Apollo ID vs NEX Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apollo ID
Manage your digital identity for venues and events. Purchase food, drinks, tickets, and memberships directly from your device. Earn rewards for your loyalty and streamline your experience.
- Digital passport for venues
- Event ticket management
- In-app purchases for food and drinks
- Membership management
- Loyalty rewards program
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Apollo ID is your digital passport & wallet to your favorite venues and events. You can purchase drinks, food, bottles, memberships, tickets etc. at your fingertips and always be rewarded for your patronage.
NEX Smart
Control and monitor your NEXhome intercom devices remotely. Engage in video intercoms, unlock doors, and manage multiple residents from anywhere. Access call and unlocking history for enhanced security and convenience.
- Remote video intercom
- Remote unlocking
- Calling and unlocking record query
- Multi-resident management
- Works with NEX Smart Cloud Platform
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NEX Smart is a mobile application that is used in conjunction with NEX Smart Cloud Platform, indoor monitor, door phone, doorbell, and other intercom devices of NEXhome. Enable you to achieve remote video intercom with access control devices, remote unlocking, query of calling and unlocking records, and multi residents management anytime and anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NEX Smart at 4.7 against Apollo ID's 4.0. NEX Smart also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Apollo ID's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
NEX Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apollo ID has 124 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Apollo ID's written reviews are positive against 100% of NEX Smart's.
Apollo ID ships an update fortnightly, NEX Smart every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Apollo ID | NEX Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (124 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apollo Technology Platform, Incorporated | Nex Cloud Tech LLC |
Customer experience
Apollo ID
NEX Smart
Bugs and requests
Apollo ID
Reported bugs
11 issues- App doesn't work as advertised
- Sign-up flow gets messed up
- Login doesn't work
- SMS verification fails
- Manual login crashes
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- Servers can't handle traffic
- App crashes
- App won't load
- Rejected RSVP
- Bouncers hired by app were aggressive
- One venue not able to purchase via app
Requested features
7 requests- Android support for Apple Pay
- More reliable servers to handle traffic
- Waiting queue for presales
- Clearer information for presales
- Improved login process
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- Better association of phone numbers with accounts
- Fix sign-up flow issues
NEX Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Apollo ID
No in-app purchases
NEX Smart
No in-app purchases
