Smart vs RICOH Design Software
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart
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A new iOS application has been added to the "Smart-telecaster" product lineups to meet the strong feature requests from Police, Fire, Emergency and Private services. Hands-free operation is possible by working with an wearable camera, and local recording (video and still image) and file transfer function is possible for severe wirelss environments. In addition, by using with our server application, you can configure the distribution system that make it possible to see realtime and stored videos at many places and see the location information of the relay points as well. Note: This application works with the receiving applications of "Smart-telecaster" series (Smart-telecaster View or Smart-telecaster GPS+ View).
RICOH Design Software
Design and print custom garments like t-shirts and socks using your own graphics and text. Import images from various sources and preview your designs before printing with supported RICOH printers.
- Create custom garment designs
- Import graphics and pictures
- Edit and print photos
- Preview designs before printing
- Supports T-shirts, tote bags, socks, and sleeves
- Monitor ink costs per print
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RICOH Design Software enables you to create your own customized garment using the Supported printer below. ● Easy editing - Create your own design using preset graphics & banners, and those imported to the APP. - Add comments to your design with the type face & colors of your choice. - Import pictures, graphic files & banners from MicroSD/SD/USB/Bar Code (QR)/Smartphone. - Edit & print pictures taken on an iPad. - Check the outcome while designing by using the preview window. - Comes with the edit windows suite for the garment types: T-Shirt, Tote bag, Socks, & Sleeve. ● Smooth printing - Unified flow from editing to printing onto the garment using the Supported printer below - Adjust the tone of the colors or other print settings - Print the files created by major graphic Apps seamlessly. ● Monitoring - A calculation window enables to monitor the price of inks per print, based on your own design. ●Supported printer: RICOH Ri 100 RICOH Ri 100Lt
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Smart at 3 against RICOH Design Software's 1. Smart also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smart ships an update every 2 months, RICOH Design Software every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart | RICOH Design Software |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soliton Systems K.K. | Ricoh Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Smart
No in-app purchases
RICOH Design Software
No in-app purchases
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