Comparison

Podio vs smrtPhone

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

Head to head
About

Podio

This app allows you to manage projects, collaborate with your team, and communicate effectively from any location. Organize tasks, share files, and chat in real-time to streamline workflows and enhance client relationships.

Highlights
  • Organize and track projects
  • Team activity streams
  • Real-time instant messaging
  • Client relationship management
  • Sales and account management
  • Integrate with cloud storage
Features
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The ultimate companion app for Podio – enabling you to run your projects and collaborate with your team from anywhere. Take your content and conversations with you, no matter where your workday takes you.
 • Organize and track your projects – customized to suit how you manage deadlines and responsibilities, share content and discuss ideas. Get the exact overview required to see you’re making progress. • Communicate with team activity streams – get updates, ask questions and share files, without messy CC-email threads. And, chat in real-time with one-to-one or group instant messaging. • Create stronger client relationships, using Podio to present and receive feedback on your project deliverables. Interfacing with clients is just as easy as working with your own team on Podio. • Extend Podio in minutes to handle your sales and account management processes – align company departments and get everyone on the same page. Plus, bring in content from Dropbox, Google Drive and more. "Podio threatens to replace all your project management tools" – Mashable "A game changing virtual office that forms to your needs" – TheNextWeb More than 400,000 growing businesses and innovative teams use Podio to organize their everyday work. Start today, for free. Podio will request access to device capabilities or data to enable advanced features, including: Contacts This allows Podio to let you choose co-workers among the contacts in your phone address book. Notifications Notifications may include alerts, sounds, and icon badges. These can be configured in Settings. Camera This allows Podio to let you capture a photo for your user profile or to attach to a Podio item. Microphone This allows Podio to let you record audio for use with Podio Items. Photos & Media Library This allows Podio to let you choose photos from your Library to attach to Podio Items. The Podio Privacy Policy can be found here https://company.podio.com/privacy

About

smrtPhone

This mobile app integrates your cloud-based phone system with your CRM, enabling seamless calling, texting, and contact management from your device. It logs all communication, allows for call notes, and offers advanced sales features to accelerate your sales cycle and enhance customer relationships.

Highlights
  • CRM contact list sync
  • SMS/MMS messaging with CRM logging
  • Call logging and recording
  • In-call notes sync
  • Call disposition tracking
  • Multiple Caller ID options
  • Text and voicemail inbox access
Read full description

smrtPhone is a full featured, cloud based phone system that allows you to make more calls, send more texts, and close more deals. With smrtPhone, your phone system becomes a fully integrated part of your CRM, accelerating your sales cycle, and improving customer relationships. With no forced long-term contracts, a powerful 4-line auto-dialer, advanced Pro features, and pay-as-you-go pricing, smrtPhone is the clear choice for sales-driven businesses. Now you can bring power of smrtPhone to your mobile device. Use the smrtPhone Mobile App to: > Sync your full CRM contact lists so every contact is available from your handheld device > Send text messages (SMS and MMS) to any contact and have it automatically log in your CRM > Make and receive calls and have call data effortlessly tracked, including call recordings > Take notes during/after your call and have them automatically sync to the contact record > Choose from existing call dispositions to mark call outcomes and trigger CRM automations > Easily switch between phone number Caller IDs to ensure you call from the correct phone line > Access your text and voicemail inboxes for individual users and groups > Sync call information (including recent call logs) across platforms, web and mobile IMPORTANT: smrtPhone’s mobile app requires an existing smrtPhone account. DISCLAIMERS: Call quality can be affected by the strength of your internet/4G/5G/LTE connection. Please ensure you have a strong signal or internet connection to achieve best results. Emergency calling may not be available for your number or region.

Screenshots

Podio4 screens
smrtPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

Podio and smrtPhone both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Podio's written reviews are positive against 25% of smrtPhone's. Podio also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). smrtPhone's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Podio against 4.6 for smrtPhone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.7K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Podio's written reviews are positive against 25% of smrtPhone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Podio ships an update every 2 months, smrtPhone fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Podio versus smrtPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodiosmrtPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.7K ratings)4.6 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews — better24.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperProgress Software CorporationsmrtStudio Global Inc.

Customer experience

Podio

All ratings3,683 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral10.2%
Negative26.8%

smrtPhone

All ratings1,397 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive24.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative69.8%

User reviews

Podio

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly customizable
  • 💡 Powerful collaboration features
  • 👍 Flexible and malleable
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with web app
  • 👍 Excellent mobile companion to web version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 👎 Unintuitive and confusing interface
  • 👎 Lacking key features compared to web app
  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications
  • 👎 Slow performance and loading times

smrtPhone

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Smooth and works great
  • 🚀 Integrates well with Podio
  • 💡 Allows multiple phone numbers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't save drafts
  • 🐛 Doesn't allow image pasting
  • 🐛 Poor visibility when typing longer messages
  • 🐛 Doesn't take you to a chat when selecting a name
  • 🐛 Laggy and full of errors

Bugs and requests

Podio

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues with Google accounts
  • Inability to add or edit data on mobile
  • Crashes when opening notifications
  • Blank screens and connection errors
  • Syncing issues between mobile and web app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add calendar view for tasks and deliverables
  • Improve search functionality and filtering options
  • Allow deleting of apps within workspaces
  • Provide more control over notifications
  • Optimize app for larger screens like iPad

smrtPhone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant log-outs and sign-in issues
  • Incorrect caller ID information
  • Inability to adjust notification settings
  • Syncing and integration problems with Podio

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add group messaging capability
  • Improve contacts management and search
  • Allow image/file sharing from website
  • Enhance notification and call handling

In-app purchases

None

Podio

No in-app purchases

None

smrtPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Podio free?
Podio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smrtPhone free?
smrtPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Podio or smrtPhone?
Podio and smrtPhone are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3.7K and 1.4K ratings respectively.
Do Podio or smrtPhone have ads?
Neither Podio nor smrtPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Podio or smrtPhone?
Podio ships an update every 2 months, and smrtPhone fortnightly. Most recently, Podio was updated on September 23, 2026 and smrtPhone on September 22, 2026.

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