Comparison

SmartPass Mobile vs Securly Pass

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Securly Pass

This electronic hall pass system is designed for K-12 schools to help administrators and teachers issue and track student movement. It improves accountability, enhances safety by identifying student locations during emergencies, and helps maximize instructional time by minimizing misuse.

Highlights
  • Issue and track electronic hall passes
  • Monitor student locations in real-time
  • Identify student locations by building or room
  • Limit passes by student, location, or hallway
  • Streamline appointment scheduling
  • Increase instructional time
Features
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Traditional hall pass systems may have worked for years, but they fall short when it comes to meeting the needs of a modern school. With Pass, an electronic hall pass system designed for K-12 schools, administrators and teachers finally have an easier way to issue and track hall passes. Pass helps admins and teachers track how many passes are in use and by whom to improve student accountability and shore up safety concerns. With Securly Pass, you can: Know what students are using hall passes, and who’s in the hall at any given time. Identify where students are by building or room in an emergency situation. Limit passes by student, location, or hallway to minimize misuse Streamline appointment scheduling for teachers and school staff Regain control over hall pass usage to increase instructional time. Manage student movement on your campus the easy way. With Pass you can improve student accountability, increase safety, and maximize instructional time.

Screenshots

SmartPass Mobile4 screens
Securly Pass3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartPass Mobile at 2.9 against Securly Pass's 1.1. SmartPass Mobile also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 5%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Securly Pass's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 1.5K). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartPass Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Securly Pass has 10K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of SmartPass Mobile's written reviews are positive against 5% of Securly Pass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartPass Mobile ships an update fortnightly, Securly Pass monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SmartPass Mobile versus Securly Pass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartPass MobileSecurly Pass
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (1.5K ratings) — better1.1 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews — better4.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K10K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartPass, IncSecurly

Customer experience

SmartPass Mobile

All ratings1,457 ratings
Positive48.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative48.4%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative70.8%

Securly Pass

All ratings10,137 ratings
Positive3.2%
Neutral0.5%
Negative96.4%
Written reviews368 reviews
Positive4.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative94.3%

User reviews

SmartPass Mobile

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🔒 Helps track student activity
  • 👍 Useful for school administrators

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant log-out issues
  • 🕰️ Restrictive time limits
  • 🚫 Invades student privacy
  • 💤 Disrupts class time
  • 🤕 Causes student stress and anxiety

Securly Pass

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast app download
  • 👍 Allows for bathroom breaks

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data tracking
  • ⏱️ Strict time limits for bathroom visits
  • 🚫 Denies bathroom access when limit is reached
  • 🙅‍♀️ Teachers can deny bathroom requests
  • 🤕 Causes health issues like UTIs and digestive problems

Bugs and 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

Securly Pass

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes and glitches
  • Unreliable pass approval process

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more flexible bathroom access
  • Improve communication between app and teachers
  • Provide exceptions for medical conditions
  • Increase transparency about data collection

In-app purchases

None

SmartPass Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Securly Pass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartPass Mobile free?
SmartPass Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Securly Pass free?
Securly Pass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartPass Mobile or Securly Pass?
SmartPass Mobile is rated higher. SmartPass Mobile averages 2.9 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Securly Pass averages 1.1 from 10K ratings.
Do SmartPass Mobile or Securly Pass have ads?
Neither SmartPass Mobile nor Securly Pass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartPass Mobile or Securly Pass?
SmartPass Mobile ships an update fortnightly, and Securly Pass monthly. Most recently, SmartPass Mobile was updated on October 13, 2026 and Securly Pass on October 16, 2026.

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