Comparison

SMARTbrief vs MyNCC

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

Head to head
About

SMARTbrief

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An app to deliver and monitor progress and record acceptance of training material.

About

MyNCC

This app offers a personalized dashboard for managing college life, including campus news, events, deadlines, and progress tracking. It centralizes access to college email, calendars, timetables, and the Virtual Learning Environment.

Highlights
  • Personalized dashboard
  • Campus news and events
  • Deadline and progress tracking
  • College email access
  • Integrated calendar and timetable
  • Attendance tracking
  • VLE and Office 365 access
Features
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The MyNCC mobile app provides a personalised dashboard platform for you to manage everything you need to make the most of your time at New City College, London. Along with campus specific news, events and important notifications you will be able to see upcoming deadlines, review your progress and receive urgent messages, reminders and notifications from the college. Features include: - Alerts, notifications, News and events these wil be specific to you, your campus and course - Email โ€“ Your College email right there on your home screen so you never miss a new email - Calendar โ€“ Your timetable, Outlook Calendar and Tasks, including VLE assignment deadlines, all in one central place - Attendance โ€“ See and track your punctuality and attendance - ProPortal โ€“ notify absence, review progress, see your meetings, review student information and SMART Targets etc. - VLE โ€“ Easy Access to the Virtual Learning Environment for your course materials, submitting work and accessing the full range of support services - Office365 โ€“ Access to your Office 365 account to work and study wherever you are Plus all the information and links to essential college systems that you will need to support your time at New City College in your very own MyNCC app.

Screenshots

SMARTbrief4 screens
MyNCC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SMARTbrief at every 3 months against MyNCC's every 14 months. SMARTbrief also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.3.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMARTbrief ships an update every 3 months, MyNCC every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
SMARTbrief versus MyNCC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMARTbriefMyNCC
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”12.5% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 months โ€” betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 โ€” better12.3.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size61 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMARTPHONE MEDIA GROUP LIMITEDCollabco

In-app purchases

None

SMARTbrief

No in-app purchases

None

MyNCC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMARTbrief free?
SMARTbrief is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyNCC free?
MyNCC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SMARTbrief or MyNCC have ads?
Neither SMARTbrief nor MyNCC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMARTbrief or MyNCC?
SMARTbrief ships an update every 3 months, and MyNCC every 14 months. Most recently, SMARTbrief was updated on October 26, 2026 and MyNCC on October 24, 2026.

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