UpSquad vs Next8Count
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UpSquad
Connect, organize, and share impact stories with your community. This app offers custom branding for organizations, facilitating meetings, events, and communication. It's designed to build online communities and track program success.
- Custom branding for organizations
- Member search and profiles
- Virtual, in-person, and hybrid events
- Video story recording and sharing
- Instant messaging and group chats
- Social feed for announcements
- Document and resource management
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UpSquad is your organization's or group's custom-branded program app to easily connect, have meetings & events, and capture Blooming video stories of impact. Engage your members with programs, resources, and communications all in one place, and share your impact to the world! UpSquad (For Individuals) Easily connect in a Positive space and share your Stories People – Easy Search for People by profile and background Meetings & Events – Host virtual, in-person and hybrid meetings and events Videos – Record and share video stories of impact Messaging – Instant messaging to People and Groups Social Feed – Discussion board for sharing Announcements and Successes Alerts – App alerts & Emails for meetings and communications UpSquad (For Organizations and Groups. Contact us at hello@upsquad.com) Build an online community around your Programs and Grow your impact Custom Branded – Have your organization or group branded mobile app People – Easy Search for People by profile and background Groups – Group People by Squads Meetings & Events – Host virtual, in-person, and hybrid meetings and events Videos – Record and share video stories of impact Messaging – Instant messaging to People and Groups Social Feed – Discussion board for sharing Announcements and Successes Documents – Document & Resource management system Dashboard – Admin access to data insights, security, and privacy settings Scale – Scale programs, and reach across states and countries Alerts – App alerts and emails for meetings and communications www.upsquad.com We would love to hear from you. Contact us at hello@upsquad.com
Next8Count
Discover dance events nationwide, from competitions and workshops to shows and auditions. Find events by location, dance style, or type, and save your favorites. Organizers can also submit and manage their own events.
- Discover dance events nationwide
- Filter by dance style and event type
- Search events by name, city, or month
- Interactive map of nearby events
- Save favorite events
- Get event notifications
- Submit and manage organizer events
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Next8Count is the nationwide platform for discovering dance events. Whether you compete, train, or just love to watch, Next8Count puts every convention, competition, workshop, show, battle, audition, and intensive in one place. What you can do: •Discover — Browse a featured carousel, trending events, and what's coming up near you, with filters by dance style and event type. •Search — Find events by name, city, dance style, type, or month. •Map — Explore an interactive map with a pin for every event so you can see what's happening around you. •Save — Bookmark the events you care about for quick access later. •Get notified — Stay up to date on the events and organizers you follow. •For organizers — Submit your own events and manage them from an organizer dashboard, helping the dance community find you. Next8Count is built for dancers, studios, and event organizers across the country — your home base for everything happening in the dance world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UpSquad at none against Next8Count's 3. UpSquad also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). Next8Count's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Next8Count sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. UpSquad asks for nothing beyond the download.
UpSquad ships an update monthly, Next8Count every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UpSquad | Next8Count |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | UpSquad Inc | Justin Diaz |
Customer experience
UpSquad
Next8Count
In-app purchases
UpSquad
No in-app purchases
Next8Count
- Basic Boost$4.99
- Deluxe Featured$9.99
- Premium Featured$14.99









