Comparison

SmarterU vs Ameego

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

Head to head
About

SmarterU

Features
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SmarterU is a fully-featured, SCORM-compliant LMS backed by amazingly responsive Client Care, Coaching and Implementation services. We’re committed to your success and want to be your partner-in-training.

About

Ameego

This app streamlines restaurant employee scheduling by connecting staff, offering sales and labor forecasting, and enabling one-touch schedule creation. It allows employees to manage availability, view shifts, request time off, and communicate directly with managers and colleagues, all with real-time notifications.

Highlights
  • One-touch schedule creation
  • Sales & labor forecasting
  • Employee availability management
  • Shift swapping and pickup
  • Direct messaging and inbox
  • Push notifications
Features
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Ameego helps restaurants create better employee schedules. We connect you with your staff, provide sales & labour forecasting, and best of all - create one touch restaurant schedules. This free app is the mobile version of Ameego you're used to seeing online. It allows our users to login, view and edit availability, view shifts, create bookoffs, send direct messages, pick up and drop shifts in the shift shop, create new availability requests, and message through a new inbox system. All these features come with push notifications so you're always in the know! Using Ameego drives value for your restaurant in three main areas: - Reduce labour costs - Align your labour spend with sales traffic to provide a better customer experience and on average save 0.05%-2% of annual spend. - Freeing up managers time - The average restaurant using Ameego is generating 30-35 hours of management time savings a month. - Enhancing employee experience - Staff are able to better manage their work and social lives resulting in a more engaged and productive workforce. What Ameego features make YOUR life easier? Lets break it down: For Owners: - Multi Unit reporting - POS Integration - Strategic use of managers time For Managers: - One touch schedules - Sales forecasts and budgets - Overtime tracker For Staff: - Text & push notifications about shift changes - Automated time tracking - Change or update availability online Download today and discover how Ameego scheduling software can create a smarter schedule for your managers and staff.

Screenshots

SmarterU3 screens
Ameego4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ameego at every 2 months against SmarterU's every 5 months. SmarterU's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmarterU ships an update every 5 months, Ameego every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SmarterU versus Ameego: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmarterUAmeego
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeovation CorporationAmeego

Bugs and requests

SmarterU

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ameego

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • No notifications received on iPhone
  • App glitches out all the time
  • App crashes a lot
  • App doesn't load
  • App is slow to load schedule and messages
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  • App crashes after latest upgrade
  • App rarely shows accurate information
  • App is a glitchy jumbled mess
  • Cannot view next week's schedule until the next week starts
  • Cannot view whole week's schedule on one page
  • Redirects to download new app repeatedly
  • Cannot see future schedules as manager
  • Only half of the schedule section is displayed
  • Upcoming shifts layout was better in old version
  • Always logs out and won't let back in
  • Cannot see the employee lineup on the dashboard
  • Cannot sync schedule to iPhone or calendar app
  • Cannot see full roster schedule, only whose working

Requested features

10 requests
  • Widget feature for iPhone
  • Update log book feature to be easier
  • Add an area for employees to view calculated hours and money made
  • Sync to calendar option for iPhone
  • Add manager reports like hours worked
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  • Display scheduled end time for labor management
  • Allow viewing future schedules
  • Display notes and reservations
  • Adjust font size for readability
  • Improve typing experience to proofread

In-app purchases

None

SmarterU

No in-app purchases

None

Ameego

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmarterU free?
SmarterU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ameego free?
Ameego is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmarterU or Ameego have ads?
Neither SmarterU nor Ameego shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmarterU or Ameego?
SmarterU ships an update every 5 months, and Ameego every 2 months. Most recently, SmarterU was updated on October 16, 2026 and Ameego on October 27, 2026.

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