Ask Alan vs InvestSMART
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ask Alan
Get expert advice and vital information to help you secure your dream home or investment property. Connect directly with a personal mortgage broker for guidance on buying, refinancing, or investing.
- Personal mortgage broker access
- Expert advice on property
- Tips for home buyers
- Refinancing guidance
- Investment property assistance
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Industry leading 'Ask Alan' is a new and exciting informative app, giving its users personal access to a wealth of vital information, expert advice and handy tips to assist in securing the home or investment property of your dreams. ‘Ask Alan’ gives users direct contact with Alan Heath himself – your personal MortgageBroker @ YourFingertips Any questions… just 'Ask Alan' “Whether you are a first time homebuyer, shifting house, looking to refinance or a property investor I'd love to help.”…Ask Alan
InvestSMART
This app allows users to monitor their investments on the go. It offers a simple way to track your portfolio from anywhere.
- Monitor investments on the go
- Simple investment tracking
- ASX investing
- Portfolio monitoring
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InvestSMART is Australia's best ASX Investing app providing a simple way to monitor your investments on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ask Alan at 100% against InvestSMART's 30%. Ask Alan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). InvestSMART's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. InvestSMART sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ask Alan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ask Alan ships an update every 9 months, InvestSMART fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ask Alan | InvestSMART |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 30.4% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AA MFO Pty Ltd | InvestSMART |
Customer experience
Ask Alan
InvestSMART
In-app purchases
Ask Alan
No in-app purchases
InvestSMART
- Yearly Subscription$499.99
Questions
Is Ask Alan free?
Is InvestSMART free?
Do Ask Alan or InvestSMART have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ask Alan or InvestSMART?
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