Comparison

FastBack vs NextFin

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

Head to head
About

FastBack

This browser offers a unique "back" function that instantly displays the previous page without reloading. It's designed for a smoother news browsing experience, allowing users to navigate between articles and main pages seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Instant page recall on back
  • No reloads when navigating back
  • Smooth news browsing experience
  • Remembers frequently visited sites
Features
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"FastBack - the browser that doesn't reload when you go back." The name says it all. Amazingly, this is in contrast to all other iOS browsers. - When tapping "back", the previous page displays instantly. It does NOT reload, scroll, jump, redraw or update in any annoying way (as every other browser does), making the back step fast. - This is great for browsing news sites: You scroll down a long main page, tap a link, read, tap back, tap another link, tap back etc – and everything is just smooth. News browsing the way it was meant to be. - There are almost NO other features. OK, your frequently visited sites are remembered but that's it. Less is more. - I wrote this app so I could browse my morning news sites without going crazy. Enjoy!

About

NextFin

This app uses AI agents to deliver institutional-grade financial news and data analysis for individual investors. It filters out noise to surface relevant information and allows users to create custom agents for personalized insights.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI News Agents
  • Institutional-grade financial intelligence
  • Multi-agent AI reasoning
  • Global financial search engine
  • Create custom financial agents
  • Portfolio-aware AI intelligence
  • Exclusive Alpha Insights & Reports
Features
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NextFin brings your portfolio, the market, and your AI agents together. Live news and real-time portfolio tracking, plus AI agents post-trained for markets and backed by our own news desk and quantitative analysts: the signal that used to belong to institutions, now in your pocket. Connect your portfolio in one tap. Ask AI anything about a stock, a trend, or your own holdings. Let agents keep watch on what matters, so you're not the one refreshing the market all day. What You Can Do with NextFin · Two preset agents working for you: Portfolio Monitor watches your holdings and flags what actually matters. Opportunity Discovery scans beyond them and surfaces what you might be missing. · Build your own agent: describe a sector, ticker, or theme, and get a finance-grade agent working around it. No coding required. · Browse ready-made agents: explore agents we've preset and trained for common investing workflows, plus hot ones built by the community. · Ask AI anything: get instant, structured answers about any stock, market, or trend, or ask what's moving your own portfolio. · Follow signals that matter: a feed filtered to your portfolio and watchlist, so you're not reading news that has nothing to do with you. · Read exclusive research from our desk: weekly market outlooks and deep dives, written and checked before they reach you. Your AI Agents Work 24/7 Monitor: · Earnings, previews, reactions, and follow-ups · Price moves on your holdings and watchlist · Analyst rating changes · Macro and policy events · Undervalued names and emerging opportunities You can activate, pause, and manage your agents anytime. Built for Clarity, Not Noise Financial markets generate an endless stream of information, but only a small part of it truly matters. NextFin focuses on signal over noise. It filters, organizes, and connects information based on what is most relevant to your investing decisions. The goal is not to provide more information. It is to help you understand what matters and why. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PRODUCTS: NextFin is a free app that offers optional in-app purchases. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Customers outside the U.S. will see local prices. Please see our Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions. Apple EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FastBack2 screens
NextFin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NextFin at 100% against FastBack's 0%. NextFin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months). FastBack's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FastBack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NextFin sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.90 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NextFin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of FastBack's written reviews are positive against 100% of NextFin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FastBack ships an update every 16 months, NextFin fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FastBack versus NextFin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastBackNextFin
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB105 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStudio MeeNextFin, Inc

Customer experience

FastBack

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

NextFin

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FastBack

One-time1
  • Unlock$1.99
8 purchases

NextFin

Subscriptions4
  • Plus - Monthly3 Days trial$19.901 Month
  • Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$119.001 Month
  • Plus - Yearly3 Days trial$159.001 Year
Show 1 more
  • Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$999.001 Year
One-time4
  • Credits Base$4.99
  • Credits Standard$9.99
  • Credits Premium$19.99
Show 1 more
  • Credits Ultra$49.99

Questions

Is FastBack free?
FastBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextFin free?
NextFin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FastBack or NextFin?
NextFin is rated higher. FastBack averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while NextFin averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do FastBack or NextFin have ads?
Neither FastBack nor NextFin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FastBack or NextFin?
FastBack ships an update every 16 months, and NextFin fortnightly. Most recently, FastBack was updated on October 5, 2026 and NextFin on October 30, 2026.

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