Comparison

Smart911 vs Two Porch Lights

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create Safety Profiles
  • Share household information with 9-1-1
  • Receive emergency alerts
  • Customize notification types
  • View medical and contact details
Features
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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.

About

Two Porch Lights

Features
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Two Porch Lights is a calm, shared place for the two things co-parenting runs on: the calendar and the costs. One subscription covers both parents. Send your co-parent an invite link from your own phone, or pick them from your contacts, and they join free, so you both see the same calendar and expense history instead of comparing notes over text. SHARED CALENDAR The parenting schedule, holidays and handoffs in one place both parents can see. Events can repeat or run over several days, each one shows which kids it is for and who is driving, and either parent can comment right on an event. SPLIT EXPENSES Log an expense, attach a receipt photo or PDF, and the app reads the store, date and amount for you. Each cost splits by your percentages, and each month ends with a balance both parents can sign off on. Mileage for kids' activities is figured at the IRS standard mileage rate for business use and split 50/50. MESSAGES WITH SOFTEN Keep co-parenting logistics in one thread, separate from your personal texts. Every message sent in the app is time-stamped by our server when it is saved, and there is no way to edit, unsend or delete a single message. Imported messages keep their original date and are labeled as imported. (If a parent deletes their account, the app first says which of their messages stay, shown as from “Account deleted”, and which go. If a shared space's last member deletes theirs, the space is deleted.) Wrote it heated? Tap Soften for a calmer, child-focused version, and you choose which one sends. KID KITS AND KID INFO A shared checklist for the bag that travels between homes, and one place for sizes, allergies, medications, doctors and school details. YOUR PARENTING PLAN, ON FILE Add your court order or parenting plan as a PDF. A scanned PDF is read too, up to 40 scanned pages. Setup can fill in the names, children, schedule and cost split from it for you to check, and either parent can ask it a question and get an answer quoted from the plan. It is not legal advice. WIDGETS Whose night it is and the days ahead, on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Lock Screen widgets never show money. On iOS 16.2 or newer you can also turn on a handoff countdown: in the 8 hours before an exchange, your Lock Screen shows the word Handoff and the time, and nothing else. PRIVATE TO YOU Your journal, your Tax Center and the home address you save for mileage are never shown to your co-parent. App Lock keeps the app behind Face ID or Touch ID on your phone. Notifications say what kind of thing changed, never the details. TAX CENTER Track daycare, medical costs and 529 contributions through the year, then build an accountant-ready packet in January. A parent who joined from an invite gets their own by adding their own subscription. UP TO 60 DAYS FREE A new shared space is free for 30 days from the day you sign up, with no credit card, plus 30 more when your co-parent joins (60 days total). After that, Premium is an auto-renewing subscription you buy in the app, yearly or monthly, and one subscription covers the shared space for both parents. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Already use Two Porch Lights on the web? Sign in with the same account and everything is already there. Two Porch Lights helps co-parents communicate and keep organized, time-stamped records. We are not a law firm, and nothing here is legal or financial advice. Whether any record is accepted or given weight in a legal proceeding is up to the court. Follow your attorney's guidance and confirm details against your own court order. Terms of Use: https://twoporchlights.com/terms-app.html Privacy Policy: https://twoporchlights.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Smart9114 screens
Two Porch Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart911 at none against Two Porch Lights's 2. Two Porch Lights's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Two Porch Lights sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month. Smart911 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart911 ships an update every 4 months, Two Porch Lights every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smart911 versus Two Porch Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart911Two Porch Lights
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRave Mobile SafetyCenturion Blue Consulting LLC

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

Two Porch Lights

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Smart911

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Two Porch Lights

Subscriptions2
  • Two Porch Lights Monthly$12.001 Month
  • Two Porch Lights$99.001 Year

Questions

Is Smart911 free?
Smart911 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Two Porch Lights free?
Two Porch Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart911 or Two Porch Lights have ads?
Neither Smart911 nor Two Porch Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart911 or Two Porch Lights?
Smart911 ships an update every 4 months, and Two Porch Lights every 2 days. Most recently, Smart911 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Two Porch Lights on October 25, 2026.

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