FanAngelConnect vs NEXTUP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FanAngelConnect
This app provides a secure platform for sports teams to communicate. Coaches, participants, and parents can share updates, engage in discussions, and message individuals or groups without sharing personal contact information.
- Team-wide communication
- One-on-one messaging
- Group messaging by tags
- Participant discussions
- Parent communication
- Secure platform
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Build your team on AND off the field. FanAngel Connect is the safe and secure way for coaches, participants, and parents to communicate effectively. No more sharing your personal cell number or digging through text and email chains. Keep all your team's communication in one place with three roles: Coaches can send updates to everyone at once, have one-on-one conversations, or message particular groups based on tagging (e.g. Offense, Defense) or multi-select. Participants can participate in team-wide discussions, within their assigned groups, or individually with coaches or other participants. Parents can chat with all parents or directly with another parent or coach. (This role is optional.) Get your whole team on the same page with FanAngel Connect.
NEXTUP
This app uses your phone's camera to accurately measure athletic attributes like height, wingspan, and vertical jump. It provides verified, timestamped data that can be easily shared with coaches and programs, helping athletes track their progress over time.
- Camera-based athletic measurements
- Verified, timestamped data
- Athlete profile creation
- Progress tracking
- One-tap sharing with coaches
- Standardized testing anywhere
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NEXTUP. turns your phone into a verified measuring tool for athletes. Point the camera, follow the on-screen guide, and get standardized measurements of height, wingspan, hand size, arm length and vertical jump. No special equipment, no guessing, no self-reported numbers. Every result is verified, timestamped and saved to your athlete profile. Measure anywhere. Same test, same standard, whether you’re at a camp, a gym or your driveway. Measure on your own or have a coach run it for a whole team. Track real progress. Every measurement is stored in one place, so you can see how your vertical jump changes across a season instead of remembering a number from last spring. Share numbers coaches trust. Send your verified profile to a coach, recruiter or program with one tap. They see the measurements, how they were taken and when, so there’s nothing to question. Built for youth athletes, high school players, college athletes and pros, and for the coaches and programs who measure them. Test. Verify. Share.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NEXTUP at 5.0 against FanAngelConnect's 3.0. NEXTUP also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NEXTUP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
FanAngelConnect ships an update every 2 months, NEXTUP fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FanAngelConnect | NEXTUP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FanAngel | NEXTUP. Inc. |
Customer experience
FanAngelConnect
NEXTUP
In-app purchases
FanAngelConnect
No in-app purchases
NEXTUP
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FanAngelConnect free?
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