Comparison

SmVend vs Lisk

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

Head to head
About

SmVend

Features
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SmVend shows every sale, payment and stock level of your vending and coffee machines the moment it happens — on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Trusted by vending operators across Europe: 20,000+ controllers connected. SmVend AI — JUST ASK Stop reading dashboards. Ask SmVend AI in plain words, by typing, speaking or sending a photo of a machine: "What should I bring to this one?", "Which machines are offline?", "Show today's sales". It answers from your live data. LIVE SALES • Today, this week and this month at a glance, compared with the previous period • Sales by date and by hour, revenue per machine and the last sale of each • Products report: your best sellers and their share of revenue EVERY PAYMENT IN ONE PLACE • Coins, notes, cards and remote payments in one report • Money waiting in each machine and encashment history STOCK • Stock levels of every machine, live • The items running low come first, so you refill before they run out ALERTS • Errors, refills, cash-ins and connection losses as they happen • Push notifications, so you know when a machine needs you YOUR FLEET • All machines on one map, with their status • Remote control and diagnostics from your phone • Groups and filters for large fleets YOUR TEAM • Invite technicians, accountants and managers • Role-based access: each sees only their part ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN • Home Screen widgets with today's sales and machines online • Apple Watch app with sales, offline machines and important events • Siri shortcuts and Spotlight search for your machines MADE FOR iPAD Tables and a two-column dashboard that use the whole screen. SmVend works with SmVend controllers installed in your machines. Sign up in the app or at smvend.io.

About

Lisk

Features
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The Lisk app brings accounts, payments, and approvals in one place. Built for modern money operations, compatible with your bank. FEATURES ↓ ACCOUNTS FOR ANYTHING Spin up accounts for departments, projects, or working groups, each with its own balance. CONSOLIDATED REPORTING Every balance and transaction in one view. Filter, drill down, reconcile. FIRST CLASS DIGITAL CURRENCY SUPPORT Move funds globally in seconds not days. SEPA, ACH, AND WIRE TRANSFERS. All major fiat rails, in the same workflow. HOLD WHAT YOU DESIRE Assets of many types, whatever you want to invest in. BENEFITS ↓ MOVE MONEY GLOBALLY, FROM ONE TOOL Money payments in a single approval flow, wherever your team operates. CLOSE THE BOOKS FASTER Reconciliation across multiple payment rails built in. SEE POSITIONS IN REAL TIME One live view of balances and spendings across the entire company. The Lisk App is everything your finance team keeps asking for.

Screenshots

SmVend3 screens
Lisk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lisk at every 3 weeks against SmVend's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmVend ships an update every 2 months, Lisk every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
SmVend versus Lisk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmVendLisk
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSmVend Unipessoal LDALisk Limited

In-app purchases

None

SmVend

No in-app purchases

None

Lisk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmVend free?
SmVend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lisk free?
Lisk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmVend or Lisk have ads?
Neither SmVend nor Lisk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmVend or Lisk?
SmVend ships an update every 2 months, and Lisk every 3 weeks. Most recently, SmVend was updated on November 7, 2026 and Lisk on October 28, 2026.

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