Comparison

TROY vs next4

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

Head to head
About

TROY

Access essential university resources, including faculty directories, campus maps, news, and academic course content. Stay connected with campus events, athletics, and student services. Manage your academic life and connect with the university community.

Highlights
  • Faculty and staff directory
  • Campus maps and directions
  • University news and events
  • Access to Canvas course content
  • Athletics scores and schedules
  • Emergency contact information
Features
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Use the Troy University app to find faculty and staff members in the directory and get in touch instantly, stay in-the-loop with the latest TROY news, watch videos from recent TROY events, check grades and course content, browse the schedule of courses, and more. It’s Troy University in the palm of your hand! Features: emergency: Find emergency contact numbers for TROY campuses. maps: View a map of a TROY campus and view places you want to go. directory: Search for and get in touch with TROY faculty and staff members. admissions: Visit Admissions and apply to TROY today. athletics: See scores, schedules, and news for the TROY Trojans! Canvas Student/Teacher: Get instant access to all of your Canvas online course content on the go. email: Quickly access your troy.edu email account. helpdesk: Visit our Helpdesk to request assistance. get spirit: Visit troytrojanspirit.com and “Show Your Trojan Warrior Spirit”. bookstore: Visit the TROY bookstore to view and order your textbooks. news: Keep up with all of the recent news about TROY. videos: Access great Troy University video content in one easy-to-view place. photos: Search and browse TROY photos. public radio: Tune in to Troy University Public Radio! events: View the upcoming TROY events. social hub: Stay connected with the people, places, and organizations that make up TROY. calendar: View the Troy University calendar for current and upcoming semesters and terms. askTROY: Find answers to your questions about TROY. library: Visit the Troy University Library. greek life: Visit the “Greek Life at Troy University” Website. dining: Find out what is going on with Dining Services. troy.edu: Access the Troy University Website. catalogs: View a Troy University Academic Catalog. oracle: View the Student Handbook. troy.edu/app: View the apps that are available from Troy University. MyTroy: Access to internal resources. Bus Services: Trojan transportation services. Facilities Schedule: See the schedule for Troy campus facilities. Trojan Card: Access your Trojan card account. Trojan Web Express: Access Trojan Web Express.

About

next4

This app helps you discover colleges by ranking them based on your preferences. It uses a unique card-sorting system to understand what matters most to you, providing a personalized list of schools with clear explanations for their ranking.

Highlights
  • Card-sorting preference system
  • Personalized college rankings
  • Detailed school breakdowns
  • Majors quiz
  • No account required
  • Offline data storage
Features
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You know roughly what you want out of college. Turning that into an actual list of schools is the hard part. next4 doesn't ask you to fill out another search form. You sort a deck of 86 cards — things like class size, city vs. college town, Greek life, research opportunities, distance from home — into five piles: Not For Me, Would Rather Not, Doesn't Matter, Would Like, and Must Have. Pick up to seven Must Haves. That's the whole input. Then next4 ranks 6,000+ U.S. colleges against what you just told it, and shows you why. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most college finders rank on a score they won't explain. next4's matching is deterministic — the same answers always produce the same list, and every school comes back carrying the specific cards of yours that put it there, grouped the way you sorted them. If a school is #3, you can see the reason in your own words. We only rank on things the data can actually defend. If the data can't answer for a school on some card, that school is neither rewarded nor punished — unknown is neutral, never a strike. HOW IT WORKS 1. Answer a few quick questions — home state, GPA range, test scores if you have them, budget, intended majors, what year you're in. 2. Rank what matters most to you. 3. Sort the 86 cards. 4. Get your ranked matches instantly. 5. Swipe right to save a school, left to pass. 6. Open any school for the full breakdown: cost, size, programs, and the cards that matched. Not sure what you want to study? A separate majors quiz ranks fields of study by what you're actually drawn to. BUILT ON REAL DATA Rankings run against federal and public sources — IPEDS enrollment, cost and program data, Clery campus statistics, EADA athletics, NCHC honors college listings, and BEA cost-of-living figures. Not scraped opinions. NO ACCOUNT, NO INBOX There's no sign-up, no password, and no email. Your sort and saved schools live on your device. You can turn analytics off in Settings at any time. BEFORE YOU START next4 helps you build a list worth researching. It does not predict or guarantee admission, and it is not a substitute for a school counselor or professional advice. Always check details directly with a college before you rely on them.

Screenshots

TROY4 screens
next44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: next4 at 5.0 against TROY's 3.9. TROY's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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

next4 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TROY has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TROY versus next4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTROYnext4
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (17 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB41 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTroy UniversityLUKA BENJAMIN HADZIC

Customer experience

TROY

All ratings17 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative10.0%

next4

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

In-app purchases

None

TROY

No in-app purchases

None

next4

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TROY free?
TROY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is next4 free?
next4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TROY or next4?
next4 is rated higher. TROY averages 3.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while next4 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do TROY or next4 have ads?
Neither TROY nor next4 shows ads.

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