Comparison

AppRelay Remote vs Smile ID

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

Head to head
About

AppRelay Remote

Features
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Stop walking back to your desk to kick off a build. Ship from the couch. AppRelay Remote is the mobile companion to AppRelay Server for desktop — a remote control that commands your Mac or PC to build, run, test, and ship your app projects. The Mac does the work; your phone drives it. Pair once over your local Wi-Fi and your whole AppRelay workspace comes with you: every project, every lane, every release channel, right on your iPhone or iPad. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Trigger builds, runs, and test suites on your Mac with a tap • Cut a release — ship a lane to its distribution channel without touching your desk • Watch live, streaming log output as each build runs, with a Stop button when you need it • Browse every project as a card: toolchain, lanes, version, and source-control status at a glance • Edit the full project configuration — general settings, lanes, servers, toolchains, test suites — and save it back to your Mac • Bump or set version and build numbers • Edit .env / dotenv files on disk, remotely • Manage your Mac's AppRelay license: activate a key, check status, or move the seat BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD On iPhone you get a fast, single-column flow. On iPad you get the same two-column sidebar-and-detail layout as the Mac app — it even re-skins live when you change the desktop theme. SECURE BY DESIGN • Discovers Macs on your network automatically over Bonjour • Pair with a one-time token shown on your Mac — each device gets its own credential • All traffic runs over TLS, pinned to your Mac on first connection • Your Mac stays in control: block or disconnect any device at any time • Secrets never leave your Mac — the phone sees credential labels only, never their values REQUIRES THE MAC APP AppRelay Remote needs AppRelay for macOS running on the same network. Get it at apprelay.io/download. Free to pair; Pro features are managed on the Mac. AppRelay Remote needs the desktop app, which is **not** on the Mac App Store — it ships directly from the website (Sparkle-updated, notarized DMG). **Download:** https://apprelay.io/download **Requirement:** macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. **Enable the server:** open AppRelay → **Relay Monitor** → **Start**. This starts a local HTTPS server, advertises it over Bonjour (`_apprelay._tcp`), and shows the address + a pairing token. **Pair:** on the same Wi-Fi, open AppRelay Remote, pick the Mac under "Discovered Macs" (or enter host/port manually), and enter the pairing token. **Security:** self-signed TLS pinned trust-on-first-use; each device gets its own token; the Mac can block/disconnect any device from Relay Monitor.

About

Smile ID

Features
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Smile ID is the reference app for the Smile ID mobile SDKs. It runs the same verification flows a Smile ID integration ships, so each product can be seen end to end before any code is written. Verification runs use the Smile ID sandbox unless a linked session token specifies another environment. PRODUCTS SmartSelfie™ Enrollment SmartSelfie™ Authentication Document Verification Enhanced Document Verification Residency Document Verification Biometric KYC Enhanced KYC Each product runs end to end: the SDK's own capture screens, where that product uses them, and the verification result it returns. What each product checks, and the identity documents and countries it covers, is documented at docs.smileidentity.com. IN THIS APP • Each product's capture flow, as the SDK presents it • The outcome of every run, with its status, result code and job ID • A history of previous runs, kept on the device • Light and dark themes, and the SDK's theming options Smile ID provides digital KYC, identity verification and onboarding across Africa.

Screenshots

AppRelay Remote4 screens
Smile ID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Smile ID at 17.0 against AppRelay Remote's 26.5. 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

AppRelay Remote ships an update every 4 days, Smile ID weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
AppRelay Remote versus Smile ID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppRelay RemoteSmile ID
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWrights Creative Services, L.L.C.Smile Identity, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

AppRelay Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Smile ID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppRelay Remote free?
AppRelay Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smile ID free?
Smile ID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AppRelay Remote or Smile ID have ads?
Neither AppRelay Remote nor Smile ID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AppRelay Remote or Smile ID?
AppRelay Remote ships an update every 4 days, and Smile ID weekly. Most recently, AppRelay Remote was updated on October 25, 2026 and Smile ID on October 18, 2026.

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