BRG Apts vs NEXTBAND IQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BRG Apts
Manage your apartment living experience with ease. This app allows residents to handle payments, submit maintenance requests, sign documents, and stay updated on community news directly from their mobile device.
- Make payments
- Submit maintenance requests
- Sign documents
- View community updates
- On-the-go management
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An app just for our BRG Apartments Residents! We are excited to offer you an app that is your partner to your community. Make payments, submit maintenance requests, sign documents, see community updates & more all while on the go! We hope you enjoy your new resident experience.
NEXTBAND IQ
Manage your home Wi-Fi network with ease. This app offers parental controls, guest network creation, and network usage monitoring for enhanced smart home management and security.
- Parental controls
- Guest network creation
- Network usage monitoring
- Network security
- Smart home control
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NEXTBAND IQ is a user-friendly home Wi-Fi network management application. Control your smart home with features such as parental controls, creating guest networks, monitoring network usage, and network security.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: BRG Apts at 551 against NEXTBAND IQ's 15. BRG Apts also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). NEXTBAND IQ's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price, rating, 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.
NEXTBAND IQ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BRG Apts has 551 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BRG Apts ships an update every 10 months, NEXTBAND IQ every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BRG Apts | NEXTBAND IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (551 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 551 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yardi Systems, Inc. | ELECTRIC & WATER PLANT BOARD OF THE CITY OF FRANKFORT, KY, THE |
Customer experience
BRG Apts
NEXTBAND IQ
Bugs and requests
BRG Apts
Reported bugs
3 issues- Apple Pay issues causing payment problems
- App crashes and freezes during login
- Inconsistent app performance
Requested features
4 requests- Implement Face ID/Biometric login
- Add multi-user payment options
- Improve announcement and notification system
- Integrate resident discounts within the app
NEXTBAND IQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BRG Apts
No in-app purchases
NEXTBAND IQ
No in-app purchases
Questions
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