LodDepot Next vs Casting Networks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LodDepot Next
This tool helps sales representatives manage catalogs and create sales orders efficiently. It provides access to customer history, pricing, and inventory to streamline the sales process and reduce order processing time.
- Mobile catalog presentation
- Sales order writing
- Customer-specific pricing
- Inventory management
- Order history access
- Barcode scanning for order picking
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LodDepot Mobile Catalog simplifies writing sales orders and presenting a catalog—ideal for reps and sales teams on the road, at trade shows, or in showrooms. This powerful, fast, and simple tool provides a wide range of benefits for manufacturer and distributor sales reps: Enhanced preparation for customer appointments with access to order history and trends. Avoidance of overselling inventory by maintaining customer-specific pricing. Elimination of manual order entry, increasing the number of customers served daily. Strengthened professional image during customer interactions. Reduced order processing costs and handling time by customer service. Ability to ship orders and update inventory within hours instead of days. Back office support through item and completed order management, plus barcode scanning to ensure accurate order picking before shipping
Casting Networks
This app allows actors, models, and performers to manage their professional profiles, submit to auditions, and respond to casting requests directly from their mobile device. It connects talent with thousands of casting directors and representatives.
- Access performer profiles
- Submit headshots and reels
- View and submit to Casting Billboard
- Respond to media and audition requests
- Manage callback requests
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Our new iOS application for Casting Networks enables actors, models and other performers to access their profile, headshots and reels, view and submit to the Casting Billboard, and view/respond to media requests, question requests, audition requests, and callback requests from casting. Casting Networks’ state-of-the-art casting software connects talent with over 20,000 casting directors and talent reps who are looking for performers like you. More than 1.3 million performers have used Casting Networks to schedule 14 million auditions since 2002. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of Service: https://www.castingnetworks.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.castingnetworks.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LodDepot Next at none against Casting Networks's 1. LodDepot Next also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Casting Networks's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 7) and chart position (#102 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Casting Networks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. LodDepot Next asks for nothing beyond the download.
LodDepot Next holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Casting Networks has 1.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LodDepot Next ships an update every 2 weeks, Casting Networks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LodDepot Next | Casting Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 22.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #102 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Lodvikov | Casting Networks LLC |
Customer experience
LodDepot Next
Casting Networks
Bugs and requests
LodDepot Next
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Casting Networks
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Unable to view attachments or media in the app
- Inconsistent or missing notifications
- Profile and account management issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to submit auditions directly from the app
- Display audition due dates in the app
- Improve search and sorting functionality
- Allow translation of information in the app
In-app purchases
LodDepot Next
No in-app purchases
Casting Networks
- Casting Networks Membership14 Days trial$29.991 Month
Questions
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