NextName vs Rival
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextName
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NextName is where college sports fans connect around the athletes, teams, and schools they follow. Join your school's fan community, meet other fans in groups, and keep up with everything happening on game day. Follow the athletes and teams you care about, share your own game-day moments, and see who is showing up for your school. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Join fan communities for your school and find other fans like you - Create and join groups around teams, rivalries, and game-day plans - RSVP to events and tailgates, and see who else is going - Follow athletes, teams, and schools to see their latest posts - Share photos and videos from games, watch parties, and campus life - Climb your school's fan leaderboard by showing up and joining in BROWSE FIRST, JOIN WHEN YOU ARE READY Look around without an account. When you want to post, join a group, or RSVP, create a free account with email or Sign in with Apple. NextName is built for the fans who make college sports what it is. Find your people, show up for your school, and be part of the crowd. Questions or feedback? Email support@nextname.io.
Rival
Create prediction challenges with friends for any match. Compete in private groups for social rewards and bragging rights, not real money. Track your predictions and results to see who dominates the rankings.
- Create prediction challenges
- Compete for social rewards
- Private group rankings
- Track predictions and results
- Add excitement to matches
- No real money betting
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Rival is the app that turns every match into a challenge between friends. Create predictions, challenge your group, and compete to see who gets the most results right. No real money, no cash betting, and no complications: in Rival, what is at stake are friendly rewards like dinner, a few beers, choosing the next plan, or simply earning bragging rights. Create private competitions, make match predictions, follow results, and see who dominates your group ranking. Perfect for leagues, derbies, international tournaments, or any match you want to make more exciting. With Rival, you can: Create prediction challenges with friends. Play for social rewards, not real money. Compete in private group rankings. Track your predictions and results. Add more excitement to every match in a fun and safe way. Rival is not a gambling app and does not allow real-money betting. It is a social platform designed to enjoy sports, friendly competition, and banter with your friends. Download Rival and prove you know football better than anyone in your group.. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
NextName and Rival are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. NextName sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per month and Rival sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NextName ships an update every 3 weeks, Rival every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextName | Rival |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NextName | Rival Network |
In-app purchases
NextName
- #throwing-tips Sub$1.391 Month
- #attack-tips Sub$1.391 Month
- #striking-tips Sub$1.391 Month
- #vip-experience Unlock7 variants$64.99
Rival
- Smart Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Go Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Smart Yearly14 Days trial$34.901 Year
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- Go Yearly14 Days trial$79.991 Year
