SmartBen NOW vs EmpyreanGO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartBen NOW
Access your employer-provided benefits information conveniently on your mobile device. Review plan details, make enrollment changes, and explore additional resources all within a single application.
- Access benefits information
- Review plan details
- Enroll or change benefits
- Explore benefit resources
- Up-to-date information
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Have access to your most important benefits information, right at your fingertips. SmartBen NOW is an all-in-one benefits app that allows you to access up-to-date information about your employer-provided benefits. Once logged in, you can access your personal benefit information wherever and whenever needed. Use this app to: - Review your benefits and plan details - Enroll or change your benefits - Explore other benefit resources all in one place
EmpyreanGO
Manage all your employee benefits in one convenient app. Access healthcare ID cards, receive personalized recommendations, and easily find care providers. This application simplifies benefit administration for participating employees.
- Review all benefits
- Access healthcare ID cards
- Personalized benefit recommendations
- Find care easily
- Benefit administration
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The benefits app that you’ll actually want to use. EmpyreanGO is a free mobile app for any employee and benefit participant of a company that partners with Empyrean to administer their HR and benefits programs. With EmpyreanGO, you can: - Review all your benefits in one place - Access your healthcare ID cards - Get personalized benefit recommendations - Easily find care *Some features may not be available to all users
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartBen NOW at 4.5 against EmpyreanGO's 1.0. SmartBen NOW also leads on ratings volume (868 vs 6) and review sentiment (31% vs 13%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmartBen NOW holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartBen NOW has 868 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of SmartBen NOW's written reviews are positive against 13% of EmpyreanGO's.
SmartBen NOW ships an update every 3 months, EmpyreanGO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartBen NOW | EmpyreanGO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (868 ratings) — better | 1.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.6% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 868 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HodgesMace, LLC | Empyrean Benefit Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
SmartBen NOW
EmpyreanGO
Bugs and requests
SmartBen NOW
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot download bank statements
- Cannot enter values in certain sections
- Login issues across devices
- Credentials not working
- Paycheck download function not working
Requested features
5 requests- Easier way to access tax forms and insurance info
- Add phone numbers for support
- Improve chat support knowledge
- Make important contact info more user-friendly
- Provide confirmation of successful enrollment
EmpyreanGO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartBen NOW
No in-app purchases
EmpyreanGO
No in-app purchases
