SMBX vs Royalties LLC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMBX
This platform connects investors with small businesses seeking funding. It allows individuals to invest in local businesses through Small Business Bonds, offering a way to earn monthly passive income. Transparency is provided on how funds are used, with investments starting as low as $10.
- Invest in small business bonds
- Earn monthly passive income
- Transparent investment tracking
- Invest as little as $10
- Community-based investing
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SMBX is a marketplace connecting everyday investors with successful small business owners. Through SMBX, eligible small businesses can apply to issue Small Business Bonds™ directly to local residents and investors. A Small Business Bond is like a loan, but instead of paying monthly principal and interest to a bank, small businesses pay it back to a community of investors. It’s community-based support that’s a win – win. SMBX brings investors and small businesses full transparency with investments you can see—close to home. Know where your dollars go, and how they’re spent by investing in what you love. Invest as little as $10 to join the financial revolution. Download now and tap into passive income with monthly payback. *Investing in Reg CF securities includes financial risks, including loss of money invested.
Royalties LLC
Generate passive income by investing in intellectual properties like music, movies, and fashion. This platform allows users to earn from their owned assets or invest in others' creations.
- Passive income generation
- Invest in music royalties
- Invest in movie rights
- Invest in fashion IP
- Invest in trademarks
- Earn from owned intellectual property
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The Royalties App is a monthly passive income platform that enables users to generate passive income from a variety of intellectual properties, including music, movies, fashion, trademarks, and any other owned intellectual property.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SMBX at every 2 weeks against Royalties LLC's every 2 months. Royalties LLC's advantage is review sentiment (48% vs 31%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Royalties LLC holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of SMBX's written reviews are positive against 48% of Royalties LLC's.
SMBX ships an update every 2 weeks, Royalties LLC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMBX | Royalties LLC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (49 ratings) | 3.8 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | 48.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMBX, Inc. | Royalties LLC |
Customer experience
SMBX
Royalties LLC
In-app purchases
SMBX
No in-app purchases
Royalties LLC
No in-app purchases
