SmartSoft Gaming: Georgia's other crash studio
JetX launched alongside Aviator and never went away. SmartSoft is Malta-licensed, football-sponsored and has fought Spribe on its own format for seven years.
SmartSoft Gaming is the studio that proves Aviator's format was not a one-off. Founded in Tbilisi in 2015 and taken international in 2019, it released JetX within months of Spribe's plane: a retro jet, three bet slots and a progressive jackpot. Seven years later it is still the second crash game most bookmakers add.
Licences and awards
SmartSoft is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority as a B2B supplier, MGA/B2B/925/2021. It also holds Romania's ONJN approval, certification from the Georgian Ministry of Finance and market approvals in Greece and Ontario, with games tested by iTech Labs, eCOGRA and Gaming Associates. The partner wall lists Playtech, 888 and bet365, and it is, improbably, the official crash game partner of the Argentine Football Association. The trophy cabinet is real: Debutant of the Year at the 2020 Login Casino Awards, Best Game Provider at SiGMA Europe 2023, Best Interactive Experience at SiGMA Europe 2024. For players the MGA licence means JetX's 97% is audited and consistent across operators, licensed or offshore.
The games
JetX is the flagship. Three bets per round rather than Aviator's two, a progressive jackpot that triggers on top of a normal cash-out, auto cash-out and a round-history graph we prefer to Spribe's coloured strip. RTP 97%. It is the only classic-format crash game that plays noticeably differently from Aviator, mainly because the jackpot changes how people bet.
Balloon is the other title we cover: pump a balloon, cash out before it pops. Rounds are much shorter than JetX and RTP is 96%, which makes it the quickest way on this site to run through a bankroll. We cover it because it is common, not because we rate it.
The rest of the crash range reuses the JetX engine with a new sprite (Helicopter X, Football X, Cricket X); Cappadocia, a hot-air balloon with a slower curve, is the one with its own idea. Instant games: Plinko X, Mine Island, TowerX, RollX.
What sets SmartSoft apart
The jackpot. JetX's progressive pool is the only one of its kind among the big crash titles, and it makes some players prefer the game outright. It also encourages riding past a sensible cash-out. The three-bet layout allows a safe-safe-ride pattern that Aviator's two panels cannot. Mathematically that changes nothing. Psychologically it changes a lot.
Where SmartSoft trails Spribe is reach: JetX's live feed is thinner, there is no official demo, and in East Africa and Bangladesh it is at fewer brands.
Where you find SmartSoft games
Licensed: Betway, Parimatch and most MGA-tier casinos in Europe. Offshore: 1xBet, Betwinner, Melbet, Mostbet and Pin-Up. In Kenya, SportPesa and Pepeta carry JetX next to Aviator. The JetX page lists the brands by country.
Frequently asked questions
Is SmartSoft Gaming licensed?
Yes. Smartsoft Limited is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority as a B2B supplier under MGA/B2B/925/2021, with Romanian ONJN approval, Georgian Ministry of Finance certification and market approvals in Greece and Ontario. Games are tested by iTech Labs, eCOGRA and Gaming Associates.
What is the RTP of JetX?
97%, the same as Aviator. SmartSoft publishes the figure and the jackpot layer is funded from the same return, not added on top. Balloon runs at 96% at the operators we checked, a point lower, which matters because its rounds are also much shorter.
What games does SmartSoft make?
About sixty titles. Crash: JetX, JetX3, Cappadocia, Balloon and the X reskins. Instant: Plinko X, Mine Island, TowerX, RollX, Cricket X. Then slots (Burning Ice, Multi Hot 5, Apollo 77), a keno, a bingo and a backgammon. JetX is why the studio has a page here; the rest is lobby filler of varying quality.
Which is better, JetX or Aviator?
Same RTP, so it comes down to features. JetX gives you three bet slots, a progressive jackpot and a history graph. Aviator gives you a bigger live community, more operators and an official free demo. We play JetX when both are there; we recommend Aviator to beginners because it is everywhere.
Daniel Reyes, Editor-in-chief
Daniel has written about online casino games since 2016 and has been playing crash games since the first Bustabit era. He owns the editorial standards on this site and signs off every global page. More from Daniel.