SmartMLS vs Weekly Shenanigans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartMLS
Access comprehensive MLS data and tools on the go. Search for properties, collaborate with clients, and view detailed listing reports from any device. Customize your experience with agent branding options.
- Interactive property search
- Client collaboration tools
- Nearby listing search
- Dynamic SmartBar
- Access to listing reports
- Agent and broker branding
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connectMLS is a full-featured & completely customizable MLS solution, designed for ease of access from anywhere & anytime. Features include: -Interactive Search -Client Collaboration -Search for Listings Nearby -Dynamic SmartBar -Access to Various Listing Reports -Agent & Broker Branding Options -And Much More!
Weekly Shenanigans
Discover local events and activities in Fairfield County, CT, from live music and festivals to family days and food specials. Plan your week by browsing events, saving them to your calendar, and creating private invitations for gatherings. Businesses can promote their offerings and engage with the local community.
- Browse local events by week or town
- Save events to your personal calendar
- Create private invitations and track RSVPs
- Businesses can promote activities
- No feed or algorithm, just curated listings
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Weekly Shenanigans is the place to see what is happening in Fairfield County, CT. Local businesses post their activities as families plan their week. It is free to post (Basic plan for businesses) and free to browse. Live music, festivals, markets, workshops, family days, and food & drink specials near you. No feed, no algorithm, and no endless scroll. WHAT YOU CAN DO: • Browse this week, this weekend, or any town in the county. • Save anything to your own calendar. • Create private invitations for your own gatherings, send them to friends, and watch the RSVPs come in. • Businesses get to promote the best they have to offer. They can also see how neighbors interact with their posts and what they are looking for this week. Browsing is free and needs no account. An account exists for one thing: Get recommendations, send private invites, and build your own calendar with the things you want to go to. Made by a local family in Norwalk who wanted a simpler way to stay involved in the neighborhood and make the most of where we live.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weekly Shenanigans at 100% against SmartMLS's 0%. Weekly Shenanigans also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). SmartMLS's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Weekly Shenanigans holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartMLS has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmartMLS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Weekly Shenanigans's.
SmartMLS ships an update every 2 weeks, Weekly Shenanigans every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartMLS | Weekly Shenanigans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dyna Connections | Weekly Shenanigans |
Customer experience
SmartMLS
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In-app purchases
SmartMLS
No in-app purchases
Weekly Shenanigans
No in-app purchases
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