The Royals Community vs Smartring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Royals Community
Engage in discussions about royalty, history, and traditions with a global community. Access forums, read news, and discover articles related to royal families worldwide.
- Access online forums
- Participate in discussions
- Read royalty news
- Discover articles on royal families
- Engage with community members
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TheRoyalForums.com is the leading online community and resource for topics about royalty, including ruling and nonruling royal families and their members, royal history, royal traditions and protocol. Our iPhone app allows you to access our forums on your iPhone so you can post questions and participate in discussions of relevancy to monarchies, read news, synopses about movies and books related to royalty, and a wide range of other royalty-related topics while traveling. This app can also be used to stay up to date on new listings in our blogs as well as articles about Royals worldwide. You can find our site on the web at http://www.theroyalforums.com Install this FREE app and start sharing your knowledge with others. We are looking forward to seeing you on the forums from your phone! This universal app also fully supports the iPad!
Smartring
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THE ALL IN ONE CONTACT APP Wish your contact list was always up to date? Well, by installing the Smartring app, it is. Everyone keeps their own contact information fresh and simply shares it. Just pick how you want to interact – and tap. All wrapped in a smart and effective design.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smartring at every 2 weeks against The Royals Community's every 2 months. The Royals Community's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Royals Community ships an update every 2 months, Smartring every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Royals Community | Smartring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Social Knowledge, LLC | SmartRing AS |
In-app purchases
The Royals Community
No in-app purchases
Smartring
No in-app purchases
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