Comparison

NEXT for Managers and Crew vs BPI Connect (cc6ff8)

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personal schedule management
  • Automatic schedule updates
  • Shift reminders
  • Request shift cover
  • Pick up extra hours
  • Managerial shift coverage
Features
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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.

About

BPI Connect (cc6ff8)

This workplace communication app connects approved organizations and multi-location teams. It facilitates direct messaging, location-based group chats, and company-wide announcements for secure employee and leadership communication.

Highlights
  • Direct messaging
  • Location-based group conversations
  • Company announcements
  • HR communication
  • Leadership updates
  • Secure communication
Features
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BPI Connect is a workplace communication app for approved organizations and multi-location teams. The app helps teams stay connected through direct messages, location-based group conversations, company announcements, HR communication, and leadership updates. BPI Connect is designed for organizations that need a secure way to communicate with authorized employees, managers, supervisors, HR users, and leadership across multiple locations. Accounts are provisioned by approved organization administrators. Additional organizations may request access through the BPI Connect website.

Screenshots

NEXT for Managers and Crew4 screens
BPI Connect (cc6ff8)3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BPI Connect (cc6ff8) at 5.0 against NEXT for Managers and Crew's 4.6. BPI Connect (cc6ff8) also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). NEXT for Managers and Crew's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BPI Connect (cc6ff8) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NEXT for Managers and Crew has 3.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NEXT for Managers and Crew ships an update monthly, BPI Connect (cc6ff8) every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NEXT for Managers and Crew versus BPI Connect (cc6ff8): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNEXT for Managers and CrewBPI Connect (cc6ff8)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.4K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNext Force Technology, Inc.vlad ZILBER

Customer experience

NEXT for Managers and Crew

All ratings3,370 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative70.0%

BPI Connect (cc6ff8)

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

BPI Connect (cc6ff8)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NEXT for Managers and Crew

No in-app purchases

None

BPI Connect (cc6ff8)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NEXT for Managers and Crew free?
NEXT for Managers and Crew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BPI Connect (cc6ff8) free?
BPI Connect (cc6ff8) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NEXT for Managers and Crew or BPI Connect (cc6ff8)?
BPI Connect (cc6ff8) is rated higher. NEXT for Managers and Crew averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while BPI Connect (cc6ff8) averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do NEXT for Managers and Crew or BPI Connect (cc6ff8) have ads?
Neither NEXT for Managers and Crew nor BPI Connect (cc6ff8) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NEXT for Managers and Crew or BPI Connect (cc6ff8)?
NEXT for Managers and Crew ships an update monthly, and BPI Connect (cc6ff8) every 8 days. Most recently, NEXT for Managers and Crew was updated on October 24, 2026 and BPI Connect (cc6ff8) on October 22, 2026.

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