Comparison

SmartAdvocate Client vs Centerbase

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

Head to head
About

SmartAdvocate Client

This legal case management application streamlines law office operations. Designed by practicing attorneys and paralegals, it offers advanced features to enhance efficiency for personal injury and mass tort cases.

Highlights
  • State-of-the-art legal case management
  • Designed by practicing attorneys
  • Enhances office efficiency
  • Plaintiff personal injury focus
  • Mass tort case management
Features
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SmartAdvocate's client application for iOS. You need to have SmartAdvocate login in order to use this application. SmartAdvocate is a STATE-OF-THE-ART legal case management application. SmartAdvocate is the only application on the market that was designed and programmed by VERY active, practicing, plaintiff personal injury and mass tort attorneys and paralegals to make their office more efficient in ways the other applications on the market couldn't.

About

Centerbase

Create custom data-centric applications for your law firm. This cloud-based management solution integrates modern benefits with legacy software capabilities, modernizing your practice without disruption.

Highlights
  • Custom data-centric application creation
  • Cloud-based management solution
  • Integrates legacy software capabilities
  • Modernizes law firm operations
  • Practice area flexibility
Features
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Modernize your law firm without missing a beat. Centerbase allows you to easily create your own data-centric application to fit the needs of any practice area. Transform your law firm with a management solution that offers the benefits of cloud-based software without losing any of your legacy software capabilities.

Screenshots

SmartAdvocate Client4 screens
Centerbase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartAdvocate Client at 4.0 against Centerbase's 3.5. Centerbase's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

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

SmartAdvocate Client holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartAdvocate Client ships an update every 5 months, Centerbase every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SmartAdvocate Client versus Centerbase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartAdvocate ClientCenterbase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (12 ratings) — better3.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartAdvocate LLCCenterbase, Inc.

Customer experience

SmartAdvocate Client

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Centerbase

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

SmartAdvocate Client

No in-app purchases

None

Centerbase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartAdvocate Client free?
SmartAdvocate Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Centerbase free?
Centerbase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartAdvocate Client or Centerbase?
SmartAdvocate Client is rated higher. SmartAdvocate Client averages 4.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Centerbase averages 3.5 from 11 ratings.
Do SmartAdvocate Client or Centerbase have ads?
Neither SmartAdvocate Client nor Centerbase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartAdvocate Client or Centerbase?
SmartAdvocate Client ships an update every 5 months, and Centerbase every 2 months. Most recently, SmartAdvocate Client was updated on July 4, 2026 and Centerbase on September 12, 2026.

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