Comparison

Smartload vs Magnitude Gold

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

Head to head
About

Smartload

This app enables dealers to manage airtime, electricity, and data bundle recharges for major networks. It also facilitates credit transfers between dealers, payment processing for services like Easypay and DSTV, and voucher purchases.

Highlights
  • Airtime and electricity recharge
  • Data, SMS, and bundle purchases
  • Smartload credit transfers
  • Easypay and DSTV payments
  • Voucher purchases
  • Transaction history tracking
Features
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Smartcall's Smartload app allows Smartload dealers to recharge airtime and prepaid electricity as well as data-, sms-, and combination bundles directly from their iPhone. Recharge functionality is offered across all major networks (Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom, Virgin Mobile, Econet, + Eskom). It also allows dealers to transfer Smartload credit to other dealers, check their Smartload balance and keep track of their transaction history. Additionally dealers can make Easypay and DSTV payments, buy Checkers Food vouchers and VAST wifi vouchers, and several other product options, all from the same app.

About

Magnitude Gold

This business tool offers real-time insights into company processes, enabling efficient customer connection and operational effectiveness. It focuses on managing costs, improving response times, and promoting accountability for businesses of all sizes.

Highlights
  • Real-time business process insights
  • Collaborative Quality Management
  • Cost management
  • Improved response times
  • Accountability promotion
  • Stakeholder engagement
Features
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In today’s competitive business world, successful companies need mobile apps and smart business tools to connect with customers and ensure that their business processes are efficient and effective. Magnitude helps all businesses – small and large – by introducing the concept of Collaborative Quality Management through the App, giving real-time insight into business processes. Managing your costs. Improving response times. Promoting accountability. Accelerating revenues. Engaging your stakeholders and understanding your business processes has never been easier or more efficient.

Screenshots

Smartload4 screens
Magnitude Gold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magnitude Gold at 5.0 against Smartload's 3.0. Magnitude Gold also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magnitude Gold holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartload ships an update every 3 months, Magnitude Gold monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smartload versus Magnitude Gold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartloadMagnitude Gold
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart Phone (Pty) LtdGOMOBILE (PTY) LTD

Customer experience

Smartload

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Magnitude Gold

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smartload

No in-app purchases

None

Magnitude Gold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartload free?
Smartload is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magnitude Gold free?
Magnitude Gold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smartload or Magnitude Gold?
Magnitude Gold is rated higher. Smartload averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Magnitude Gold averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Smartload or Magnitude Gold have ads?
Neither Smartload nor Magnitude Gold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartload or Magnitude Gold?
Smartload ships an update every 3 months, and Magnitude Gold monthly. Most recently, Smartload was updated on October 23, 2026 and Magnitude Gold on October 7, 2026.

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