Workvivo vs SmartLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workvivo
This app connects employees to organizational goals through a dynamic activity feed. It facilitates sharing updates, recognizing colleagues, and staying informed about company news and events to boost engagement.
- Company-wide activity feed
- Share posts with media
- Tag activities to organizational goals
- Recognize colleagues with shout-outs
- Company news and events updates
- People directory
- Pulse surveys
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Workvivo is designed to bring what’s happening in your organisation alive in a fun, intuitive and highly engaging way. The platform is structured around what your organisation is trying to achieve and connecting employees to this. This is key to best-in-class employee engagement. Use Workvivo to: - Stay up to date with your company wide activity feed - Share posts and updates with images and videos - Bring the goals of your organisation alive by tagging activity in real-time - Recognise colleagues who go above and beyond using shout-outs - Never miss company related news or events - Get to know colleagues through the people directory - Get the real-time 'pulse' of your organisation with regular pulse surveys
SmartLab
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SmartLab App is a companion tool for hybrid and online programmes and events, giving participants instant access to agendas, resources, livestreams, collaboration, community features, and second screen experiences. Never miss out on a keynote or panel. SmartLab streams event content and enables participation on the go. Use the SmartLab App to collaborate across time and distance. Connect with programme teams to see your initiative all the way through from ideation to deployment. Supercharge your SmartLab experience on your smartphone with powerful hybrid productivity, collaboration, and participation. Contact us to enable all the features for your event.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Workvivo at every 3 days against SmartLab's monthly. Workvivo also leads on chart position (#157 vs unranked). 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.
Workvivo ships an update every 3 days, SmartLab monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workvivo | SmartLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #157 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 315 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Workvivo Limited | Ludic Group LLP |
Bugs and requests
Workvivo
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inbox not working
- Inability to edit posts
- Crashing on launch
- Compatibility issues with Apple passwords
- Inability to add photos in the background
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode
- Ability to pin messages
- Improved chat functionality (threaded replies, read receipts, etc.)
- Better group management (tagging, forwarding, etc.)
- Improved notifications and status settings
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- Ability to see who reacted to messages
SmartLab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Workvivo
No in-app purchases
SmartLab
No in-app purchases
