ButterflyMX vs SmartPal
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.
SmartPal
This AI-powered chatbot assists university students by answering course-related questions, providing personalized reminders, feedback, and encouragement to support their learning journey. It integrates with Canvas to offer timely academic assistance.
- AI-powered chatbot
- Canvas integration
- Course-related Q&A
- Personalized reminders
- Academic feedback
- Learning lifecycle support
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This app helps UMN students to self-regulate themselves. The SmartPal app has a built in chatbot that is connected to Canvas. Using AI technology, it can answer questions related to your course, such as syllabus, course topics, assignment timing, and grades. It also sends you personalized reminders, feedback, updates, and encouragements to support you throughout the learning lifecycle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ButterflyMX at 4.9 against SmartPal's 3.3. ButterflyMX also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (115K vs 7). SmartPal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ButterflyMX has 115K ratings behind it against 7, 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 50% of SmartPal's.
ButterflyMX ships an update fortnightly, SmartPal every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ButterflyMX | SmartPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (115K ratings) — better | 3.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 115K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #53 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ButterflyMX, Inc. | De Liu |
Customer experience
ButterflyMX
SmartPal
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
SmartPal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ButterflyMX
No in-app purchases
SmartPal
No in-app purchases
