Comparison

Rocket.Chat vs SmarterTrack Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Rocket.Chat

A secure communication platform that unifies messaging, voice, video, and AI for organizations requiring high security and compliance. It offers features like E2E encryption, SSO, and unlimited users, with options for cloud or on-premises hosting.

Highlights
  • Secure messaging, voice, and video
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Cloud or on-premises hosting
  • Unlimited users and channels
  • 100+ integrations
  • Open Source Software
Features
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Rocket.Chat Secure CommsOS™ is a communication platform that unifies messaging, voice, video, AI, and mission-critical applications—ensuring uncompromising security, compliance, and operational efficiency for governments, defense, and critical infrastructure organizations operating in high-stakes environments. The result is an increase in productivity and customer satisfaction rates. Everyday, tens of millions of users in over 150 countries and in organizations such as Deutsche Bahn, The US Navy and Credit Suisse trust Rocket.Chat to keep their communications completely private and secure. By opting for Rocket.Chat, users also benefit from free audio and video conferencing, guest access, screen and file sharing, LiveChat, LDAP Group Sync, two-factor authentication (2FA), E2E encryption, SSO, dozens of OAuth providers and unlimited users, guests, channels, messages, searches and files. Users can set up Rocket.Chat on cloud or by hosting their own servers on-premises. With thousands of contributors and stars on Github, Rocket.Chat has the world’s largest community of chat developers in the open source communication sector. When you choose Rocket.Chat, you join an ever-growing passionate community that constantly improves our platform with us :) KEY FEATURES: * Open Source Software * Hassle-free MIT license * BYOS (bring your own server) * Multiple Rooms * Direct Messages * Private & Public Channels/Groups * Desktop and Mobile Notifications * 100+ available integrations * Edit and Delete Sent Messages * Mentions * Avatars * Markdown * Emojis * Choose between 3 themes: Light, Dark, Black * Sort conversations alphabetically or group by activity, unread or favourites * Transcripts / History * File Upload / Sharing * I18n - [Internationalization with Lingohub] * Hubot Friendly - [Hubot Integration Project] * Media Embeds * Link Previews * LDAP Authentication * REST-full APIs * Remote Locations Video Monitoring * Native Cross-Platform Desktop Application

About

SmarterTrack Mobile

Manage customer service tickets, live chats, call logs, and tasks on the go. This mobile app provides core functionality for agents and managers to deliver high-quality support remotely, with features like ticket translation and chat coaching.

Highlights
  • Ticket management
  • Live chat support
  • Call logging
  • Task management
  • File attachments
  • In-app notifications
  • Light/dark themes
Features
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SmarterTrack Mobile complements the full web interface that's available to agents and managers using SmarterTrack, either on-premises or the SmarterTrack hosted service. It provides all the core functionality needed to provide high quality customer service and support when on-the-go. This includes access to: Ticketing - Take/transfer tickets - Reply to tickets - Set follow-ups - Add comments - Upload files/attachments - Ticket translations - Much more! Live Chat - New chat and/or chat message notifications - Take/transfer chats - Reply to chats - Coach agents in a chat - Live chat translation - Much more! Call Logging - Create new call logs - Add notes/descriptions - Add/edit call times - Much more! Task Management - Create new tasks - Change status, priority, time estimates, etc. - Add updates - Much more! And includes additional features such as: - Light and dark themes - In-App notifications for live chats - Work across all Brands - FaceID and TouchID supported for log in - Group and agent management - Run manual events

Screenshots

Rocket.Chat4 screens
SmarterTrack Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

Rocket.Chat and SmarterTrack Mobile both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SmarterTrack Mobile's written reviews are positive against 62% of Rocket.Chat's. Rocket.Chat's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Rocket.Chat against 4.5 for SmarterTrack Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rocket.Chat has 3.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Rocket.Chat's written reviews are positive against 100% of SmarterTrack Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rocket.Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, SmarterTrack Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rocket.Chat versus SmarterTrack Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocket.ChatSmarterTrack Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3.7K ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB58 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRocket.Chat Technologies Corp.SmarterTools Inc.

Customer experience

Rocket.Chat

All ratings3,747 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews860 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative27.8%

SmarterTrack Mobile

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rocket.Chat

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Messages not loading properly
  • Inability to stay logged in
  • Broken translation feature
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Admin panel not functioning on mobile

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved notification settings
  • Enhanced file sharing and management
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Streamlined admin panel for mobile
  • Integrated video/audio calling

SmarterTrack Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rocket.Chat

No in-app purchases

None

SmarterTrack Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rocket.Chat free?
Rocket.Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmarterTrack Mobile free?
SmarterTrack Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rocket.Chat or SmarterTrack Mobile?
SmarterTrack Mobile is rated higher. Rocket.Chat averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while SmarterTrack Mobile averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Rocket.Chat or SmarterTrack Mobile have ads?
Neither Rocket.Chat nor SmarterTrack Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rocket.Chat or SmarterTrack Mobile?
Rocket.Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, and SmarterTrack Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, Rocket.Chat was updated on November 2, 2026 and SmarterTrack Mobile on October 30, 2026.

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