JMC Coach Advisor vs SmartPass Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JMC Coach Advisor
Facilitate communication between coaches, students, and parents for extracurricular activities. Manage rosters, send messages, and access contact information on the go. Designed for seamless connectivity during events and practices.
- Send messages to parents
- Look up contact information
- Set team rosters
- Stay connected to students
- Manage extracurricular activities
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Always stay connected to your students and parents through JMC's Coach and Activity App. Whether you are on the basketball court, running the sidelines or with the marching band on the bus you can send messages to parents, look up contact information, set your rosters and much more. Login Instructions 1- On the school settings page, enter your school's JMC website address. Example: "myschool.onlinejmc.com" 2- Press verify. Then save. 3- Enter your username and password provided by your school/district Learn More Learn how JMC's Coach and Activity app is perfect for any extra-curricular activity by clicking here. https://youtu.be/JJNMne3vxSs Please Note • Requires JMC Office Build 10/29/18 or greater. • Requires iOS 9.1 or higher • To access the JMC Coach and Activity App, your district must be using JMC's Student Information System
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: JMC Coach Advisor at 3.4 against SmartPass Mobile's 2.9. SmartPass Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JMC Coach Advisor holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartPass Mobile has 1.5K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
JMC Coach Advisor ships an update every 3 months, SmartPass Mobile fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | JMC Coach Advisor | SmartPass Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | 2.9 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JMC Inc. | SmartPass, Inc |
Customer experience
JMC Coach Advisor
SmartPass Mobile
Bugs and requests
JMC Coach Advisor
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
JMC Coach Advisor
No in-app purchases
SmartPass Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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