Sibly vs Be Smiley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sibly
Access confidential, 24/7 support from trained human coaches via private chat. Get help with life's challenges, ups and downs, or exploring next steps. Conversations are securely stored for later reference.
- Live human coaches
- 24/7 availability
- Private and confidential chat
- Secure message storage
- Support for life challenges
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For Participating Organizations Only: We all need a little help sometimes. Sibly's helpful human coaches are available to chat with you live, 24/7. Whether you're facing a new challenge, dealing with life's ups and downs, or exploring a next step, Sibly helps you via private, confidential, and secure chat. Tap into coaches at your convenience through text so you can refer to conversations later or come back and pick up at another time. Sibly's trained coaches are your 24/7 support resource, here to listen and suggest tools to get you through whatever life sends your way. – How much does it cost? – Sibly is offered free of charge to employees and spouses of participating organizations. If your employer provides Sibly to you, download the app, enter your access code, and get started today!
Be Smiley
This app provides gentle reminders to smile throughout the day, helping to boost your mood and overall well-being. Customize your notifications and messages for a personalized experience that encourages positive feelings and mental health.
- Smile reminders
- Customizable messages
- Personalized notifications
- Rewarding interface
- Promotes positive feelings
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Be Smiley reminds you to smile with a fun rewarding interface, letting you customize messages and notifications for a tailored experience. It's proven that smiling is good for you and the people around you, and sometimes in the midst of life, we just forget to smile. Hopefully this app will bring you positive feelings to your life, and improve your mental and physical health. Smiley is easy and free, so why not just give it a try! Be Smiley!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Be Smiley at 100% against Sibly's 49%. Be Smiley also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Sibly's advantage is ratings volume (251 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Be Smiley holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sibly has 251 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Sibly's written reviews are positive against 100% of Be Smiley's.
| Parameter | Sibly | Be Smiley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (251 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 251 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sibly, Inc. | nicomotica |
Customer experience
Sibly
Be Smiley
Bugs and requests
Sibly
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on startup with blank white screen
- Chat interface jumps up and down
- Form to fill out won't scroll down
- Password recovery option missing
- Registration page shows high traffic message instead of waitlist
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- App won't open without access code error handling
Requested features
10 requests- Provide specific advice instead of just reflecting
- Lower pricing for disabled/low-income users
- Make app publicly available without access codes
- Increase conversation time limits
- Improve coach training and consistency
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- Better onboarding for access code process
- Fix app chat interface jumping issues
- Offer refunds for unused subscription days
- Provide password recovery option
- Clear pricing information in app store listing
Be Smiley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sibly
No in-app purchases
Be Smiley
No in-app purchases
