Global Input App vs Smartbirds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Global Input App
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This app allows you to use your mobile device to operate applications running on various devices. It manages sensitive information on your mobile device, keeping data encrypted until needed, and ensuring encryption keys never leave your device. The keys remain encrypted with your provided password, giving you complete control over your data's safety. Communications between devices are protected using end-to-end encryption, established through encrypted QR codes. The app also provides means of storing data and keys offline with full encryption.
Smartbirds
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As soon as the dongle is connected to your smart meter, you may consult your energy data in near-realtime in the Smartbirds app. You decide if you want to expose them to a service provider that is worth sharing them with, in revenge for a service commitment. Check out the service providers to be found in the βconnectβ tab of the application to benefit from the services offered.Smartbirds will allow you to keep an eye on your energy consumption and determine your significant consumers, as well as supervise the production of your photovoltaic installation. You can check your consumption over the past months and improve your daily behaviour to reduce it to a minimum and save money. By adapting your consumption to the production times of renewable energies or by sharing your data with your DSO or research institutes, you can actively contribute to a successful energy transition. Voluntary data sharing with your grid operator will help them estimate the actual load on the distribution network more accurately and use the existing network capacities more efficiently, which will reduce the network usage costs for end customers. In the future, more and more services will be available for you, new opportunities based on the processing of your energy data. And of course, the data is yours, and you are always in control with whom you share these data securely for a value proposition that is worth it to you. You can withdraw your consent to share data at any time.
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Verdict
Global Input App and Smartbirds are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Global Input App | Smartbirds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iterative Solution Limited | Nexxtlab SA |
In-app purchases
Global Input App
No in-app purchases
Smartbirds
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Global Input App free?
Is Smartbirds free?
Do Global Input App or Smartbirds have ads?
Which is updated more often, Global Input App or Smartbirds?
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