Comparison

Share Internet Data (SID) vs Smart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Share Internet Data (SID)

This app connects you to free internet worldwide by sharing Wi-Fi hotspots and mobile data within its community. It aims to provide internet access to those who cannot afford it, with future plans for a voucher system for users who share their data.

Highlights
  • Connect to nearby Wi-Fi hotspots automatically
  • Share your mobile data with other users
  • Expand internet coverage through community sharing
  • Avoid roaming and data charges abroad
  • Access internet when mobile data is depleted
Features
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Get Free Internet Worldwide with SID! Join SID´s Internet Sharing Community for FREE to be online, more often than before! SID´s mission is "To lift as many people as possible out of poverty by means of giving the less fortunate a way to access internet for free". Today using SID is free for all Users but in future those who share their internet will get compensated by a points-value-based voucher system, which they can redeem on the SID system to obtain internet themselves from other SID Users. The less fortunate will always be able to access internet for free somehow, even in the future, by getting a voucher with certain points for consuming certain ads and use those voucher points to compensate other nearby SID Users for giving them internet access. In this way the less fortunate will not have to pay, not even one cent for their crowd sourced internet access through other nearby SID Users devices or through Wi-Fi in the SID system. With SID you can get an Internet connection in a several different ways: - By a setting, enabling connecting automatically to the available nearby Wi-Fi Hotspots available in the SID App data base. Forget about typing passwords, just choose your settings from the menu and the app will do the rest for you. All SID user can also contribute by sharing even more Wi-Fi Hotspots with the rest of the SID community, in support of our above mission statement, by entering the password of all such Wi-Fi hotspots through the SID app, provided they are authorized to do so. - By a setting, enabling sharing your mobile data thus allowing other nearby SID User smartphones to get mobile data internet through your SID smartphone. Thanks to our disruptive technology, every device connected to Internet through SID App, acts like an internet host and expands the coverage of the internet network, which results in an expanded coverage range that allows better connection to more distant SID Users. Features: - Automatic connection: Just leave the application active in background and SID will start regularly an automatic Internet search, if the app disconnects from another SID smartphone or Wi-Fi network, it will search for another. - Disruptive technology: SID enables point-to-point and point-to-multipoint sharing of Internet between smartphones, tablets and any such other devices with the SID SDK inside. This enhances Internet access whether in a packed stadium or in a rural village, so long one device with SID inside has internet it can automatically share that internet with other SID devices. -Forget about roaming and extra data charges while you are abroad: Get free Wi-Fi in every city that you are visiting. -Spending all your mobile data before the end of the month won´t be a problem anymore, by becoming a member of the SID community, as you can get internet access from other nearby SID smartphones or tablets. - Share Wi-Fi Hotspots with your community and expand the coverage of the free internet enabled by the SID network of User devices in your city. - Mobile data: all the mobile data shared is from your existing data plan or monthly data bundle and no other plan is needed to use the application if you decide to enable that setting BUT make sure that your SIM provider (Mobile Network, Virtual Mobile Network or ISP) terms and conditions allow for sharing mobile data with your others, similar as you would otherwise do when activating the smartphones´ tethering or personal hotspot on your smartphone.

About

Smart

This app enhances your Wi-Fi experience by combining Wi-Fi and cellular data for a stronger, more stable connection. It also protects your data privacy by encrypting unsecured content and ensuring your Wi-Fi is safe.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi and cellular data bonding
  • Eliminates Wi-Fi dead zones
  • Unclogs congested Wi-Fi
  • Seamless Wi-Fi to cellular transitions
  • Encrypts unsecured Wi-Fi content
  • Protects data privacy
Features
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Smart-Fi helps ensure your data stays connected and protected when you’re using Wi-Fi at home, work or on the move by intelligently protecting your connections and leveraging the cellular network when needed to maintain your data connectivity. It automatically turns on and off with your Wi-Fi connections which makes using Smart-Fi simple and easy to use. Wi-Fi & Cellular, better together. Smart. Smart-Fi provides two great features: Wi-Fi Bonding • Provides the best possible data connection by leveraging both the Wi-Fi and cellular data networks to keep your apps and services running. • By intelligently augmenting poor performing Wi-Fi with cellular data, Wi-Fi dead zones are eliminated. Congested Wi-Fi is unclogged with load-balancing of Wi-Fi and cellular which provides seamless transitions when moving from Wi-Fi to cellular coverage for most apps and services. Wi-Fi Security • Protects your data privacy when using Wi-Fi by automatically encrypting unsecured content and ensuring your Wi-Fi connection is safe. • Works without breaking most VPN sensitive apps like streaming video services. Notes and FAQs: • Please check the FAQs before submitting an issue. FAQs can be found here: https://www.mobolize.com/faqs/smart-fi/ • The VPN Icon (VPN active) will be visible on the Status Bar while any of features are running. You will also see occasional notifications when status changes in the app and as you connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi. • The Wi-Fi logo may disappear when the VPN is running, even though you are still connected to Wi-Fi. This is a known occurrence for all VPNs. To check you are still on Wi-Fi tap on your iPhone settings app and look at the Wi-Fi status. • Occasionally the app will notify you that “Poor Wi-Fi data connection has been detected” This can happen anywhere and anytime, even on your home Wi-Fi if the data connection is having trouble. • Reporting an issue with the application is performed by tapping the Menu (upper right corner of the app) and then tapping ‘Report problem.’ When reporting a problem, please be as specific as you can. • Please note that if you check the data or battery usage on your phone, it may appear as though this app is using a lot of data and battery. However, this app isn’t actually using all that data/battery. Reporting for the data/battery usage has been shifted from your other apps to this one, because your data now passes through this app so it can manage your security and connectivity. Actual battery usage will be minimal – on average 0.1%.

Screenshots

Share Internet Data (SID)3 screens
Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Share Internet Data (SID) at 100% against Smart's 67%. Share Internet Data (SID) also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Smart's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (70 vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart has 70 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Share Internet Data (SID)'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Smart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Share Internet Data (SID) ships an update monthly, Smart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Share Internet Data (SID) versus Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShare Internet Data (SID)Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (11 ratings)3.9 (70 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1170 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFRINWOMobophiles Inc.

Customer experience

Share Internet Data (SID)

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart

All ratings70 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative29.2%

In-app purchases

None

Share Internet Data (SID)

No in-app purchases

None

Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Share Internet Data (SID) free?
Share Internet Data (SID) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart free?
Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Share Internet Data (SID) or Smart?
Smart is rated higher. Share Internet Data (SID) averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Smart averages 3.9 from 70 ratings.
Do Share Internet Data (SID) or Smart have ads?
Neither Share Internet Data (SID) nor Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Share Internet Data (SID) or Smart?
Share Internet Data (SID) ships an update monthly, and Smart every 3 months. Most recently, Share Internet Data (SID) was updated on September 8, 2026 and Smart on September 23, 2026.

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