Smart911 vs MercPerks®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart911
Enhance emergency preparedness by creating a Safety Profile to share vital household information with 9-1-1. Receive targeted emergency alerts for weather, traffic, and public safety events.
- Create Safety Profiles
- Share household information with 9-1-1
- Receive emergency alerts
- Customize notification types
- View medical and contact details
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Be better prepared for any emergency with Smart911. By signing up, you can share lifesaving information about your household with 9-1-1 and receive targeted emergency alerts. When you call 9-1-1, your Smart911 Safety Profile displays on the 9-1-1 screen. The 9-1-1 call takers can view your addresses, medical information, home information, pets and vehicles, and emergency contacts. You can provide as much or as little information as you like. This additional information enables 9-1-1 and first responders to send help fast. Smart911 can also keep you informed of weather, traffic, and other emergencies by sending emergency alerts from the National Weather Service and local public safety agencies. You can select the types of notifications you want and how you want to be notified. Smart911: Information worth sharing. Sign up today.
MercPerks®
Access exclusive membership benefits, including local and national discounts on dining, retail, travel, and more. Features a personal concierge service and identity theft protection. Save money on everyday purchases with a tap-and-save system.
- Exclusive membership benefits
- Local and national discounts
- Personal concierge service
- Identity Theft Restoration Rescue
- GPS deal finder
- eGift Cards
- Dining Dough program
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Power up local savings and live Concierge service at your fingertips! Enrolled members can use this app to access their exclusive membership benefits quickly and conveniently. It’s like having a Personal Mobile Concierge® on your iPhone. Members will enjoy savings, discounts, and rebates on products and services they use every day along with the security of their exclusive Identity Theft Restoration Rescue® program. And with nearly 300,000 participants from coast to coast, you’ll save like never before. Membership benefits include substantial savings at local and national chain restaurants, local and national retail businesses, on gas and groceries, on movie tickets and entertainment, travel reservations services, health and beauty services, home and garden purchases, and so much more. And your personal live Concierge is just a tap away ready to provide the personal assistance you need and deserve! Just tap, show, and save all over town! Features: Nearly 300,000 discount participants Identity Theft Restoration Rescue® program GPS location search to navigate deals nearby or wherever you travel No coupons – just tap, show, and save eGift Cards are sent immediately to your iPhone for instant redemption Dining Dough program saves up to 87% on dining certificates accepted at face value My Savings tallies the amount you’ve saved Complete full service travel with discounts and rebates Concierge services provided by live representatives Questions, comments, and suggestions? Send us a message at info@GenGold.net or call us at 1.800.428.6686. Download the free app, enter your username and password which can be obtained from our full website, and save all over town, and all over the country! Special Note: This app is currently available only to registered members and not available to the general public. For information on how to join, please contact us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Smart911 at 6.8K against MercPerks®'s 20. MercPerks®'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Smart911 against 4.7 for MercPerks®. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart911 has 6.8K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smart911 ships an update every 4 months, MercPerks® every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart911 | MercPerks® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better | 4.7 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rave Mobile Safety | Generations Gold, Inc. |
Customer experience
Smart911
MercPerks®
Bugs and requests
Smart911
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to confirm phone number and get verification code
- Keeps signing users out and unable to log back in
- Incorrect address formatting and inability to update location
- Delayed or missing emergency alerts and notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust pin location on map
- Option to select specific areas for alerts
- Improved notification settings and customization
- Support for apartment/building entry details
MercPerks®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart911
No in-app purchases
MercPerks®
No in-app purchases









