NEX Smart vs Franklin's Almanack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NEX Smart
Control and monitor your NEXhome intercom devices remotely. Engage in video intercoms, unlock doors, and manage multiple residents from anywhere. Access call and unlocking history for enhanced security and convenience.
- Remote video intercom
- Remote unlocking
- Calling and unlocking record query
- Multi-resident management
- Works with NEX Smart Cloud Platform
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NEX Smart is a mobile application that is used in conjunction with NEX Smart Cloud Platform, indoor monitor, door phone, doorbell, and other intercom devices of NEXhome. Enable you to achieve remote video intercom with access control devices, remote unlocking, query of calling and unlocking records, and multi residents management anytime and anywhere.
Franklin's Almanack
This app delivers daily proverbs and counsel from Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack. Browse wisdom by theme, track your progress on virtues, and enjoy a clean, distraction-free interface. Sync your favorites and reflections across devices with iCloud.
- Daily wisdom notifications
- Wisdom organized by theme
- Yearly virtue ledger
- Progress tracking for habits
- iCloud sync for reflections
- Over 670 authentic sayings
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Almanack: Daily Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” A Treasury of Timeless Wisdom In 1732, Benjamin Franklin began publishing Poor Richard’s Almanack—proverbs and counsel for living well. This newly redesigned Almanack brings those same pearls of wisdom to your pocket, now with a clearer, calmer UI and UX throughout. Daily Wisdom Delivered Each morning receive a fresh saying to guide your day. As Poor Richard noted, “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” A Well‑Organized Library Browse wisdom sorted by theme—Virtue, Industry, Thrift, Time, and more. “Lost time is never found again,” so find what you seek with ease. A Ledger for the Year Keep a full‑year ledger of your reflections across the 13 virtues, with a plainer week focus and progress tracking to steady your habits. Your reflections and favorites now keep their place across iCloud, so your progress follows you wherever you read. Features - 670+ authentic sayings from Poor Richard’s Almanack - Daily notifications with timely wisdom - Organized by category for easy browsing - Powerful search to find exactly what you need - Favorites that sync across your devices - Contextual examples generated on your device - Beautiful, distraction‑free design “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Download this Almanack today and invest in your daily dose of wisdom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Franklin's Almanack at every 2 days against NEX Smart's every 2 weeks. Franklin's Almanack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). NEX Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Franklin's Almanack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
NEX Smart ships an update every 2 weeks, Franklin's Almanack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NEX Smart | Franklin's Almanack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nex Cloud Tech LLC | Via Labs |
Customer experience
NEX Smart
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In-app purchases
NEX Smart
No in-app purchases
Franklin's Almanack
No in-app purchases
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