Comparison

SmartO vs CrewPad PRO

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

Head to head
About

SmartO

This app offers a comprehensive suite of mobile office services for airline customers. It includes document management, an office assistant with communication tools, staff-related functions like payroll and leave records, and travel-related features such as flight search and status updates.

Highlights
  • Document approval and tracking
  • Contact list and chat
  • Leave and duty trip management
  • Payroll and reimbursement
  • Flight search and status
Features
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Smart Organization provides convenient and efficient mobile office servicesis for Hong Kong Airlines' customers, including the details as below: 1. Doc Approval Sys Doc Tracking Action List Doc Searching Follow Up List 2. Office Assistant Contact List Video & Chat Leave & Duty Trip 3. Staff Center Payroll Reimbursement Tax Return Leave Record Nomination List Travel Record 4. Travel Center Flight Search Flight Status 5. Setting Change Login Password Change Private Password Change Background

About

CrewPad PRO

This app provides a mobile training solution for the aviation industry, offering offline access to learning content and documentation for flight and cabin crews. It synchronizes completed courses and records with a central LMS, ensuring up-to-date operational information.

Highlights
  • Offline learning management system (LMS)
  • Media-based learning content
  • Courseware and documentation access
  • Automatic synchronization agent
  • Training record management
  • Seamless deployment of information
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Pelesys CrewPad PRO is our next-generation suite of mobile training solutions developed specifically for the needs of the aviation industry. CrewPad PRO is the offline deployment and management platform designed for mobile utilizing a rich variety of media based learning content, courseware and documentation materials for flight crew, cabin crew and other airline personnel who require up-to-date, “operation critical” information. CrewPad PRO includes an offline Learning Management System (LMS) which makes remote training a reality. There is no reliance on steady internet connections for course completion. CrewPad uses a state-of-the-art synchronization agent which automatically updates all applications and information hosted on each iPad allowing for seamless deployment of essential information. Training courses and training records can be downloaded to CrewPad, and once completed, synchronized with the Pelesys LMS and Qualification Management System (QMS) providing a secure, seamless training solution. CrewPad PRO is compatible with Pelesys Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) version 3.9.0 or later.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartO at 44% against CrewPad PRO's 0%. SmartO also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartO ships an update every 4 months, CrewPad PRO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SmartO versus CrewPad PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartOCrewPad PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.6 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHong Kong Airlines Ltd.Pelesys Learning System Inc.

Customer experience

SmartO

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

CrewPad PRO

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

SmartO

No in-app purchases

None

CrewPad PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartO free?
SmartO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrewPad PRO free?
CrewPad PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmartO or CrewPad PRO have ads?
Neither SmartO nor CrewPad PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartO or CrewPad PRO?
SmartO ships an update every 4 months, and CrewPad PRO every 2 months. Most recently, SmartO was updated on August 23, 2026 and CrewPad PRO on July 7, 2026.

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