ButterflyMX vs Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ButterflyMX
Control property access, including doors, gates, elevators, and garages, directly from your smartphone. Grant entry to visitors and deliveries remotely, and receive video calls for enhanced security. Manage all building access points seamlessly from one app.
- Open doors, gates, elevators, garages from smartphone
- Grant visitor access remotely
- Receive delivery notifications and grant access
- Video calls with visitors before granting access
- Manage all property access points
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ButterflyMX makes property access simple. With the ButterflyMX mobile app, you can open doors, gates, elevators, and garages from your smartphone. Whether you’re coming home, welcoming a guest, or accepting a delivery, it’s all one tap away. Key mobile app features: - Property access from anywhere. Unlock any connected entry point on your property using your smartphone. - Visitor access made easy. Send Visitor Passes to friends, family, and trusted service workers so they can enter even when you’re not home. - Never miss another delivery. Share Delivery Passes and get notified when deliveries arrive to grant property access from anywhere. - Security you can see. Receive video calls and speak with your visitors before granting them property access. From front doors and garages to gates and elevators, ButterflyMX connects every access point in one secure, easy-to-use app, so property access is simple at your building.
Smart
This application simplifies parking management for residents. It began as a guest form and has evolved into a comprehensive parking solution used by over 120,000 people nationwide.
- Easy-to-use software
- Accessible parking solution
- Guest form functionality
- Resident parking management
- Nationwide user base
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Our goal of making easy-to-use, accessible software is no more evident than in our Parking Attendant. What started off as a simple online guest form has now become the parking app for over 120,000 residents across the US.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ButterflyMX at 51% against Smart's 0%. ButterflyMX also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (110K vs 129). On price, update cadence, 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.
ButterflyMX holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ButterflyMX has 110K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of ButterflyMX's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smart's.
ButterflyMX ships an update fortnightly, Smart every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | ButterflyMX | Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (110K ratings) — better | 1.7 (129 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110K — better | 129 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ButterflyMX, Inc. | TowCentric LLC |
Customer experience
ButterflyMX
Smart
User reviews
ButterflyMX
From 110K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient door access
- 🔒 Increased security
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 👍 Helpful customer service
- 👍 Useful virtual key feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable connectivity
- 🐛 Buggy app performance
- 🕰️ Slow response times
- 🤔 Unintuitive interface
- 🤷♀️ Compatibility issues
Smart
From 129 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- ❌ App is deceiving
- ❌ App expired tags
- ❌ App doesn't send codes
- ❌ App has login issues
- ❌ App has SMS issues
Bugs and requests
ButterflyMX
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Missed notifications
- Inconsistent door unlocking
- Intercom call routing problems
- Elevator access issues
Requested features
5 requests- Remote door opening option
- Improved delivery workflow
- Independent user controls
- Accessibility improvements
- Bluetooth/offline access
Smart
Reported bugs
22 issues- App is deceiving, pretends glitches, approves wrong address
- App expired tag, won't let user renew, locked user in apartment
- App doesn't send verification code
- App refuses to let user log in after password updates
- SMS messages not working, no code received
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- App won't let user save car info, leading to towing
- App has glitch where apartments can't register visitors
- App gives login error after multiple password changes
- App shows 'Invalid Credentials' after password resets
- App doesn't allow login, shows 'Invalid Login Credentials'
- App doesn't send reset code
- App doesn't send SMS for password reset
- App doesn't allow registration due to missing vehicle model
- App requires location to be turned off to find property
- App crashes when trying to register
- App doesn't fetch user's location
- App shows blank or white screen on login
- App doesn't let user select property
- App text is crowded and overwrites itself on smaller iPhones
- App glitches and fails to allow parking permit requests
- App freezes on page after clicking 'request permit'
- App closes when trying to select properties
Requested features
15 requests- Add fallback mechanism to specify email for code
- Add option to edit personal information
- Add option to delete account
- Provide customer service contact information
- Add missing vehicle models
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- Allow users to turn on location services
- Allow longer parking durations
- Improve app stability on iPad
- Allow users to delete the app
- Provide a list of nearby properties
- Send reminders for expiring/expired parking
- Allow users to renew parking passes earlier
- Improve app interface for smaller screens
- Allow users to search for properties
- Fix app crashes when selecting properties
In-app purchases
ButterflyMX
No in-app purchases
Smart
No in-app purchases
