iMib vs SmartBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iMib
Send and receive virtual messages hidden in locations around the world. Discover messages left by others, track their journey, and see your own messages travel far. Enjoy a private and engaging way to connect.
- Create and drop virtual messages
- Pick up messages left by others
- Track message journeys
- Social networking features
- 100% privacy with no registration
- Featured messages on scoreboards
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Message in a bottle, geocaching and social networking all in one: iMib lets you create, drop off and pick up short messages that delight, amuse and brighten up your day. Be surprised who will pick up your messages, through how many hands they will pass and how far they travel. Find one in your favourite coffee shop, drop it at the metro station, keep an eye on the ones you really like. Create messages that delight many and travel far, and see the most successful ones featured on our score boards. There is no registration and no login, you have 100% privacy.
SmartBee
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Analogous to those cookies with a joke inside you get after dining out in a Chinese restaurant, SmartBee takes it further. SmartBee contains more than one hundred thousand different cookies. Everything from Murphy's laws, Devil's Dictionary, myths, jokes, computer mimics, facts, stories, jargons, deep thoughts and not to forget - quotes from famous people.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartBee at every 5 weeks against iMib's every 37 months. SmartBee also leads on device support (4 vs 2). iMib's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, 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.
iMib ships an update every 37 months, SmartBee every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iMib | SmartBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kilian IT-Consulting | Sveinar Rasmussen |
In-app purchases
iMib
No in-app purchases
SmartBee
No in-app purchases
