Comparison

SendSmart vs Gubagoo

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

Head to head
About

SendSmart

Access your SendSmart inbox and receive real-time notifications for new SMS, social media, and email messages directly on your mobile device. This app requires an active SendSmart account to function.

Highlights
  • Real-time message notifications
  • Access to inbox
  • SMS, Social, and Email integration
  • Mobile account management
  • Push alerts for new messages
Features
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SendSmart's ToGo app is a great way to stay connected to your SendSmart account on the go. Get push notifications when you have new SMS, Social or Email messages... and access your inbox right from your phone. Please note, SendSmart ToGo requires a current SendSmart account.

About

Gubagoo

Stay connected with customers on the go with enhanced chat capabilities. Monitor conversations in real-time, respond to customer inquiries, and manage customer details directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • View live chats
  • Take over live chats
  • Send messages to customers
  • Send whisper messages
  • Send inventory, offers, and contact cards
  • Send saved responses
  • Send files (photos, videos, PDFs)
Features
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This is our new Gubagoo app, helping to keep you connected with your customers on the go. This version of the app provides an enhanced chat experience, but does not yet have all of the features of the legacy version. Just like in GLive, you will be notified of chats, you can monitor conversations in real time, and ResQ those chats - from anywhere! The original version of the app is still available in the app store, and has our full mobile feature set, including Virtual Retailing connectivity, dashboards, and reporting. Here’s what is currently available in this enhanced app: - View live chats across all channels (except Text+, coming soon) - Take over (ResQ) live chats - Send messages to your customers - Send whisper messages to Gubagoo chat specialists and your staff - View and send inventory, offers, and contact cards - View and send your saved responses - Send files, such as photos, videos, and PDFs - Enter and view customer details - Enter lead information and submit the lead to your CRM - Push notifications If you need access to any of the following features on your mobile device, you will still need the legacy app: GLive: - In-app notifications - Do Not Disturb mode Virtual Retailing Features: - View deals Dashboard and Reporting Features: - View history - View dashboard - View leads - View saved responses - View inventory - View offers - View and edit your profile information - View and edit your notification settings - Access our help center This app will be continuously updated to include the features from the Legacy app, and will soon replace the original.

Screenshots

SendSmart2 screens
Gubagoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SendSmart at 100% against Gubagoo's 9%. SendSmart also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7). Gubagoo's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 3). 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

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

SendSmart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gubagoo has 62 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SendSmart's written reviews are positive against 9% of Gubagoo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SendSmart ships an update every 6 weeks, Gubagoo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SendSmart versus Gubagoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSendSmartGubagoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better1.7 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better8.6% of reviews
Number of ratings362 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid YasnoffGubagoo Inc.

Customer experience

SendSmart

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gubagoo

All ratings62 ratings
Positive14.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative80.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive8.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative87.9%

In-app purchases

None

SendSmart

No in-app purchases

None

Gubagoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SendSmart free?
SendSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gubagoo free?
Gubagoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SendSmart or Gubagoo?
SendSmart is rated higher. SendSmart averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Gubagoo averages 1.7 from 62 ratings.
Do SendSmart or Gubagoo have ads?
Neither SendSmart nor Gubagoo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SendSmart or Gubagoo?
SendSmart ships an update every 6 weeks, and Gubagoo every 2 months. Most recently, SendSmart was updated on November 6, 2026 and Gubagoo on November 3, 2026.

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