SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile vs Franpos Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
This app allows you to scan various barcode types directly into any application on your device. Utilize your phone's camera or a dedicated Socket Mobile reader for seamless data capture wherever you can type.
- Scan barcodes into any app
- Use phone camera for scanning
- Support for Socket Mobile readers
- Reads various barcode types
- Data capture anywhere you can type
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Scan barcodes into any app. Anywhere you can type, SM Keyboard can scan. Using your phone's camera or a Socket Mobile reader, SM Keyboard reads a variety of different barcodes.
Franpos Pulse
Monitor your business operations, manage daily appointments, and track inventory with ease. Digitize workflows, view key performance indicators, and reconcile stock levels directly from your mobile device.
- Business dashboard view
- Daily appointment scheduling
- Vendor item receiving
- Inventory level tracking
- Cycle counts
- Barcode scanning
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Introducing Pulse by Franpos, the ultimate app for business owners and managers to get a pulse on their business. With Pulse, you can view your dashboard, daily appointments, schedule and easily receive items from vendors, track inventory levels, and perform cycle counts with just a few taps on your phone. - Pulse allows you to streamline your operations and reduce errors by digitizing your workflows. - You can view your daily numbers and keep an eye on the KPIs - You or your employees can see their schedule and appointment details - You can quickly scan barcodes of items, and input quantities, all in one place. - Pulse also lets you reconcile your inventory levels by comparing your physical count with your system records. - You can quickly identify discrepancies and take action to correct them, ensuring accurate inventory data at all times. Download Pulse today and start managing your inventory with ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile at 3.0 against Franpos Pulse's 2.5. SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Franpos Pulse's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (18% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile's written reviews are positive against 18% of Franpos Pulse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Franpos Pulse every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile | Franpos Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) — better | 2.5 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Socket Mobile Limited | FranPOS Inc. |
Customer experience
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
Franpos Pulse
In-app purchases
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
No in-app purchases
Franpos Pulse
No in-app purchases
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