Comparison

SmartHub vs Monil

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SmartHub

Manage your utility and telecommunications accounts with ease. View usage, billing, and payment history. Report service issues, receive important company news, and manage your WiFi network all from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • View and manage bills and payments
  • Monitor energy usage trends
  • Contact customer service easily
  • Receive service news and outage alerts
  • Report service interruptions
  • Manage WiFi network and devices
Currently charting
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SmartHub provides utility and telecommunications customers account management at their fingertips. Customers can view their usage and billing, manage payments, notify customer service of account and service issues and receive special messaging from their local utility or telecommunications company. NISC serves over 500 telecoms and utilities across the nation, install the application to determine if your local organization is supported. Additional Features: Bill & Pay - Quickly view your current account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history including PDF versions of paper bills directly on your mobile device. Make a payment now or schedule it for a future date. My Usage - View energy usage graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture based interface. Contact Us - Easily contact your service provider by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. News - Provides a convenient way to monitor news that may affect your service such as rate changes, outage information and upcoming events. Service Status - Displays service interruption and outage information. You can also report an outage directly to your service provider. Maps - Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface. Manage Wifi - Easily manage your WiFi network and connected devices. Maintain passwords, troubleshoot issues, create and control guest networks, limit access to connected devices, create rules with parental controls and check internet speed.

About

Monil

This app provides virtual fencing technology for cattle farmers. It allows users to manage their herds and monitor animal locations, including past movements, by drawing fences within the application.

Highlights
  • Virtual fence drawing
  • Cattle management
  • Animal location monitoring
  • Historical location tracking
  • Farm technology
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We create technology for the farmer, the animals, and the environment. Monil is a Norwegian technology company that provides robust virtual fences for cattle farmers. Through the Monil app, you can manage your cattle and maintain a complete overview of where the animals are. Use the app to draw fences and monitor the animals – both where they are now and where they have been.

Screenshots

SmartHub4 screens
Monil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: SmartHub at 2K against Monil's 3. SmartHub also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). Monil's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monil holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartHub has 2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of SmartHub's written reviews are positive against 0% of Monil's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartHub ships an update every 2 months, Monil fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
SmartHub versus Monil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartHubMonil
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (2K ratings)3.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#134 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB93 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNational Information Solutions CooperativeMonil AS

Customer experience

SmartHub

All ratings2,005 ratings
Positive37.2%
Neutral8.4%
Negative54.4%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative74.6%

Monil

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SmartHub

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues after recent update
  • Incorrect or missing usage data
  • Inability to disable auto-pay
  • Compatibility problems with newer OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for multiple utility accounts
  • Improve push notification system
  • Provide more detailed usage insights
  • Allow customizable alert thresholds

Monil

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartHub

No in-app purchases

None

Monil

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartHub free?
SmartHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monil free?
Monil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartHub or Monil?
Monil is rated higher. SmartHub averages 2.7 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Monil averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SmartHub or Monil have ads?
Neither SmartHub nor Monil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartHub or Monil?
SmartHub ships an update every 2 months, and Monil fortnightly. Most recently, SmartHub was updated on November 6, 2026 and Monil on November 3, 2026.

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