mySMARTmobile vs Panelist Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mySMARTmobile
This app supports research study participants by managing study activities, scheduling visits, and providing access to results and surveys. It allows for secure document transfer and custom reminders, but requires registration by a study administrator.
- Manage study activities and timing
- Self-schedule visits
- Receive notifications
- Update contact information
- Access lab results
- Securely transfer documents
- Complete web-based surveys or quizzes
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mySMARTmobile is a companion app for SMaRT (Study Management and Retention Toolkit), a HIPAA-compliant web-based SaaS platform that aids with conducting high-quality research studies. The mobile app allows study participants to manage expectations and timing of study activities, self-schedule visits, receive notifications, update contact information, access lab results, and securely transfer documents. Studies may also use the app to provide participants with access to web-based surveys or in-app quizzes, product ordering, custom reminders, or service locators. This app was developed to assist eligible research study participants with study activities; access is limited to registered users only. User accounts must be registered by a SMaRT-licensed research study administrator, individuals are not able to request access or register for an account directly.
Panelist Connect
This app helps you set up and manage devices for a TV viewing panel. It connects your devices to your home WiFi and displays their current status, contributing to research that improves TV programming.
- Device setup
- Manage TVision Devices
- Connect to home WiFi
- View device status
- Contribute to TV research
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Thank you for being a part of the TVision Panel. Your participation in the TVision Panel helps TV networks and advertisers understand how people are watching TV content, empowering them to improve their programming for everyone who watches it. The TVision Panelist Connect app allows you to set up and manage TVision Devices. The app allows TVision Devices to be connected to your home WiFi network and also shows you the current status of the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Panelist Connect at 5.0 against mySMARTmobile's 3.0. Panelist Connect also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). mySMARTmobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Panelist Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.
mySMARTmobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Panelist Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySMARTmobile | Panelist Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emory University | TVision Insights, Inc. |
Customer experience
mySMARTmobile
Panelist Connect
In-app purchases
mySMARTmobile
No in-app purchases
Panelist Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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