NextWeekend vs Extro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextWeekend
Easily create weekend plans with friends, discover local activities, and manage RSVPs. This app streamlines group outings by offering integrated chat and calendar features, with optional AI assistance for event suggestions.
- Collaborative plan building
- Invite friends via text
- RSVP tracking
- Integrated group chat
- Event discovery
- AI-powered suggestions (optional)
- Calendar integration
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Next Weekend turns "what should we do this weekend?" into a plan your friends can say yes to. Build a plan for Saturday or Sunday in a few taps, invite friends by text, see who's in, and keep the group chat right next to the plan. PLAN TOGETHER • Invite anyone by text. Friends can open the invite and RSVP even before they get the app. • See who's going at a glance, and get a reminder before the plan starts. • Every plan has its own group chat. • Save the people you go out with as a Cirqle and invite them again in one tap. • Add the plan to your calendar. FIND WHAT TO DO • Explore local events, restaurants, coffee shops, bars, parks, museums and more, near you or in any city you pick. • Quick plan: pick a day and get a ready-made plan in seconds. • Personalize a plan: add your own stops, a movie, or anywhere you want to go. • See the weather for your plan's day. • Place info and photos from Google Maps. AI YOU CAN TURN OFF Next Weekend uses AI services to find local events, name your plans and turn what you type into stops. You can turn AI off anytime in Profile → AI features. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: one new plan a week, for this weekend, and join as many friends' plans as you like. Premium: unlimited plans on any date, and more searches a day. Next Weekend Premium auto-renews monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Your Apple Account is charged at purchase or trial end. Cancel at least 24 hours before renewal. Manage or cancel anytime in Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://next-weekend.web.app/termsofuse Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://next-weekend.web.app/privacypolicy
Extro
Easily discover, save, and share events from any source. AI extracts event details from links or screenshots, organizing them into a calendar and map view. Connect with friends to see their saved events and collaborate on event collections.
- AI-powered event detail extraction
- Calendar and map event views
- Event discovery feed
- Friend activity and collaboration
- Shareable event collections
- Event reminders
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Extro — Event Discovery, Simplified Extro is the easiest way to discover, save, and share events — no more screenshotting flyers or losing track of things you want to attend. Extro Premium unlocks all features and is available as a monthly or yearly in-app subscription. A free trial is included. Save events in seconds Spotted something on Instagram? Shared in a group chat? Found on Partiful, Luma, or Eventbrite? Just paste the link — Extro's AI reads the post and fills in every detail automatically: date, time, venue, price, and more. Or upload a screenshot and let Extro extract the event for you. Everything in one place Your saved events live in a beautiful calendar and map view so you always know what's coming up and where. Browse by date, filter by category, and see upcoming weather so you know what to wear. Discover what's happening Explore popular events in your city curated by the Extro community. The For You feed learns your interests and surfaces events you'll actually care about. Do it with friends Connect with friends on Extro and see what they're saving. RSVP to events and let your crew know you're going. Curate Lists — shareable collections of events — and collaborate with friends to build the perfect weekend lineup. Your event portfolio Your profile is more than a social page — it's a record of your event life. Show off where you've been, what you're going to, and the collections you've built. Built for how you actually find events • Paste any link: Instagram, TikTok, Partiful, Luma, Eventbrite, Dice, Posh, and more • Upload a screenshot or flyer and Extro reads it • Add events manually in seconds • Share events to friends and group chats with rich previews • Set reminders so you never miss an event Subscription Extro Premium is available as an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://extroapp.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: NextWeekend at 8 against Extro's 2. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. NextWeekend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Extro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for NextWeekend against 3.0 for Extro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextWeekend | Extro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (8 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aventurine Consulting LLC | Armante Washington |
Customer experience
NextWeekend
Extro
In-app purchases
NextWeekend
- Next Weekend Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Next Weekend Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
Extro
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year









