Comparison

SmartO vs The Royale

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

The Royale

Features

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The ROYALE is a cloud-based management app designed to be your guide to the facilities and services offered by the Royale and Club Royale. It also includes the booking system for clubhouse facilities at the Royale. Key features include: • Provide the clubhouse facility booking, news, and more to create multiple innovative value-added services

Screenshots

SmartO3 screens

The Royale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SmartO at 11.0 against The Royale's 15.6. 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, The Royale every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level

SmartO versus The Royale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	SmartO	The Royale
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	44.4% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	52 MB	167 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Hong Kong Airlines Ltd.	TOWNGAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIXED NETWORK LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

SmartO

No in-app purchases

None

The Royale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartO free?

SmartO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is The Royale free?

The Royale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do SmartO or The Royale have ads?

Neither SmartO nor The Royale shows ads.

Which is updated more often, SmartO or The Royale?

SmartO ships an update every 4 months, and The Royale every 2 months. Most recently, SmartO was updated on August 23, 2026 and The Royale on September 10, 2026.