Comparison

Impact SmartMonitor v4 vs ETAuto

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

Head to head
About

Impact SmartMonitor v4

Features
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Impact SmartMonitor iOS app is offered to Impact subscribers. This app allows users to quickly view and manage the news coverage monitored by Impact. It covers news on the client's company, competitors or industry. Similar news stories are grouped together for easier viewing.

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ETAuto

Features
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ETAuto, a venture by the Economic Times offer in-depth news, views, analysis and global trends in the automotive industry. The venture is the biggest news caster on automotive industry in the country with coverage encompassing the entire events and segment of business including components, OEMs, policy, aftermarket, auto technology etc. ETAuto is supported by a large number of highly respected journalists tracking the auto industry at The Economic Times, all the major global news agencies, and a dedicated editorial team. The initiative has received tremendous support from the top industry bodies and association in the country– hence becoming the choicest platform to read industry leadership’s opinion in the form of blog, webinars and interview. The news initiative brings out exclusive reports and surveys in association with its knowledge partners. It also publishes reviews of various automobile products and manufacturing facilities. The facility visit is intended to highlight the best practices being adopted which are frugal and enhances efficiency thus increasing the profitability. ETAuto plays pivotal role in facilitating B2B transactions by publishing relevant data, information, survey, reports and other material on the automotive industry. It also deems to play an interface in establishing communication among various stake holders of the industry through events, round table discussion and seminar. The discussion and seminars are webcast on the ETAuto app. The stories and features also bring forth the strategies, decisions which turned into a debacle or a remarkable success for the readers to learn from. India being a country of youths, it is pertinent to enrich them with right skill and employment. The Auto Industry of India has been recording tremendous growth over the years and has emerged as a major contributor to India’s GDP. This industry currently accounts for almost 8% of our GDP and employing about 19 million people both directly and indirectly. Acknowledging this fact ETAuto offers an opportunity for the youth, looking to build career in the automotive industry, to interact with various mentors through various activity. It also has a dedicated job section where vacancies at –shopfloor, mid-manager, top management levels are directly published by the automotive companies. Daily Newsletter ETAuto also reaches to its reader through a comprehensive daily newsletter to subscribers - summarizing day’s essential news, reports and analysis. The newsletter accomplishes this by linking to stories from other media sources as well. It tracks all the top sources, including news sites, reporters, tweets, news agencies, TV channels and status updates to bring to our subscribers a comprehensive view of the latest updates in the industry. The newsletter attracts a readership of decision makers, policy makers, investors and professionals from Automobile industry in India. The majority of the readers are part of the top management at various organizations.

Screenshots

Impact SmartMonitor v44 screens
ETAuto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Impact SmartMonitor v4 at 3 against ETAuto's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Impact SmartMonitor v4 versus ETAuto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpact SmartMonitor v4ETAuto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImpact Research & Measurement Pvt LtdTimes Internet Limited

In-app purchases

None

Impact SmartMonitor v4

No in-app purchases

None

ETAuto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Impact SmartMonitor v4 free?
Impact SmartMonitor v4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ETAuto free?
ETAuto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Impact SmartMonitor v4 or ETAuto have ads?
Neither Impact SmartMonitor v4 nor ETAuto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Impact SmartMonitor v4 or ETAuto?
Impact SmartMonitor v4 ships an update every 3 months, and ETAuto every 3 months. Most recently, Impact SmartMonitor v4 was updated on October 4, 2026 and ETAuto on October 8, 2026.

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