Smart vs Mav Hub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart
This application simplifies parking management for residents. It began as a guest form and has evolved into a comprehensive parking solution used by over 120,000 people nationwide.
- Easy-to-use software
- Accessible parking solution
- Guest form functionality
- Resident parking management
- Nationwide user base
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Our goal of making easy-to-use, accessible software is no more evident than in our Parking Attendant. What started off as a simple online guest form has now become the parking app for over 120,000 residents across the US.
Mav Hub
Manage your school schedules, view upcoming events, and track assignments. Stay updated on daily sports, lunch menus, and house leaderboards. Connect with your school community through social features.
- Schedule management
- Calendar preview
- Assignment access
- Leaderboards
- Social networking
- Lunch menu viewing
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Add, manage, and view your schedules. Preview upcoming days with the calendar. Look at daily sports, lunch, and house leaderboards. Access your assignments at the touch of your fingertips. Socialize with The Quad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mav Hub at 92% against Smart's 0%. Mav Hub also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Mav Hub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 139 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Smart's written reviews are positive against 92% of Mav Hub's.
Smart ships an update fortnightly, Mav Hub every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart | Mav Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (139 ratings) | 5.0 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TowCentric LLC | Vindhya Koneru |
Customer experience
Smart
Mav Hub
User reviews
Smart
From 139 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- ❌ App is deceiving
- ❌ App expired tags
- ❌ App doesn't send codes
- ❌ App has login issues
- ❌ App has SMS issues
Mav Hub
From 73 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast app performance
- 📆 Helpful for students with school schedules
- 🎨 Unique and original graphics
- 💖 Lifesaving for students
- 👍 Timely updates and improvements
Room to improve
- ❌ Limited to one schedule per account
- 🤖 Lack of customization options
Bugs and requests
Smart
Reported bugs
22 issues- App is deceiving, pretends glitches, approves wrong address
- App expired tag, won't let user renew, locked user in apartment
- App doesn't send verification code
- App refuses to let user log in after password updates
- SMS messages not working, no code received
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- App won't let user save car info, leading to towing
- App has glitch where apartments can't register visitors
- App gives login error after multiple password changes
- App shows 'Invalid Credentials' after password resets
- App doesn't allow login, shows 'Invalid Login Credentials'
- App doesn't send reset code
- App doesn't send SMS for password reset
- App doesn't allow registration due to missing vehicle model
- App requires location to be turned off to find property
- App crashes when trying to register
- App doesn't fetch user's location
- App shows blank or white screen on login
- App doesn't let user select property
- App text is crowded and overwrites itself on smaller iPhones
- App glitches and fails to allow parking permit requests
- App freezes on page after clicking 'request permit'
- App closes when trying to select properties
Requested features
15 requests- Add fallback mechanism to specify email for code
- Add option to edit personal information
- Add option to delete account
- Provide customer service contact information
- Add missing vehicle models
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- Allow users to turn on location services
- Allow longer parking durations
- Improve app stability on iPad
- Allow users to delete the app
- Provide a list of nearby properties
- Send reminders for expiring/expired parking
- Allow users to renew parking passes earlier
- Improve app interface for smaller screens
- Allow users to search for properties
- Fix app crashes when selecting properties
Mav Hub
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
Smart
No in-app purchases
Mav Hub
No in-app purchases
