer a gestão dos seus empréstimos de forma simples e intuitiva. Dá pra pagar ou antecipar parcelas e quitar seu contrato a qualquer hora, sabia? Crédito pra quem quer viver os planos futuro hoje. Deixe seu app sempre atualizado e, se precisar de ajuda, é só chamar! Baixe o app da Geru. Uma empresa Open Co. Quer saber o que você paga quando usa seu crédito? A gente mostra um exemplo. Crédito usado: R$ 5.000,00 Juros: 4,9% ao mês Imposto sobre Operações Financeiras (IOF): R$ 94,09 Parcelamento: 12 meses Custo Efetivo Total (CET): 84,39% ao ano Valor da parcela: R$ 571,51 Total a ser pago ao final de 12 meses: R$6.858,12

Screenshots

nextJoy4 screens
Geru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: nextJoy at 4.7 against Geru's 1.0. nextJoy also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 14%) and ratings volume (178 vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

nextJoy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nextJoy has 178 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of nextJoy's written reviews are positive against 14% of Geru's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nextJoy ships an update every 3 weeks, Geru fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
nextJoy versus Geru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternextJoyGeru
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (178 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews — better13.6% of reviews
Number of ratings178 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB117 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperBANCO BRADESCO S.A.Open Co Tecnologia S.A

Customer experience

nextJoy

All ratings178 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral15.1%
Negative43.4%

Geru

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.4%

In-app purchases

None

nextJoy

No in-app purchases

None

Geru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nextJoy free?
nextJoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geru free?
Geru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, nextJoy or Geru?
nextJoy is rated higher. nextJoy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while Geru averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do nextJoy or Geru have ads?
Neither nextJoy nor Geru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nextJoy or Geru?
nextJoy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Geru fortnightly. Most recently, nextJoy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Geru on November 3, 2026.

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