Comparison

myNILpay vs neXT

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

Head to head
About

myNILpay

This platform enables fans and businesses to directly pay college student athletes in an NCAA-compliant manner. It empowers athletes across all divisions and sports to monetize their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) through direct deposits and provides support services.

Highlights
  • Direct NIL payments to college athletes
  • NCAA compliant transactions
  • Support for all divisions and sports
  • Monetize Name, Image, and Likeness
  • Direct deposit to athlete bank accounts
  • Resources for tax, career, and financial literacy
Features
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myNILpay is a first-of-its-kind digital platform that allows any fan, or business, or collective an NCAA compliant way to direct-pay college student athletes. All 1,000+ schools and 500,000+ NCAA athletes, providing an opportunity for athletes at all levels (D1-D2-D3) and all sports and all genders to monetize their Name. Image. and Likeness (N.I.L.). HOW IT WORKS: The fan selects the athlete to receive funds Email is sent directly to Athlete school email (.edu) The athlete accepts and the funds get deposited directly to their bank account. That’s it. No other action by the athlete is required. FOR STUDENT ATHLETES: N.I.L. monetization has been focused on high-profile players in revenue sports leaving out the 450,000+ student athletes that play all sports at all levels of competition. myNILpay is for all student athletes that have family, friends, alumni, hometown support, social media followers, anyone they can think of, that wants to help support them while they are attending college. myNILpay will provide direct support for tax services, career services, wealth management, NIL education and financial literacy resources to qualified athletes utilizing the app. FOR BUSINESS & CHARITIES: myNILpay offers a centralized hub for businesses and charities to contact student athletes to initiate traditional sponsorship opportunities, reducing the friction of the transaction and providing increased financial value for both the business and the student athlete. COMPLIANCE: myNILpay will keep athletes compliant by keeping track of the transactions and reporting the results monthly to their schools. myNILpay’s approach can protect fans from issues with the facilitation of questionable or illegal NIL transactions by facilitating a taxable transaction.

About

neXT

Discover and follow rising high school basketball athletes. Engage with content to earn XP, level up, and compete for real-world prizes on a global leaderboard. Stay connected with your favorite players through curated feeds and exclusive community access.

Highlights
  • Track rising basketball athletes
  • Gamified scouting with XP rewards
  • Leaderboard with real-world prizes
  • Curated athlete feeds
  • Follow athletes and join communities
  • Exclusive merch drops
Features
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neXT is built for fans who know ball. The ones who can spot talent before it’s obvious. Talent discovery: Track rising basketball and football athletes and spot breakout players first — from under-the-radar prospects to future stars. Join Programs and follow scouts Join one of our growing list of programs to get a deeper dive into the athletes of that program. Our extensive network allows you to also follow program scouts, which gives you inside access of all the players that are on the program's radar! Two feeds built for discovery • neXT Feed: a curated feed built from hundreds of external X (Twitter) and Instagram sources in the basketball and football space, focused only on our neXT athletes • Radar Feed: discover new standout basketball and fotball talent you haven’t seen yet, powered by the same extensive network of Twitter sources that fuels the neXT Feed • Scouts Feed: Get a feed dedicated to athletes the scouts are focused on! • Turn on Favorites to filter each feed down to only the athletes you follow and care about most Gamified Scouting with XP rewards: Support athletes by engaging with athlete content to earn XP and level up through global neXT tiers, as well as individual athlete's tiers. Leaderboard + real-world prizes: Earn more XP, climb the leaderboard, and unlock chances to win real prizes, including exclusive athlete merch, former NBA stars signed jerseys, high demand game tickets, and many more! Three feeds built for discovery • neXT Feed: a curated feed built from hundreds of external X (Twitter) and Instagram sources in the basketball and fotball space, focused only on our neXT athletes • Radar Feed: discover new standout basketball and fotball talent you haven’t seen yet, powered by the same extensive network of Twitter sources that fuels the neXT Feed • Turn on Favorites to filter each feed down to only the athletes you follow and care about most Follow athletes + join communities Follow your favorite rising athletes and join their personal communities to stay connected to everything they’re doing, throughout their career. Exclusive merch drops Get access to the latest program merch drops for the NeXT athletes you follow — and grab new releases right when they go live. neXT is the first ever gamified scouting app that proves you "knew about that player" before the hype. It’s a platform for discovering new basketball and football talent, following those athletes through their journey, and staying updated with curated feeds, all centered around them. Earn XP and climb the leaderboard for IRL rewards. neXT brings a fresh new way to support rising basketball and football stars and be part of their story from the very beginning.

Screenshots

myNILpay4 screens
neXT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: myNILpay at every 3 weeks against neXT's every 3 months. myNILpay also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2). neXT's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

neXT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myNILpay has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myNILpay ships an update every 3 weeks, neXT every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
myNILpay versus neXT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyNILpayneXT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB22 MB
Age rating4+9+
DevelopermyNILpay, Inc.Next NDO, LLC

Customer experience

myNILpay

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

neXT

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

myNILpay

No in-app purchases

None

neXT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myNILpay free?
myNILpay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is neXT free?
neXT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myNILpay or neXT?
neXT is rated higher. myNILpay averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while neXT averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do myNILpay or neXT have ads?
Neither myNILpay nor neXT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myNILpay or neXT?
myNILpay ships an update every 3 weeks, and neXT every 3 months. Most recently, myNILpay was updated on November 3, 2026 and neXT on October 31, 2026.

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