SmartScan Go vs SmartPass Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartScan Go
Instantly scan assessment answer forms using your device's camera for immediate results. Teachers can efficiently track scanned forms and identify missing submissions, with all data sent to Mastery Manager for comprehensive reporting.
- Scan answer forms with device camera
- Instant assessment results for students
- Track scanned and missing forms
- Automatic data submission to Mastery Manager
- Teacher progress monitoring
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SmartScan allows you to scan Mastery Manager answer forms on the fly by using your device's camera. Students can easily scan their assessment and get instant results. Teachers can scan multiple answer forms for any assessment while the app keeps track of forms scanned. Easily see what Mastery Manager forms have been scored and what forms are still missing. All results will be immediately sent to Mastery Manager for advanced reporting. The SmartScan App requires a subscription to Mastery Manager and the SmartScan Module to be turned on.
SmartPass Mobile
This app allows educators and school staff to manage digital hall passes in real-time. It enables the creation, approval, and tracking of student passes, with features like Hall Monitor and Kiosk Mode for efficient school management.
- Create and schedule digital hall passes
- Approve or deny pass requests
- Real-time student tracking with photos
- Kiosk Mode for device-limited rooms
- Access staff ID cards
- Manage school account settings
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Educators use SmartPass to easily create, manage, and oversee digital hall passes in real-time. Protect your students and school assets with features like encounter prevention and room capacity limits, all without compromising student privacy and security. Teachers & Admins can: - Streamline hall passes with one-touch creation, approval, denial, or queuing - Prevent unsafe and disruptive incidents through encounter prevention and room restrictions - Deploy custom digital student ID cards, reducing costs, saving time, and improving record-keeping - Access analytics for live, pre-scheduled, and pattern-based insights into student movement to improve safety and security - Customize use to account for each student’s unique needs and accommodations Smarter movement. Better outcomes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartScan Go at 3.7 against SmartPass Mobile's 2.9. SmartPass Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (fortnightly vs 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.
SmartScan Go holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartPass Mobile has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of SmartScan Go's written reviews are positive against 27% of SmartPass Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SmartScan Go ships an update every 3 months, SmartPass Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartScan Go | SmartPass Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.9 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 26.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goldstar Learning, Inc. | SmartPass, Inc |
Customer experience
SmartScan Go
SmartPass Mobile
Bugs and requests
SmartScan Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SmartPass Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and glitches
- Unreliable pass tracking
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
4 requests- More flexible time limits
- Customizable settings for each school
- Better integration with school systems
- Ability to provide feedback/explanations for time limit overruns
In-app purchases
SmartScan Go
No in-app purchases
SmartPass Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SmartScan Go free?
Is SmartPass Mobile free?
Which has better reviews, SmartScan Go or SmartPass Mobile?
Do SmartScan Go or SmartPass Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, SmartScan Go or SmartPass Mobile?
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