Smart SBA vs IBS Tenants
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart SBA
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"This is an app for the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority mobile ID/ badge and mobile access credential. This app uses your smartphone’s Bluetooth® Smart technology as an alternative to keys and contactless access badges. The solution converts your dated access control keycards, passwords, and security tokens to a single digital credential on your mobile phone. The digital badge transforms user experience while enhancing enterprise security and improving operational efficiency. Use Smart SBA - Access to open doors in offices, hotel rooms, parking garages, cars • Using various interface technologies such as readers, beacons and GPS (readers can be QR Code or BLE/ NFC Technology) to authenticate users at access points using Bluetooth-enabled mobile device. • Deploy beacons near physical entryways to authenticate users who are within range. Log in to desktop applications, web apps, Networks • Scan a QR code displayed on screen. • Receive a push notification or one-time passcode on your phone or tablet. • Use Bluetooth to log in to apps on paired browsers based on proximity. • Supports industry standards including SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and Kerberos, and includes Open APIs to enable partners and customers to support any system. Implement multifactor authentication with a variety of methods • Something you have—scan QR code, tap NFC tag, use a digital key, react to push notification, or interaction via proximity to Bluetooth or beacons. • Something you know—verification of personal identification number (PIN) or passcode. • Something you are—use fingerprint or facial recognition biometric authentication. • Geo-fencing can be used to restrict access based on location. • Day/time fencing can be used to restrict access based on day of the week or hours of the day. Receive and respond to communications over a secure messaging network: • Receive alerts about incoming Communicator messages. • Use the in-app Inbox to access previously received messages. • Easily respond to Communicator messages. (Sending Communicator messages requires the Communic8 app and appropriate permissions.)"
IBS Tenants
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The tenant app for renters whose agency runs on IBS. If the agency that manages your tenancy uses the IBS property platform, IBS Tenant puts your contracts, your payment schedule and your branch appointments in one place - without a phone call or an email chain. WHO CAN CREATE AN ACCOUNT Only tenants already registered with an agency that uses IBS. The app does not create tenancies and it cannot sign you up as a renter - it creates the login for a tenancy your agency already holds on file. To create an account you need: - A current or past tenancy with an agency that uses IBS - Access to the email address recorded on that tenancy. This is the main address on your tenant record; an alternate address will not work. Enter that email and we send you a 6-digit code to confirm it, then you choose your own password. If the address is not on an agency's records, no code arrives and no account is created. If your tenancies are spread across more than one agency, a single login covers all of them. Not sure which address your agency holds, or no code arriving? Contact your agency - they can confirm or update the email on your record. TRACK EVERY PAYMENT See what you have paid and what is still outstanding at a glance. Upcoming payments are listed with amounts, dates, receipt numbers and payment method, and each one is clearly marked as paid, unpaid or bounced. KEEP YOUR CONTRACTS TO HAND Browse your active, expired and ended contracts. Each one shows the property, unit numbers, tenancy term and rent, so the details are there the moment you need them. BOOK A BRANCH VISIT Choose the contracts your visit is about, pick a date and an available timeslot, add a note for the branch, and you are booked. Review or cancel an appointment at any time. MORE THAN ONE TENANCY If your contracts span several branches, switch between them in a tap and everything updates to the branch you are viewing. KEEPING YOUR ACCOUNT SECURE Turn on two-factor authentication with any authenticator app, with recovery codes in case you lose your device. Change your password, or reset a forgotten one, from the app. ENGLISH AND ARABIC Fully translated with right-to-left support, plus light, dark and system themes. IBS Tenant is a viewing and booking app. It does not process rent payments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IBS Tenants at every 6 days against Smart SBA's every 9 months. 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.
Smart SBA ships an update every 9 months, IBS Tenants every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart SBA | IBS Tenants |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sharjah Broadcasting Authority | INTELLIGENT BROKER SYSTEM SP Z O O |
In-app purchases
Smart SBA
No in-app purchases
IBS Tenants
No in-app purchases









