VG's Pharmacy vs Smart911
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VG's Pharmacy
Manage your prescriptions, request refills, and track their status. Find nearby locations, set dosage reminders, and manage appointments. Get directions to pharmacies and bookmark your favorites.
- Prescription management
- Refill requests
- Scan label for refill
- Refill status tracking
- Dosage reminders
- Find nearby stores
- Manage appointments
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With the VG's Pharmacy app you can manage your prescriptions, request refills, refill by scanning your label, track refill status, find nearby stores to place a refill request and setup dosage reminders to make sure you never forget to take your medications. Bookmark your favorite stores, get driving directions to our pharmacies and manage important appointments.
Smart911
Enhance emergency preparedness by creating a Safety Profile to share vital household information with 9-1-1. Receive targeted emergency alerts for weather, traffic, and public safety events.
- Create Safety Profiles
- Share household information with 9-1-1
- Receive emergency alerts
- Customize notification types
- View medical and contact details
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Be better prepared for any emergency with Smart911. By signing up, you can share lifesaving information about your household with 9-1-1 and receive targeted emergency alerts. When you call 9-1-1, your Smart911 Safety Profile displays on the 9-1-1 screen. The 9-1-1 call takers can view your addresses, medical information, home information, pets and vehicles, and emergency contacts. You can provide as much or as little information as you like. This additional information enables 9-1-1 and first responders to send help fast. Smart911 can also keep you informed of weather, traffic, and other emergencies by sending emergency alerts from the National Weather Service and local public safety agencies. You can select the types of notifications you want and how you want to be notified. Smart911: Information worth sharing. Sign up today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart911 at 4.7 against VG's Pharmacy's 1.5. Smart911 also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 34 months). VG's Pharmacy's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16). 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.
Smart911 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart911 has 6.8K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of VG's Pharmacy's written reviews are positive against 37% of Smart911's.
VG's Pharmacy ships an update every 34 months, Smart911 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VG's Pharmacy | Smart911 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (11 ratings) | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 6.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SpartanNash Company | Rave Mobile Safety |
Customer experience
VG's Pharmacy
Smart911
Bugs and requests
VG's Pharmacy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smart911
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to confirm phone number and get verification code
- Keeps signing users out and unable to log back in
- Incorrect address formatting and inability to update location
- Delayed or missing emergency alerts and notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust pin location on map
- Option to select specific areas for alerts
- Improved notification settings and customization
- Support for apartment/building entry details
In-app purchases
VG's Pharmacy
No in-app purchases
Smart911
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is VG's Pharmacy free?
Is Smart911 free?
Which has better reviews, VG's Pharmacy or Smart911?
Do VG's Pharmacy or Smart911 have ads?
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