Comparison

MyGabb vs Forum NextGen

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

Head to head
About

MyGabb

This app provides parents with tools to monitor their children's location and manage their Gabb devices. It offers features like GPS tracking, customizable safe zones with alerts, and contact management to ensure child safety and growing independence.

Highlights
  • Location tracking and history
  • Customizable Safe Zones with alerts
  • Intuitive Parental Controls
  • Easy device pairing
  • Parent-approved contacts
  • Designed for Gabb devices
Features
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The MyGabb app is designed to help parents protect and stay connected with their kids as they explore the world with Gabb devices. With intuitive parental controls, GPS location and easy device management, MyGabb gives you the tools to support your child’s safety and growing independence. Quickly view your child’s location, set up customizable Safe Zones with alerts, and manage who they can contact—all from one simple app. Whether you’re managing one device or several, MyGabb makes it easy to stay informed and in control. Key Features: Location tracking and history Customizable Safe Zones with alerts Intuitive Parental Controls Easy device pairing and management Parent-approved contacts Designed exclusively for Gabb devices Learn more about Gabb: Gabb provides safe tech made specifically to protect kids, connect families, and empower parents. Gabb devices—Gabb Watch3 Gabb Phone 4 Pro, Gabb Phone 4, Gabb Phone 3 Pro—were all created with kids’ safety as the top priority and provide safe “tech in steps” options for kids 5-18. All Gabb devices come with unlimited talk and text with no access to social media, internet, or unsafe apps. Parents can stay safely connected with their kids through GPS tracking, safe messaging, geofenced safe zones with alerts when a child’s device enters or leaves specified locations, and more. Gabb’s growing list of safe apps, like Gabb Music and Gabb Messenger, give kids more ways to learn the benefits of technology without all the dangers.

About

Forum NextGen

Features
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Connect and engage with the Forum NextGen app! You will be able to view upcoming events, give, read the bible, and more!

Screenshots

MyGabb4 screens
Forum NextGen2 screens

Verdict

The call

MyGabb and Forum NextGen are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

MyGabb ships an update fortnightly, Forum NextGen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MyGabb versus Forum NextGen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyGabbForum NextGen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.2K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabb Wireless, Inc.CHRISTIAN FORUM CHURCH

Bugs and requests

MyGabb

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Contacts and device pairing issues
  • Unreliable GPS and location updates
  • App crashes when trying to edit lock mode
  • Inconsistent performance after software updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view text message content
  • More customization options for tasks and chores
  • Improved GPS accuracy and live tracking
  • Separate AM/PM chore settings
  • Ability to see earned coins/rewards

Forum NextGen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MyGabb

No in-app purchases

None

Forum NextGen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyGabb free?
MyGabb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forum NextGen free?
Forum NextGen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyGabb or Forum NextGen have ads?
Neither MyGabb nor Forum NextGen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyGabb or Forum NextGen?
MyGabb ships an update fortnightly, and Forum NextGen every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyGabb was updated on November 7, 2026 and Forum NextGen on November 3, 2026.

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