SIMDI Online vs STO Smart Store
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SIMDI Online
This platform offers a wide selection of over 15,000 products and services from more than 200 brands. It serves as a convenient online destination for various needs, including FMCG, beverages, resort wear, and IT products.
- Extensive product portfolio
- 200+ represented brands
- FMCG products
- Beverages
- Resort-ware
- IT products
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Recreating Commerce for Your Convenience. The online platform for SIMDI Group’s entire portfolio consisting of 200+ Brands and 15,000+ Products & Services. As one of the premium distributors in the Maldives, SIMDI Group represents superlative product-brands with an extensive range, ensuring our customers have access to all their product needs under one roof. Our product availability from a large scope of brands of FMCG products, Beverages, Resort-Ware, and IT products that help us to commit to all our customer's needs.
STO Smart Store
Experience a new way to shop with this application, offering a cashierless and frictionless experience at smart stores and AI Fridges. Browse products and complete purchases seamlessly.
- Cashierless shopping
- Frictionless checkout
- Smart store integration
- AI Fridge compatibility
- Convenient shopping experience
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Shop conveniently and smartly. Use STO Smart store application to experience cashierless and frictionless shopping experience at STO’s smart store and AI Fridges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SIMDI Online at 100% against STO Smart Store's 0%. SIMDI Online also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8). STO Smart Store's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SIMDI Online holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SIMDI Online's written reviews are positive against 0% of STO Smart Store's.
SIMDI Online ships an update monthly, STO Smart Store every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SIMDI Online | STO Smart Store |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SIMDI COMPANY PVT LTD | State Trading Organization plc |
Customer experience
SIMDI Online
STO Smart Store
In-app purchases
SIMDI Online
No in-app purchases
STO Smart Store
No in-app purchases
Questions
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