RealTime vs SmarTrial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RealTime
Manage clinical trial data, documents, and patient referrals efficiently. This app integrates CTMS, eDOCS, and eSOURCE functionalities for seamless on-the-go access to study information, regulatory documents, and visit data collection.
- Subject profile and study enrollment management
- Calendar for scheduling and viewing visits
- Digital signatures with fingerprint/face ID
- Access to regulatory and study documents
- On-the-go visit data collection
- Patient referral tracking and alerts
- Contact management for studies
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Our latest version includes all major function of CTMS, eDOCS and eSOURCE. - CTMS features include a complete calendar for scheduling and viewing the users "My Calendar". View full subject profiles, study enrollments, complete visits, view study contacts and much more! Easily display inclusion and exclusion criteria for a particular study while also having the ability to "Refer a Patient". Patient referrals drop directly into your RealTime-CTMS Study Recruitment Roster and site staff are alerted to the new study lead. - eDOCS includes eSignatures utilizing fingerprint or face ID technology. View all regulatory documents for user-assigned studies, access the current versions of the Protocol, ICFs, or any other important study document while on the go. - eSOURCE includes the full suite of eSOURCE services that are available on the desktop version of RealTime-eSOURCE. Collect visit data on your phone or tablet, voice dictate notes or impressions, eSign lab documents with a Part-11 compliant PIN and much more! - Other features include a Contacts Section that allows users to view Personal Contacts, Study Sponsor/CRO Contacts and Research Staff Contacts.
SmarTrial
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SmarTrial streamlines project and communications among Sponsors, CROs and Sites in clinical trials
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmarTrial at every 3 weeks against RealTime's every 6 weeks. SmarTrial also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
RealTime ships an update every 6 weeks, SmarTrial every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RealTime | SmarTrial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RealTime Software Solutions | ACTIVAID K.K. |
In-app purchases
RealTime
No in-app purchases
SmarTrial
No in-app purchases
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