Comparison

SmartVault for iPhone and iPad vs Canopy

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

Head to head
About

SmartVault for iPhone and iPad

Securely store, access, and share business files from any device. This app allows mobile access to your documents, enabling easy sharing with clients and colleagues. Upload photos, including receipts, directly to your cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Secure file storage
  • Anytime, anywhere access
  • Secure document sharing
  • Mobile file browsing
  • Document viewing
  • Email documents
  • Photo upload
Features
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SmartVault is the safe and easy way for businesses to store and share files. With SmartVault, you can access all your documents anytime, anywhere, and from inside your favorite business apps, like QuickBooks and Microsoft Outlook. Today, more than 15,000 users rely on SmartVault to securely store and share all of their business documents. In addition to anytime anywhere access for you and your co-workers, you can easily and securely share confidential documents with clients, business partners, and professional services providers. SmartVault for the iPhone and iPad lets you go mobile with your SmartVault account: • Search, browse, and view all your files and folders in SmartVault • View documents, presentations, spreadsheets… most document types… all from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch • Email documents as attachments or send secure links to any file • Easily upload photos to SmartVault – really handy for taking pictures of receipts (or any other images you need to upload to SmartVault) • Works with other apps that support the “Open in…” feature to share files between apps • iPad users get an enhanced PDF viewer in full-screen mode that’s fantastic for viewing PDF files and a great way to run slide shows right from your iPad (if you save presentations to PDF one slide per page).

About

Canopy

Manage your accounting practice and clients from anywhere with this mobile app. Access client information, files, and manage projects, tasks, and billing on the go. Securely handle sensitive data with advanced mobile security features.

Highlights
  • Client communication and information access
  • Mobile file management and annotation
  • Workflow automation and task management
  • Time tracking and client requests
  • Invoice review and payment processing
  • Mobile security with multi-factor authentication
Features
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Canopy is the firm-wide operating system that helps you build the accounting firm you've always wanted. And with the Canopy mobile app, you stay connected and productive from anywhere, giving you everything you need to manage your firm and clients from the palm of your hand. Stay in touch with clients Stay connected to your clients and their work. With ready access to your clients' information, you can keep things moving and answer the important questions on the go. Take files anywhere Be prepared for any client, IRS call, or firm conversation with mobile access to your files. Easily review, annotate, scan, and store them. Even upload photos from messages or file storage apps on the go. Manage your work Keep track of your client projects. Leverage workflow automation, create new tasks, update existing ones, or send client requests. Track time worked and reply to your clients—all from your fingertips. Get paid faster Review your clients' outstanding and past invoices, resend payment requests, and receive or record payments lickety-split. Security built for mobile Protect your information with multi-factor authentication, encryption, and touch or face identification. Manage devices and revoke access on the fly. About Canopy Canopy is a cloud-based practice management suite for accounting professionals. The suite includes the Client Engagement Platform—the foundation of everything—Document Management, Workflow, Time & Billing, Insights, and Tax Resolution.

Screenshots

SmartVault for iPhone and iPad4 screens
Canopy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Canopy at 76% against SmartVault for iPhone and iPad's 16%. Canopy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). SmartVault for iPhone and iPad's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 17.0). 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

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

Canopy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canopy has 1.1K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of SmartVault for iPhone and iPad's written reviews are positive against 76% of Canopy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartVault for iPhone and iPad ships an update every 11 months, Canopy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SmartVault for iPhone and iPad versus Canopy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartVault for iPhone and iPadCanopy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (43 ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.1% of reviews76.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings431.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGetBusy USA CorporationCanopy Tax

Customer experience

SmartVault for iPhone and iPad

All ratings40 ratings
Positive10.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative85.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive16.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative74.2%

Canopy

All ratings1,068 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral11.9%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

SmartVault for iPhone and iPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Canopy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Active Work bug
  • Blank screen issue when using default filter

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to send questionnaires and signature requests to clients through the app
  • Creating invoices and sending through the app
  • Ability to see task comments on the mobile app
  • Ability to run reports, submit time, access billing, etc. from the app
  • Sortable tasks by date, client, or status, and a notification center for client updates

In-app purchases

None

SmartVault for iPhone and iPad

No in-app purchases

None

Canopy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartVault for iPhone and iPad free?
SmartVault for iPhone and iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canopy free?
Canopy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartVault for iPhone and iPad or Canopy?
Canopy is rated higher. SmartVault for iPhone and iPad averages 1.5 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Canopy averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do SmartVault for iPhone and iPad or Canopy have ads?
Neither SmartVault for iPhone and iPad nor Canopy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartVault for iPhone and iPad or Canopy?
SmartVault for iPhone and iPad ships an update every 11 months, and Canopy weekly. Most recently, SmartVault for iPhone and iPad was updated on October 23, 2026 and Canopy on October 24, 2026.

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