SmartButler vs CrabGear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartButler
This application is designed exclusively for hotels and establishments that utilize the SmartButler® system. It provides employees with mobile access to guest requests, allowing them to update statuses and add remarks on the go. Real-time notifications ensure prompt attention to new guest needs.
- Guest request access on the go
- Update request statuses
- Add remarks to requests
- Real-time notifications for new requests
- Seamless integration with SmartButler® system
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***Please Note***************** The SmartButler® iOS application is intended for the use of hotels and other establishments using SmartButler®. It does not offer any stand-alone functionality. ********************************* The SmartButler® iOS application gives SmartButler® enabled hotels a way to give their employees easy access to guests' requests on the go. The SmartButler® iOS application works seamlessly with SmartButler®, reflecting the most current information in system. It also allows employees to update the status of guest requests and add remarks where necessary. The SmartButler® iOS Application is equipped with a notification capability to ensure that employees are immediately notified when a new request is received.
CrabGear
This app helps West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery captains report lost fishing gear recovery. Recovery Captains in participating ports can log the location and time of recovered gear.
- Report lost fishing gear recovery
- Log location of recovered gear
- Log time of recovered gear
- Support West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery efforts
- Participating port captain functionality
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CrabGear supports supports the efforts of the West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery to collect lost fishing gear. Recovery Captains in participating ports can use this mobile application to report where and when gear are recovered.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartButler at every 3 weeks against CrabGear's every 16 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SmartButler against 5.0 for CrabGear. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
SmartButler ships an update every 3 weeks, CrabGear every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartButler | CrabGear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAYBEE Systems Ltd. | The Nature Conservancy |
Customer experience
SmartButler
CrabGear
In-app purchases
SmartButler
No in-app purchases
CrabGear
No in-app purchases
