SmartBen NOW vs UpGlide
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
UpGlide
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Upglide is a cloud based Total Talent Management Platform that seamlessly manages vendors, track performance and optimizes contingent labor procurement. Upglide enables businesses to streamline sourcing, onboarding, tracking and management of contingent labor in a single centralized location. Upglide provides tools for creating requisitions, vendor selection and streamlining the external sourcing process, time and expense tracking and analytics capabilities. Upglide adapts to your business-specific workforce requirements. Software hosted in the cloud allows complete internet accessibility where ever with any connected device. Experience on-demand retrieval of your contingent workforce data exactly when you need it. Easily evaluate labor costs across vendors with insightful benchmarking tools. Can experience cost savings through enabling vendor competition to qualify market rates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: UpGlide at every 3 weeks against SmartBen NOW's every 3 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmartBen NOW ships an update every 3 months, UpGlide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartBen NOW | UpGlide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (868 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 868 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HodgesMace, LLC | Rapid Global Business Solutions India PVT LTD |
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
UpGlide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartBen NOW
No in-app purchases
UpGlide
No in-app purchases









