Refactoring Community vs New Pathway Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refactoring Community
Connect with a global network of software engineers and managers to advance your career. Access exclusive content, live events, and expert interviews. Members also receive discounts on coaching and developer tools.
- Live community events
- 300+ original essays
- Expert interviews
- Global network of 1500+ professionals
- Discounted coaching
- Dev tool discounts
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Join a professional community of software engineers and managers to grow your network and support your career. Community members get access to: •Live community events, facilitated by professional coaches, run monthly, like masterminds and the book club •A treasure trove of 300+ original essays about engineering and management practices. •Expert interviews to some of the most thoughtful tech leaders in the world, like Kent Beck, Martin Fowler, and DHH. •A network of 1500+ managers and developers from all over the world. •A selection of engineering coaches available at discounted rates for members. •Deals and discounts to the most popular dev tools, worth more than $100,000. The community is backed by the Refactoring newsletter, which goes out weekly to 140,000+ subscribers and is one of the most popular tech newsletters in the world.
New Pathway Connect
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Pathway Connect is the official community app for Next Pathway Enterprise Inc. — a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to providing transitional housing, mentorship, and support for young men ages 18–25 exiting incarceration, foster care, or homelessness. This app serves as a digital connection point for donors, referral partners, volunteers, and community stakeholders. Whether you're here to refer someone into housing, sponsor a resident, volunteer, or simply learn more — you're in the right place. We believe that stable housing is the foundation of lasting change — and that the next chapter for many begins with a community that believes in them. Join us. Refer. Give. Empower.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Refactoring Community at none against New Pathway Connect's shown. New Pathway Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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.
| Parameter | Refactoring Community | New Pathway Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Refactoring ETS | Create Community |
In-app purchases
Refactoring Community
No in-app purchases
New Pathway Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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