VeridiumID vs SmartPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VeridiumID
Secure your online accounts with multi-factor authentication using biometrics and one-time passcodes. Manage access across multiple apps for personal or professional use, adding an extra layer of protection beyond passwords.
- Biometric authentication (Touch ID, Face ID, 4 Fingers TouchlessID)
- One-Time Passcode (OTP) generation
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Manage access across multiple apps
- Secure personal and professional accounts
- QR code scanning for enrollment
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Protect your personal, school, or work online accounts with Veridium MFA using biometrics. Use VeridiumID Authenticator multi-factor authentication (MFA) to protect your online accounts. You can use VeridiumID Authenticator to manage access across multiple apps for your personal or professional use. Add biometrics and One-Time Passcodes (OTP) to secure your accounts with at least two factors. It’s simple: * If you have an enrollment QR code, tap Scan QR Code, * Or, enable two-step verification on your online account (Dropbox, Facebook, Google, etc.). Scan the QR code from your account. Activate using an OTP generated by the VeridiumID Authenticator app. Use biometrics for additional protection: The power of biometrics is now accessible to everyone for protecting online accounts. Turn on Touch ID, Face ID or Veridium’s 4 Fingers TouchlessID to use biometric authentication to further protect your accounts. Your OTP is displayed only after successful biometric authentication. Factor in security to your online accounts today.
SmartPal
This AI-powered chatbot assists university students by answering course-related questions, providing personalized reminders, feedback, and encouragement to support their learning journey. It integrates with Canvas to offer timely academic assistance.
- AI-powered chatbot
- Canvas integration
- Course-related Q&A
- Personalized reminders
- Academic feedback
- Learning lifecycle support
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This app helps UMN students to self-regulate themselves. The SmartPal app has a built in chatbot that is connected to Canvas. Using AI technology, it can answer questions related to your course, such as syllabus, course topics, assignment timing, and grades. It also sends you personalized reminders, feedback, updates, and encouragements to support you throughout the learning lifecycle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VeridiumID at every 2 months against SmartPal's every 6 months. VeridiumID also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.2 for VeridiumID against 3.3 for SmartPal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of VeridiumID's written reviews are positive against 50% of SmartPal's.
VeridiumID ships an update every 2 months, SmartPal every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VeridiumID | SmartPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (22 ratings) | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VERIDIUM IP LIMITED | De Liu |
Customer experience
VeridiumID
SmartPal
In-app purchases
VeridiumID
No in-app purchases
SmartPal
No in-app purchases
