Smart Steps Mobile vs WICSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Steps Mobile
This app guides individuals with disabilities through challenging everyday situations with step-by-step instructions and helpful prompts. It offers customizable decision trees, safety tips, and emergency contact features to foster independence and reduce anxiety.
- Step-by-step decision trees
- Read-Aloud buttons
- Profile screen for information sharing
- Map button for directions
- Emergency contact features
- Customizable decision trees with images (upgrade)
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Take the next step with confidence. Smart Steps helps teens and adults with disabilities handle tricky moments—one tap at a time. Whether it’s starting a new job, getting around campus, or asking for help, this app walks you through what to do. Designed by a teacher, Smart Steps is built for neurodivergent users, including those with autism, ADHD, intellectual and developmental disabilities, Down syndrome, or brain injuries. With simple Decision Trees and just-in-time tips, it’s like having a calm coach in your pocket. How it works: Pick a Decision Tree and follow one step at a time. You’ll get reminders, social cues, and safety tips when you need them most. End with a Success screen—or call for Backup if you need extra help. Features include: • Read-Aloud buttons (great for speaking out loud too!) • A Profile Screen to share helpful info • A Map Button for directions • Emergency Contacts for calls/texts (with upgrade) • A Decision Tree Maker to customize steps and add images (with upgrade) Plans available: Free Plan – Try it out! Includes built-in Decision Trees, Profile Screen, Map, and Read-Aloud. Monthly/Annual Plan – Unlock tree editing, image uploads, contact storage, and color customization. Group Plans – Share trees with a classroom, workplace, or family (2+ licenses). Build independence, reduce stress, and support problem-solving—one small win at a time. Learn more or sign up at SmartSteps4me.com Watch a quick intro: bit.ly/SmartStepsMobileIntro
WICSmart
This nutrition education app is for WIC participants whose agency uses the WICSmart platform. View assigned health and nutrition lessons from your WIC nutritionist and complete them within the app. Save progress and resume lessons later, with results automatically sent to your agency.
- Nutrition lessons assigned by WIC nutritionists
- Complete lessons within the app
- Save and resume lessons
- Automatic lesson result submission
- Health and nutrition content
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*** PLEASE READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING *** THE WICSMART MOBILE APP IS FOR WIC PARTICIPANTS WHO'S WIC AGENCY SUBSCRIBES TO THE "WICSMART WIC EDUCATION PLATFORM". IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED TO DOWNLOAD WICSMART, PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR AGENCY TO SEE IF THEY USE THE WICSMART EDUCATION PLATFORM. WICSmart ("WIC Smart") is a Nutrition Education mobile application for participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Using the WICSmart mobile app, participants can view health and nutrition lessons that have been assigned to them by their WIC nutritionists and complete those lessons from within the app. Participants may even save a partially completed lesson and resume it later when time permits! Lesson results will be automatically sent back to the WIC Agency to be to be reviewed. Be Smart - WIC Smart!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Steps Mobile at 4.3 against WICSmart's 3.4. WICSmart's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Smart Steps Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Smart Steps Mobile's written reviews are positive against 36% of WICSmart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smart Steps Mobile ships an update every 8 months, WICSmart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Steps Mobile | WICSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 3.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SmartSteps | JPMA, Inc. |
Customer experience
Smart Steps Mobile
WICSmart
In-app purchases
Smart Steps Mobile
No in-app purchases
WICSmart
No in-app purchases
Questions
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