Comparison

Step In. Speak Up. vs NextPhase Community

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

Head to head
About

Step In. Speak Up.

This app offers students resources and contact information for situations involving sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. It defines these issues, explains bystander intervention, and provides direct links to reporting options and campus or off-campus support.

Highlights
  • Define sexual assault, dating violence, stalking
  • Learn bystander intervention
  • Connect with reporting options
  • Access campus resources
  • Find off-campus resources
Features
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Step In. Speak Up. provides students with resources and contact information they can refer to when faced with sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. KEY FEATURES * Define sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking: learn what to do in each situation * Define bystander interventions: learn what to do if you are witnessing an act of violence * Instantly connect with reporting options, campus resources, and off campus resources

About

NextPhase Community

Features
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Next Phase is a safe place for injury victims and their loved ones to find solace, education, support, a voice of their own as well as financial and emotional counseling.

Screenshots

Step In. Speak Up.3 screens
NextPhase Community3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NextPhase Community at weekly against Step In. Speak Up.'s every 5 months. Step In. Speak Up.'s advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step In. Speak Up. ships an update every 5 months, NextPhase Community weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Step In. Speak Up. versus NextPhase Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep In. Speak Up.NextPhase Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB373 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBall State University (Information Technology)W.D. Strategies, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Step In. Speak Up.

No in-app purchases

None

NextPhase Community

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step In. Speak Up. free?
Step In. Speak Up. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextPhase Community free?
NextPhase Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Step In. Speak Up. or NextPhase Community have ads?
Neither Step In. Speak Up. nor NextPhase Community shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step In. Speak Up. or NextPhase Community?
Step In. Speak Up. ships an update every 5 months, and NextPhase Community weekly. Most recently, Step In. Speak Up. was updated on October 19, 2026 and NextPhase Community on October 14, 2026.

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