Cairn University App vs ShowNxt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cairn University App
Stay connected with your university community through instant updates, school newsletters, and event information. Manage notification preferences for timely alerts and easily access contact details.
- Instant community updates
- Push notifications for urgent notices
- School newsletter access
- Event calendar with subscription options
- Quick contact directory
- Customizable notification settings
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Bridge the gap between home and school with the Cairn University app, developed by Digistorm. Receive instant information about Cairn University, push notifications for urgent updates, school newsletters and more. Key features of the Cairn University app: Notices: the Notices module provides Cairn University with the ability to keep their community informed with important information, with push notifications for urgent school notices Calendar: the Calendar module displays all events occurring in the current week or those that are up-and-coming. Events can easily be subscribed to, shared and saved for later Newsletter: the Newsletter module allows Cairn University to share electronic newsletters, directly to the app Other features such as a quick and easy Contact Directory help you to reach Cairn University with the tap of a button Settings allows you to manage the frequency and type of notifications that you receive from Cairn. Developed by Digistorm - Software for Smarter Schools.
ShowNxt
Connect with college soccer coaches and discover open roster spots nationwide. Build your profile, apply with one tap, and get noticed based on your recruiting effort and activity streak. This platform is free for athletes and designed to be NCAA compliant.
- Browse open college soccer roster spots
- Apply directly with your athlete profile
- Build detailed athlete profiles
- Message coaches directly
- Track recruiting pipeline
- Daily recruiting streak and activity level
- NCAA compliant platform
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ShowNxt is the college soccer recruiting marketplace built for athletes who show up. Browse real open roster spots posted by college coaches across NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, and NJCAA. Apply directly with your profile. Get discovered based on effort — not how much you paid. FREE FOR ATHLETES. ALWAYS. HOW IT WORKS 1. Build your profile in minutes Add your position, graduation year, GPA, height/weight, highlight video, and academic info. Your profile is your application. 2. Browse open spots from real coaches Every listing is posted by a verified college coach with specific requirements: position, grad year, GPA minimums, and more. No filler. No fake opportunities. 3. Apply with one tap Send your full profile to a coach with one tap. Coaches review you, message you directly, and take it from there. YOUR STREAK. YOUR RANK. ShowNxt rewards effort with the Activity Level system — a 10-tier ranking driven by your daily recruiting streak. Send a coach a message, apply to a listing, or reply to a coach in your inbox. Do it every day and your streak grows. Level 1 starts at 1 day; Level 10 is a full year of consecutive activity. Coaches see your Activity Level on every search result. The athletes who show up every day surface first — not the ones who paid the most. WHAT'S INCLUDED • Apply to open college soccer roster spots nationwide • Message coaches directly from your inbox • Track your recruiting pipeline — see where you stand with every program • Daily recruiting streak and Activity Level (1–10) • Leaderboard — see how you rank against other athletes • Full profile: stats, academics, highlight film, position preferences • Support for international athletes NCAA COMPLIANT ShowNxt is designed to operate within NCAA recruiting guidelines. Coaches initiate contact. No agents. No middlemen. ALL DIVISIONS SUPPORTED NCAA D1 · NCAA D2 · NCAA D3 · NAIA · NJCAA ShowNxt is free for athletes. No hidden fees. No premium tiers for visibility. The playing field is level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShowNxt at 5.0 against Cairn University App's 3.6. ShowNxt also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). Cairn University App's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShowNxt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cairn University App has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cairn University App ships an update every 11 months, ShowNxt every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cairn University App | ShowNxt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cairn University | Lucas Espada |
Customer experience
Cairn University App
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In-app purchases
Cairn University App
No in-app purchases
ShowNxt
No in-app purchases
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