BimmerUtility vs Smart Layout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BimmerUtility
A lightweight tool for editing vehicle configuration files like FDL, NCD, and FA. It allows users to save diagnostic reports and compare different vehicle software versions.
- Edit FDL, NCD, & FA files
- Save diagnostic reports
- Compare SVT & NCD files
- Lightweight toolset
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A simple lightweight toolset to help you edit your FDL, NCD & FA files. Save diagnostic reports, compare SVT & NCD files & more.
Smart Layout
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Your most-used apps, efficiently placed in your home screen layout. Smart Layout analyzes your Screen Time history and builds a home screen layout around your real habits. HOW IT WORKS Pick an analysis period, tap Analyze, and Smart Layout ranks every app by how often and how recently you use it. Your top apps land where your thumb naturally reaches. TWO LAYOUT MODES · Smart — most used apps in the thumb-reachable corner, adapted for your dominant hand · Linear — apps ordered left to right by usage score ALWAYS IN VIEW A floating Picture-in-Picture window shows your layout while you rearrange — no switching back and forth. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on-device. Your data never leaves your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BimmerUtility at Free against Smart Layout's $1.99. BimmerUtility also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Smart Layout's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked). On 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
BimmerUtility is free to download; Smart Layout costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BimmerUtility ships an update every 2 months, Smart Layout every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BimmerUtility | Smart Layout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | — | #188 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Hebb | DEMIREL SMAJOVIC |
In-app purchases
BimmerUtility
No in-app purchases
Smart Layout
No in-app purchases
