EZ Thanks vs SmartBen NOW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EZ Thanks
Easily send appreciation to colleagues with photos, videos, and messages. View public recognition feeds, like and comment on posts, and track your own received recognitions. Managers can also award points and access budgets.
- Send recognition to individuals or teams
- Attach photos, videos, and messages
- View public recognition activity
- Like and comment on recognitions
- Track received recognitions
- Managers can award points and use budgets
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The EZ Thanks app makes sending recognition to your coworkers fun, fast and easy. * Send a recognition to an individual or a team. * Attach photos, videos and personal messages of appreciation to recognitions you send. * View the public recognition activity across your organization, your team and those you follow. * Enhance a public recognition by liking it and adding your comments. * View all of the recognitions you have received. * Managers can access discretionary budgets and send recognitions with points. * Provides a link to your program’s full recognition website. All features on the full site are completely accessible on your mobile device. * To use the EZ Thanks app, you must be a participant in a company sponsored recognition program utilizing the app’s parent website technology.
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 EZ Thanks's 2.6. SmartBen NOW also leads on ratings volume (868 vs 48). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartBen NOW has 868 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 31% and 31% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | EZ Thanks | SmartBen NOW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (48 ratings) | 4.5 (868 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better | 30.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 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 | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BI Worldwide | HodgesMace, LLC |
Customer experience
EZ Thanks
SmartBen NOW
Bugs and requests
EZ Thanks
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
EZ Thanks
No in-app purchases
SmartBen NOW
No in-app purchases
Questions
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