SMARTY vs Alarum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMARTY
Manage your mobile account with ease. Track data usage, renew plans, and purchase add-ons. Access support and refer friends for rewards.
- Check data usage
- Renew plan
- Purchase add-ons
- Access web chat
- Refer friends for rewards
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Exciting things have been happening at SMARTY HQ and our new app is now available, packed full of great features that will make managing your account easier. - Check your data usage - Renew your plan - Purchase add-ons - Easy access to web chat, help and support - Refer your friends to SMARTY and you'll both get a reward
Alarum
Schedule alarms for a specific date or set them to repeat a limited number of times. This utility app offers clear controls for managing alarms, including labeling, editing, and snoozing. Alarms are stored locally on your device with no account required.
- Set alarms for specific dates
- Create one-time alarms
- Limit repeating alarms to a set number
- View upcoming alarms chronologically
- Label, edit, enable/disable alarms
- Native iOS alarm functionality
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Alarum makes it easy to schedule alarms for a specific date, or repeat them only as many times as you need. Plan ahead • Choose an exact date and time • Create one-time or repeating alarms • Limit repeats to a set number of occurrences • See upcoming alarms in chronological order Built for iPhone Alarum uses Apple's native AlarmKit on supported versions of iOS, with clear controls for stopping and snoozing. You can label alarms, edit them, enable or disable them, and swipe to delete. Simple by design No account is required. Your alarms are stored on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alarum at 5.0 against SMARTY's 3.4. Alarum also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). SMARTY's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Alarum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMARTY has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | SMARTY | Alarum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hutchison 3G UK Ltd | Kashif Iqbal |
Bugs and requests
SMARTY
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login page issues after recent app update
- App crashing when trying to make payments
- Account information not displaying correctly
Requested features
4 requests- Face ID or fingerprint login support
- Data usage tracking widget
- Ability to stay logged in on the app
- Improved network coverage and reliability
Alarum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SMARTY
No in-app purchases
Alarum
No in-app purchases
