M vs SmartBen NOW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
M
Access and manage your company's documents from anywhere with this enterprise content management solution. Find, track, secure, and approve information on the go. Requires an existing M-Files system setup.
- Mobile document access
- Powerful search functions
- View and approve documents
- Workflow management
- Offline access
- Customizable views
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M-Files® is a powerful and dynamic enterprise content management (ECM) and document management solution that solves the problems of managing, finding, tracking and securing information in companies of all sizes. The M-Files iOS application lets you access your M-Files documents anytime and anywhere – even when you’re on the go or not connected to your office network. The application enables you to find documents from your M-Files Vaults via powerful search functions and various, customizable views, as well as to view and approve documents and workflows. To be able to utilize the iOS application you need to have an M-Files system set up and to possess the required access rights. To get started, you need an M-Files server address and login credentials. The M-Files iOS application has been optimized for both the iPhone and the iPad layouts.
SmartBen NOW
Access your employer-provided benefits information conveniently on your mobile device. Review plan details, make enrollment changes, and explore additional resources all within a single application.
- Access benefits information
- Review plan details
- Enroll or change benefits
- Explore benefit resources
- Up-to-date information
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Have access to your most important benefits information, right at your fingertips. SmartBen NOW is an all-in-one benefits app that allows you to access up-to-date information about your employer-provided benefits. Once logged in, you can access your personal benefit information wherever and whenever needed. Use this app to: - Review your benefits and plan details - Enroll or change your benefits - Explore other benefit resources all in one place
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartBen NOW at 4.5 against M's 3.0. SmartBen NOW also leads on ratings volume (868 vs 6). M's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 31%). 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.
SmartBen NOW holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartBen NOW has 868 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of M's written reviews are positive against 31% of SmartBen NOW's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | M | SmartBen NOW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (868 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 30.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 868 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | M-Files Oy | HodgesMace, LLC |
Customer experience
M
SmartBen NOW
Bugs and requests
M
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SmartBen NOW
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot download bank statements
- Cannot enter values in certain sections
- Login issues across devices
- Credentials not working
- Paycheck download function not working
Requested features
5 requests- Easier way to access tax forms and insurance info
- Add phone numbers for support
- Improve chat support knowledge
- Make important contact info more user-friendly
- Provide confirmation of successful enrollment
In-app purchases
M
No in-app purchases
SmartBen NOW
No in-app purchases
