SMS Mobile vs CrewPad PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMS Mobile
This app allows users to report incidents and identify hazards from remote locations, both online and offline. It utilizes customizable forms to meet specific business needs and integrates with a safety and risk management application for report assessment and feedback monitoring.
- Offline incident reporting
- Customizable forms
- Hazard identification
- Integration with SMS Solution
- Report feedback monitoring
- Remote location reporting
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Rolls-Royce SMS Mobile makes it possible to report events or incidents online or offline from remote locations. The app is intended to be used for reporting safety incidents, or identifying hazards or risks of interest, through customisable forms that can be designed to meet individual business needs. Updates to the application data are managed seamlessly through our API. Send a report from the app to safety and risk management application, SMS Solution, where it will be assessed. Then, monitor the feedback and status of your sent report from within the app. SMS Mobile provides you access to everything you need to complete the reporting process from your mobile device.
CrewPad PRO
This app provides a mobile training solution for the aviation industry, offering offline access to learning content and documentation for flight and cabin crews. It synchronizes completed courses and records with a central LMS, ensuring up-to-date operational information.
- Offline learning management system (LMS)
- Media-based learning content
- Courseware and documentation access
- Automatic synchronization agent
- Training record management
- Seamless deployment of information
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Pelesys CrewPad PRO is our next-generation suite of mobile training solutions developed specifically for the needs of the aviation industry. CrewPad PRO is the offline deployment and management platform designed for mobile utilizing a rich variety of media based learning content, courseware and documentation materials for flight crew, cabin crew and other airline personnel who require up-to-date, “operation critical” information. CrewPad PRO includes an offline Learning Management System (LMS) which makes remote training a reality. There is no reliance on steady internet connections for course completion. CrewPad uses a state-of-the-art synchronization agent which automatically updates all applications and information hosted on each iPad allowing for seamless deployment of essential information. Training courses and training records can be downloaded to CrewPad, and once completed, synchronized with the Pelesys LMS and Qualification Management System (QMS) providing a secure, seamless training solution. CrewPad PRO is compatible with Pelesys Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) version 3.9.0 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CrewPad PRO at 2.6 against SMS Mobile's 1.0. CrewPad PRO also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). SMS Mobile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CrewPad PRO holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrewPad PRO has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMS Mobile | CrewPad PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rolls-Royce Controls and Data Services (NZ) Limited | CrewPad One |
Customer experience
SMS Mobile
CrewPad PRO
In-app purchases
SMS Mobile
No in-app purchases
CrewPad PRO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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