Smartload vs Smartgov Leave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Airtime and electricity recharge
- Data, SMS, and bundle purchases
- Smartload credit transfers
- Easypay and DSTV payments
- Voucher purchases
- Transaction history tracking
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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.
Smartgov Leave
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Smart Gov Leave is a mobile version of one of our most popular products from our of the shelf Smart Gov Suite of applications aimed at addressing common functions in the South African public sector. The Smart Gov Leave application addresses the leave function by providing the ability to perform actions such as: - Applying for and approving leave applications online - Speeding up the leave approval process - Minimizing AG queries from uncaptured or post-facto leave applications - Giving visibility of available leave credits to applicants and approvers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smartgov Leave at every 4 days against Smartload's every 3 months. Smartgov Leave also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smartload ships an update every 3 months, Smartgov Leave every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartload | Smartgov Leave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smart Phone (Pty) Ltd | BOXFUSION (PTY) LTD |
In-app purchases
Smartload
No in-app purchases
Smartgov Leave
No in-app purchases
