Comparison

NextWeekend vs Extro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • AI-powered event detail extraction
  • Calendar and map event views
  • Event discovery feed
  • Friend activity and collaboration
  • Shareable event collections
  • Event reminders
Features
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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

Screenshots

NextWeekend4 screens
Extro4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NextWeekend versus Extro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextWeekendExtro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (8 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAventurine Consulting LLCArmante Washington

Customer experience

NextWeekend

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Extro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NextWeekend

Subscriptions2
  • Next Weekend Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Next Weekend Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
2 purchases

Extro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year

Questions

Is NextWeekend free?
NextWeekend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Extro free?
Extro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NextWeekend or Extro?
NextWeekend and Extro are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do NextWeekend or Extro have ads?
Neither NextWeekend nor Extro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextWeekend or Extro?
NextWeekend ships an update fortnightly, and Extro fortnightly. Most recently, NextWeekend was updated on October 30, 2026 and Extro on October 31, 2026.

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