Comparison

SmoothRed vs Arvelo

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

Head to head
About

SmoothRed

Features
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The SmoothRed Travel app lets you access your trip documentation and destination information while you’re away, in one place. Here is what you will find: • Your personalised travel itinerary including flight details • Day-by-day trip summary • Live flight updates • Trip countdown • Weather forecast • Essential travel documents, including our recommended destination restaurant list • Local maps • Add notes on your photographs and share with your friends and family on social media channels All these features once downloaded are available offline. Have a great trip!

About

Arvelo

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Explore better. Arrive with confidence. Arvelo is a curated guide to exceptional hotels, restaurants and experiences across the UK, built for drivers who care as much about the arrival as the destination. It started with a simple problem: finding somewhere genuinely suitable for a supercar. Low kerbs. Steep ramps. Gravel drives. Tight entrances. Speed bumps. Valet parking with no clear answer on where the car actually goes. They are small details — until you arrive. Arvelo brings those details together before the journey begins. Every venue is carefully selected with access, parking and the overall arrival experience in mind, helping you decide where to stay, dine and explore with greater confidence. BUILT AROUND THE ARRIVAL Discover venues through one map and filter by what matters to you: • DINE — restaurants worth the drive • STAY — exceptional hotels and memorable places to stay • SUV — easier access, practical parking and room to manoeuvre • SUPERCAR — low-clearance access and carefully considered parking • ARVELO SELECT — a curated collection of venues where we have closer relationships and can offer an enhanced Arvelo experience Search by town or city, or discover what is near you. THE ARVELO ARRIVAL RATING A great destination deserves a great arrival. Alongside the usual venue rating, Arvelo adds a dedicated Arrival Rating focused on the details other guides often overlook: access, approach, parking and knowing what to expect before you get there. Because the experience does not begin at check-in or at the table. It begins the moment you arrive. MORE THAN A DIRECTORY Arvelo is designed to help you discover where to go, how to get there and what is worth the drive. Inside Arvelo you can: • Explore detailed venue profiles with photography, amenities, opening hours and direct booking links • Save favourites for the places you want to return to • Discover Highlights featuring new openings, driving routes, destinations, events and places worth the detour • Find Arvelo events and selected events from our partners • Discover offers, experiences and opportunities from across the Arvelo network • Suggest venues you believe should be part of Arvelo ARVELO PREMIUM Arvelo Premium unlocks more than the full guide. It gives members access to a more connected Arvelo experience, with exclusive benefits, enhanced experiences, partner offers and opportunities available across our venues and wider network. Premium includes: • Full access to ARVELO SELECT — venues where Arvelo has developed closer relationships, with benefits that may include preferred rates, complimentary upgrades, added extras and exclusive member offers • Premium Highlights — exclusive editorial, recommendations, driving inspiration and content available only to members • Access to Arvelo events and selected partner events • Exclusive member offers and discount codes from Arvelo partners • Giveaways, competitions and limited-access opportunities throughout the year • Full access to featured venues and their complete profiles Arvelo Select benefits vary by venue and may change from time to time. Arvelo Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.arvelo.co.uk/privacy

Screenshots

SmoothRed4 screens
Arvelo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arvelo at every 2 weeks against SmoothRed's every 3 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmoothRed ships an update every 3 months, Arvelo every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
SmoothRed versus Arvelo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmoothRedArvelo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMOOTH RED LTDARVELO Ltd

In-app purchases

None

SmoothRed

No in-app purchases

None

Arvelo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmoothRed free?
SmoothRed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arvelo free?
Arvelo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmoothRed or Arvelo have ads?
Neither SmoothRed nor Arvelo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmoothRed or Arvelo?
SmoothRed ships an update every 3 months, and Arvelo every 2 weeks. Most recently, SmoothRed was updated on October 11, 2026 and Arvelo on October 11, 2026.

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