Comparison

smrtPhone vs General Provision

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

Head to head
About

smrtPhone

This mobile app integrates your cloud-based phone system with your CRM, enabling seamless calling, texting, and contact management from your device. It logs all communication, allows for call notes, and offers advanced sales features to accelerate your sales cycle and enhance customer relationships.

Highlights
  • CRM contact list sync
  • SMS/MMS messaging with CRM logging
  • Call logging and recording
  • In-call notes sync
  • Call disposition tracking
  • Multiple Caller ID options
  • Text and voicemail inbox access
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smrtPhone is a full featured, cloud based phone system that allows you to make more calls, send more texts, and close more deals. With smrtPhone, your phone system becomes a fully integrated part of your CRM, accelerating your sales cycle, and improving customer relationships. With no forced long-term contracts, a powerful 4-line auto-dialer, advanced Pro features, and pay-as-you-go pricing, smrtPhone is the clear choice for sales-driven businesses. Now you can bring power of smrtPhone to your mobile device. Use the smrtPhone Mobile App to: > Sync your full CRM contact lists so every contact is available from your handheld device > Send text messages (SMS and MMS) to any contact and have it automatically log in your CRM > Make and receive calls and have call data effortlessly tracked, including call recordings > Take notes during/after your call and have them automatically sync to the contact record > Choose from existing call dispositions to mark call outcomes and trigger CRM automations > Easily switch between phone number Caller IDs to ensure you call from the correct phone line > Access your text and voicemail inboxes for individual users and groups > Sync call information (including recent call logs) across platforms, web and mobile IMPORTANT: smrtPhone’s mobile app requires an existing smrtPhone account. DISCLAIMERS: Call quality can be affected by the strength of your internet/4G/5G/LTE connection. Please ensure you have a strong signal or internet connection to achieve best results. Emergency calling may not be available for your number or region.

About

General Provision

A member-only club app for remote workers and creatives to connect with founders. Access clubhouses, foster inspiring connections, and discover content for personal and professional growth.

Highlights
  • Member-only club access
  • Connect with founders and creatives
  • On-demand clubhouse access
  • Inspiring connections
  • Content discovery
  • Professional growth resources
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Connect with Founders and Creatives by joining General Provision. We're a member-only club for remote workers, and our Member App is the platform for on-demand access to our clubhouse, inspiring connections, content, and growth.

Screenshots

smrtPhone4 screens
General Provision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: General Provision at 5.0 against smrtPhone's 4.6. General Provision also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). smrtPhone's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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

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

General Provision holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: smrtPhone has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

smrtPhone ships an update fortnightly, General Provision every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
smrtPhone versus General Provision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersmrtPhoneGeneral Provision
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB65 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopersmrtStudio Global Inc.The Hook Creative, Inc.

Customer experience

smrtPhone

All ratings1,398 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative70.4%

General Provision

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

smrtPhone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant log-outs and sign-in issues
  • Incorrect caller ID information
  • Inability to adjust notification settings
  • Syncing and integration problems with Podio

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add group messaging capability
  • Improve contacts management and search
  • Allow image/file sharing from website
  • Enhance notification and call handling

General Provision

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

smrtPhone

No in-app purchases

None

General Provision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is smrtPhone free?
smrtPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is General Provision free?
General Provision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, smrtPhone or General Provision?
General Provision is rated higher. smrtPhone averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while General Provision averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do smrtPhone or General Provision have ads?
Neither smrtPhone nor General Provision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, smrtPhone or General Provision?
smrtPhone ships an update fortnightly, and General Provision every 3 weeks. Most recently, smrtPhone was updated on November 6, 2026 and General Provision on November 3, 2026.

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