Anvil App vs SmartLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anvil App
This app provides employees of subscribing organizations with trip information and integrates with risk management services. It offers a straightforward interface for reviewing travel details.
- Trip information review
- Risk management integration
- Simple user interface
- Employee access
- Expatriate support
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The Anvil app is exclusively available to organisations whom subscribe to Anvil Group’s services and offer the app to their employees, travellers and expatriates. The Anvil app provides users with a simple interface to review their trip information (if travelling) and is integrated with our Riskmatics services.
SmartLab
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SmartLab App is a companion tool for hybrid and online programmes and events, giving participants instant access to agendas, resources, livestreams, collaboration, community features, and second screen experiences. Never miss out on a keynote or panel. SmartLab streams event content and enables participation on the go. Use the SmartLab App to collaborate across time and distance. Connect with programme teams to see your initiative all the way through from ideation to deployment. Supercharge your SmartLab experience on your smartphone with powerful hybrid productivity, collaboration, and participation. Contact us to enable all the features for your event.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Anvil App at 12.0 against SmartLab's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Anvil App ships an update every 2 months, SmartLab monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anvil App | SmartLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The ANVIL Group | Ludic Group LLP |
In-app purchases
Anvil App
No in-app purchases
SmartLab
No in-app purchases
