Smartibot vs DigiTrainsPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smartibot
This app transforms your phone or tablet into an advanced remote control for a unique AI-enabled cardboard robot. Design custom controllers, utilize various control types, and even enable self-driving capabilities with AI object recognition.
- AI-enabled robot control
- Customizable remote pad designs
- Multiple control types
- Self-driving robot capabilities
- AI object recognition
- Telepresence system
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Everything you need to get the most out of your Smartibot - the world’s first AI enabled cardboard robot. Use your phone or tablet as the most amazing remote control you have ever held, choose from 6 standard pad designs, or create your own perfectly tailored to your robot. With 6 types of control you can place, and up to 14 motor connections to control, you can build the robot of your dreams and the perfect controller for it - all without having to write any code. Tired of driving? then make your robot self-driving! Boot up the powerful A.I., choose from 20 things for it look out for (like people, vehicles, pets and household items) attach your phone to your Smartibot and watch it chase your dog, RC car, sister etc OR let someone else drive it using the Smartipresence telepresence system.
DigiTrainsPro
Control your model railroad layout wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Manage locomotives, accessories, and create complex routes with intuitive touch controls. Supports multiple trains and digital command centers.
- Wireless locomotive control via WiFi
- Manage speed, direction, and features
- Accessory control (turnouts, signals)
- Create custom routes and logic commands
- Organize trains into groups and filter
- Supports multiple digital command centers
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Using DigiTrainsPro, you can control your model railroad layout from your iPhone, iPad via WIFI. From the locomotive library you can easily and quickly select the locomotive you want to control, which you can create a unique photo. You can reach the speed, direction and all the features of the locomotive with a single touch while you are free to move around your layout. Finally, you do not have to remember the addresses, you can play very simply, even with multiple trains. You can add any number of data to trains, sort them into groups, and filter in locomotive library for any data or group. You can add your accessories (turnouts, signals, lamps, etc.) to the app and control them individually. You can also make routes, add signals to see block occupancy and create unique dependency logic commands. The following digital command centers are compatible with the app: Roco Z21, JMRI, Digikeijs DR5000, YaMoRc, Digitools DigiWifi and more coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DigiTrainsPro at 100% against Smartibot's 0%. Smartibot's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Smartibot ships an update every 3 weeks, DigiTrainsPro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartibot | DigiTrainsPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ross Atkin | Balazs Gyori |
Customer experience
Smartibot
DigiTrainsPro
In-app purchases
Smartibot
No in-app purchases
DigiTrainsPro
No in-app purchases









