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Smokeball review (2026): is it worth it?

Practice management with automatic time capture and court forms

PaidLaw PracticeChecked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
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Our verdict

Third of our top three law practice software

For: Family law, injury and real estate firms that file many forms

Smokeball fills more than 20,000 court and agency forms and templates from a matter's details, and AutoTime logs each action against the matter so time entries need no timer. It has invoicing, online payments, a trust ledger, a Windows desktop app on Grow and Prosper+, and iPhone and Android apps. It is third because no price is published and there is no trial, only a demo; AutoTime, intake and workflows are included only on Prosper+; the general ledger sits in QuickBooks Online; there is no Mac app; and online payments and eFiling carry fees.

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Smokeball report card

2.0GPA

Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026

Best for small firms that file many court forms

Smokeball fills court and agency forms from a matter's details, drawing on more than 20,000 of them, and AutoTime logs your time as you work. But there's no published price and nothing to try without a demo, AutoTime, intake and workflows are only included on the top plan, and the desktop app is Windows only.

Who Smokeball is for

  • Fits if your firm files lots of court and agency forms, in areas like family law or personal injury
  • Works for lawyers who want time logged against the matter without running timers

Who Smokeball is not for

  • Watch out: there's no published price, and a quote depends on users, plan, contract term and add-ons
  • Skip it if you want to try it first, as there's no free plan or trial on record, only a demo
  • Pricey if you want AutoTime, intake or workflows below Prosper+, as they cost extra on Grow, and Archie AI is an add-on from Boost up
  • Not for you if your firm runs on Macs, as the desktop app is Windows only and Boost runs in the browser
  • Watch out: online payments and eFiling carry fees, and eSignature runs through InfoTrack
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Why Smokeball gets a 2.0

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • CValue for moneyNo price is published. Smokeball gives a price only on a sales call, depending on your number of users, the plan, the contract term and any add-ons.
  • FFree plan and trialNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, only a demo with the sales team.
  • BFeaturesMatters, tasks and calendars, more than 20,000 court and agency forms, AutoTime, invoicing, online payments, a trust ledger, intake, workflows and the Archie AI assistant across its plans. That's the whole job, though the general ledger sits in QuickBooks Online.
  • CEase of useWe have no store rating on file for it. It's a whole firm system with matters, form templates, trust accounts and a QuickBooks link to set up, and you can't sign up yourself: it starts with a demo.
  • BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, a Windows desktop app on Grow and Prosper+, and iPhone and Android apps, with Outlook, Word, QuickBooks Online and InfoTrack. No Mac app, and no API or Zapier on record.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Smokeball's own pages on 24 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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Where Smokeball stands among law practice software

Smokeball's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 2 of the 9 other law practice software we grade, and level with 3.

It stands best on features (B, above 7 of 9) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 10 law practice software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Smokeball’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 9, level with 8
  • FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 9, level with 3
  • BFeaturesAbove 7 of 9, level with 2
  • CEase of useAbove 0 of 9, level with 8
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 9, level with 9

Keep Smokeball, or make your own?

Keep it

To replace Smokeball you would be making client trust accounts kept the way bar rules require. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 4 of the 9 other law practice software grade higher.

What you could make

  • Case management, time tracking, invoicing and templates: an app builder makes these well.

What you could not

  • Client trust accounts kept the way bar rules require.
  • Apps for Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
  • The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Smokeball’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

What is Smokeball?

Smokeball is practice management software for small and mid-sized law firms in areas such as family law, personal injury and real estate. It is sold in four plans, from Bill, for billing and trust accounting alone, to Prosper+, which adds automatic time tracking, intake and custom workflows. Its document library fills court forms and templates from matter details.

Worth knowing

  • Smokeball publishes no prices: a quote depends on the number of users, the plan, the contract term and add-ons.
  • Boost runs entirely in the browser; Grow and Prosper+ add the native desktop app, which Smokeball's site lists for Windows.
  • AutoTime, Intake and Workflows come with Prosper+ only and cost extra on Grow; Archie AI is an add-on on Boost, Grow and Prosper+.
  • Online payments and eFiling carry fees, and eSignature runs through InfoTrack.

Key features

Matters, calendars and tasks
Each matter holds its documents, tasks, events and contacts, with Microsoft 365 Outlook and calendar integration from Boost and iOS and Android apps for checking matters on the go.
TemplateLab forms and documents
A library of more than 20,000 court and agency forms and document templates that fill from the matter, with practice-area templates and calculators from Grow.
AutoTime
Logs each action against the matter being worked on, so time entries do not have to be started or written up. Included in Prosper+ and an add-on on Grow.
Billing, payments and trust
Invoicing, time and expense tracking, online payments and a trust ledger kept current as entries are made, with QuickBooks Online holding the general ledger.
Archie AI
An AI assistant that works inside a matter to draft, review documents and answer questions, sold as an add-on from Boost upward.
Intake and lead management
Intake forms are an add-on on Boost and Grow; Prosper+ includes them along with lead management, inquiry intake, custom workflows and profitability reporting.

Smokeball pricing

We could not confirm Smokeball’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See smokeball.com for current prices.

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Common questions

Does Smokeball have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Smokeball is listed for Web, Windows, iOS and Android.

Does Smokeball have a Linux app?

No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Smokeball is listed for Web, Windows, iOS and Android.

Is Smokeball open source?

Smokeball is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026.