Balanced Veterans Network vs Squad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balanced Veterans Network
Connect with a veteran community, access educational content, and participate in wellness classes. The app also provides resources for MMJ card reimbursement and information on veteran-specific issues.
- Veteran community connection
- Live and recorded wellness classes
- MMJ card reimbursement application
- Legislative and educational content
- Community engagement resources
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Dedicated Community Engagement, Education and Resources. We offer resources for all BVN pillars and community engagement within our app -Connect with the BVN veteran community -Participate in live wellness classes or view recorded ones -Directly apply for MMJ card reimbursement -Have access to current legislative and educational content specific to veteran's issues affecting our community
Squad
This application enables businesses to scan customer QR codes for seamless payment processing. It is designed exclusively for partners of the service, facilitating transactions for products and services.
- QR code scanning for payments
- Product and service transactions
- Business partner exclusive
- Point of Sale functionality
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First version of Squad POS (Point of Sale). This app is only for Squad partners with businesses that need to scan customer’s QR codes to pay for products and services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Squad at 5.0 against Balanced Veterans Network's 4.5. Squad also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). Balanced Veterans Network's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Squad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Balanced Veterans Network ships an update every 3 weeks, Squad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balanced Veterans Network | Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balanced Veterans | SQUADJJ, LLC |
Customer experience
Balanced Veterans Network
Squad
In-app purchases
Balanced Veterans Network
No in-app purchases
Squad
No in-app purchases
Questions
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