Now and Next Lite vs MULTI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Now and Next Lite
This app helps create visual schedules and communication aids using "First - Then" cards. It supports various ages and learning stages by articulating current and upcoming activities with customizable cards and a unique timeline feature.
- Create "First - Then" activity cards
- Over 60 pre-set activities
- Custom activity creation with own images
- Optional spoken activity names
- Activity grouping by custom categories
- Adjustable timeline for sequential activities
- Backup and restore functionality
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Show a child what is happening now, and what is happening next. Now and Next takes the part of the day that is hardest to explain and makes it something a child can see. Put the current activity on one side of a card and the one that comes after it on the other, and “we're leaving the playground after this” stops being an argument and becomes a picture to point at. Teachers and therapists usually call it a first-then board. It is the same idea, and the app does both. It was built by parents, and it is used at home, in preschool and elementary classrooms, and in therapy sessions: with autistic children, with children who have ADHD, with children whose speech and language is still developing, and with any young child whose day goes better when they can see it laid out. Now and Next Lite is free to use, with no ads, so you can find out whether it works for your child before you spend anything. WHAT LITE GIVES YOU • Two Now and Next cards • One choice card, offering two or three pictures to choose from • Three custom activities of your own • All 60+ built-in activities, the Time Line, spoken activities and your own wording • No ads NOW AND NEXT CARDS Pick two activities and the card is made. Tap a picture to hear the activity read aloud. If your family or your classroom says something other than “Now” and “Next,” change the wording to the words you already use. CHOICE CARDS, WITH TWO OR THREE PICTURES Ask with pictures instead of words. A choice card is a visual choice board: a question and two or three activities to choose from — milk or water, playground or backyard, which book at bedtime — so a child can pick one by pointing. TIME LINE Put your cards in order and the Time Line runs the routine for you. Each card stays up for as long as you set, then moves on by itself, with an optional friendly sound as it changes. 60+ ACTIVITIES, AND ROOM FOR YOUR OWN More than 60 illustrated activities come with the app, covering home and school from breakfast and brushing teeth to school, nap time and the dentist. Adding your own is just as easy: take a photo, choose one from your library, or create a picture with Image Playground on supported devices. IN YOUR LANGUAGE The app follows your device language in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Italian, including the names of the built-in activities. Anything you typed yourself stays exactly as you wrote it. UNLOCKING THE FULL VERSION One in-app purchase, with no subscription, lifts every limit: as many cards and choice cards as you need, as many custom activities as you want to make, and backing up and restoring what you have built. You never need it to remove ads: there are none. Everything you have already created stays exactly where it is. NO ADS, AND YOUR PRIVACY Lite shows no ads, whether or not you unlock the full version, and it never asks to track you. Whatever you create stays on your device. Your photos, activities and cards are not collected or shared, and there is no account to create and no sign-in. If you unlock the full version, Apple takes the payment, and the app checks your purchase with RevenueCat, our purchase service, using an anonymous identifier rather than your name.
MULTI
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The MULTI-SCHOOLS Mobile App brings together a vibrant set of digital features designed to help schools grow into truly welcoming and inclusive learning communities. It offers: - A Self-Assessment Tool that helps schools measure their readiness to embrace diversity, while collecting parents’ and children’s experiences with current practices. - The Children’s Pack, a collection of playful, interactive, language-rich activities for teachers to use in class or in non-formal settings. - The Family Forum, a friendly meeting point where parents can connect, exchange ideas, and support one another. - The Mentoring Pack, filled with engaging activities that encourage communication, collaboration, and bonding between parents and children. Available in EN, ES, IT, DE, SI, and GR, the app offers a clear and accessible overview of how prepared primary schools are to welcome learners with migrant backgrounds. It also provides a safe, multilingual space for families to express their views, share their stories, and propose ways to build fairer and more inclusive educational practices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MULTI at none against Now and Next Lite's 1. MULTI also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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. Now and Next Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MULTI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Now and Next Lite ships an update every 2 months, MULTI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Now and Next Lite | MULTI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Stanley | A&A EMPHASYS INTERACTIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Now and Next Lite
- Unlock full version$6.99
MULTI
No in-app purchases
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