SMC Go vs Smart Digital ID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMC Go
This official college app helps students navigate their academic journey. It provides resources, tips, and tools to manage daily tasks, connect with the campus community, and achieve educational goals.
- Ask Pearl virtual assistant
- Quick Links to resources
- Class finding assistance
- Message Channels for communication
- Events & Workshops listings
- Pearl's Marketplace
- Programs & Services information
- Student Life updates
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Stay connected with SMC GO, the official app of Santa Monica College. SMC GO is more than a resource, it’s a journey, full of tips, videos, and ways to keep achieving. Begin with Start, then Manage your day, Connect to enrich your college experience, and GO towards your goals. Ready, Set, SMC GO! Favorite Features: · Ask Pearl · Quick Links · Finding Classes · Message Channels · Events & Workshops · Pearl’s Marketplace · Programs & Services · Student Life
Smart Digital ID
Manage your school ID and important information securely. Access your class schedule, grades, and events. Create digital passes for school facilities like the library and gym.
- Digital school ID management
- Access class schedules
- View grades and events
- Create digital facility passes
- Secure information storage
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Digital ID is the convenient and secure way to manage your school ID and passes. With Digital ID, you can: Easily access your school ID and other important information. Your school ID is always at your fingertips, so you can quickly access it whenever you need it. You can also view other important information, such as your class schedule, grades, and upcoming events. Create and manage digital passes for your school library, gym, and other facilities. Digital passes make it easy to use your school facilities without having to carry around physical cards or key fobs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMC Go at 4.3 against Smart Digital ID's 2.0. Smart Digital ID's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SMC Go holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of SMC Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smart Digital ID's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SMC Go ships an update every 12 months, Smart Digital ID every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMC Go | Smart Digital ID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better | 2.0 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santa Monica Community College District | Covantia, Inc. |
Customer experience
SMC Go
Smart Digital ID
In-app purchases
SMC Go
No in-app purchases
Smart Digital ID
No in-app purchases
