Comparison

SmashUps vs HandySpring

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

Head to head
About

SmashUps

Create and send personalized, funny videos featuring celebrity cameos or your own selfies. Add names, photos, and special interests to make unique greetings for any occasion. Share your creations via text, social media, or email.

Highlights
  • Personalized video creation
  • Celebrity cameos
  • Add selfies and custom messages
  • Personalize with names and photos
  • Share via text and social media
  • Wide range of occasions
Features
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SmashUps are highly personalized, smile-inducing, shareable videos. Create and send funny, one-of-a-kind videos that will leave your friends and family laughing, smiling, giggling, or amazed in general merriment. Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, or just because! Celebrity Cameos Don't just send along your wishes, send them in personalized Meghan Trainor video! Or someone else, we won't judge... We've got the best singing, dancing, personalized video celebrity greetings where the stars themselves will actually say your recipient’s name. Check out our new Celebrity SmashUps featuring Kevin Bacon, Rob Lowe, Weird Al, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera & more! Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays & many other occasions. • Celebrity friends singing songs and delivering personalized shoutouts that are all about the special people in your life. • Add a selfie to talking SmashUps and let life-like voices or cute characters deliver your custom message. • Personalize with names, age, photos, and special interests. • Make SmashUps for your friends, family, co-workers, the mailman, a stranger on the train, or dog. • Send SmashUps via Text, Facebook, Twitter, Email and more! • New videos, celebrities, music, and updates all the time! • Subscribe to personalize and save unlimited SmashUps videos to your device! Perfect for holidays and special occasions: • Halloween • Thanksgiving • Christmas • New Year • Valentine's Day • Father's Day • Mother’s Day • Birthday • Congratulations • Anniversary • Graduation • Love • Thank You • Wedding • Baby • Get Well • Pets • St. Patrick's Day • Easter • Boss’s Day • and many more occasions for any random Thursday afternoon. NEW SmashUps are added regularly so check back often. So what are you waiting for? Download for free and start spreading some love right now! Subscription Details: Subscribe to SmashUps for unlimited access, saves and sends. Who knew that making people’s day could be so affordable. As always, you can cancel anytime. Your payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew 24-hours before the end of the current period, and your iTunes account will be charged unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://www.smashups.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://www.smashups.com/terms-of-service.html

About

HandySpring

This app works with a smart water bottle to remind you to drink water. It helps you stay hydrated throughout the day by tracking your intake and sending timely notifications.

Highlights
  • Drink water reminders
  • Hydration tracking
  • Smart bottle pairing
  • Daily intake monitoring
  • Personalized hydration goals
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paired with HandySpring water bottle with drink water reminder to keep you hydrated

Screenshots

SmashUps4 screens
HandySpring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmashUps at 62% against HandySpring's 0%. SmashUps also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). HandySpring's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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. SmashUps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. HandySpring asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmashUps ships an update every 2 months, HandySpring every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SmashUps versus HandySpring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmashUpsHandySpring
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAGCM, Inc.New York Standard Watch Company, LLC

Customer experience

SmashUps

All ratings6,986 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral14.4%
Negative23.4%

HandySpring

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

SmashUps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Videos not playing correctly after iOS 15 update
  • Inability to share cards on social media platforms
  • App freezing and crashing when trying to customize cards

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more celebrity and character options
  • Allow users to type in custom names
  • Implement a history or tracking feature for sent cards
  • Expand selection for anniversaries, get well, and other occasions

HandySpring

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SmashUps

Subscriptions3
  • SmashUps Weekly Membership$1.997 Days
  • SmashUps Membership$6.991 Month
  • SmashUps Yearly Membership$29.991 Year
None

HandySpring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmashUps free?
SmashUps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HandySpring free?
HandySpring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmashUps or HandySpring have ads?
Neither SmashUps nor HandySpring shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmashUps or HandySpring?
SmashUps ships an update every 2 months, and HandySpring every 3 months. Most recently, SmashUps was updated on October 29, 2026 and HandySpring on October 7, 2026.

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