SmartSoft relaunches JetX with four bets per round and a 3.5MB build

SmartSoft has relaunched JetX with a rebuild focused on giving players more control, introducing up to four bets per round and optimising game performance to a 3.5MB build. The redesign, explained by Luka Kobalia, Chief Product Officer (CPO) of SmartSoft, was presented in an interview published on 2 November 2026 by iGaming Expert and preserves the flight-and-cash-out mechanics that defined the title since its 2018 launch.

New design and betting mechanics

The centrepiece of the rebuild is the ability for players to place "two or four" bets in a single round. According to Luka Kobalia, this lets a player secure an early withdrawal with one bet while another bet stays in play to chase higher multipliers within the same flight. The interface allocates a dedicated visual area to each bet and the screen displays the progress of all bets simultaneously.

The core of JetX — the flight, the multiplier and the cash-out decision — remains unchanged. The difference is that each round can host multiple withdrawal decisions: a single round now contains several cash-out opportunities for the same player. Kobalia summarised the idea like this:

“We didn’t make rounds longer. We made each round matter more.” — Luka Kobalia, CPO of SmartSoft

Technical optimisation and low-bandwidth experience

SmartSoft reduced the game build to 3.5MB to improve load times and smoothness on modest mobile networks. Kobalia argues that in a crash game timing is critical: if the game stutters at the cash-out moment, the player is lost "at the worst possible moment."

The company also added an on-screen visible readout of connection speed so players can see the conditions of their session. These technical choices aim for "fewer player losses during loading" and a continuous experience through to cash-out, and are designed to work on modest phones and mobile data connections.

Visibility, live panels and round history

The new version includes a live player panel that shows who is in the round, who has cashed out and who is leading. Multipliers are colour-coded and the game displays a history of up to 100 rounds so users can review previous results.

Kobalia said that making information clearer answers to the social nature of crash games: by sharing the same round in real time, transparency builds trust. Familiar currency symbols are also retained so every figure is immediately recognisable.

Visual design, audio and performance

The game canvas was expanded to twice its previous size to make tracking multiple bets on screen easier. SmartSoft updated audio to progress with the multiplier and add tension without increasing build weight. All art, design and development work was done in-house, with teams collaborating from the start of the project.

Kobalia explained that every visual decision was conditioned by the need to keep the game light and accessible: a more modern aesthetic was not worthwhile if it slowed loading. The company insists the outcome merges design and performance in a single project.

Commercial benefits and success metrics

SmartSoft set three commercial priorities for operators: more betting opportunities within a session, fewer interruptions from weak connections and stronger reasons for players to return. The features addressing those priorities are four bets per round, the 3.5MB build and a clearer, more modern experience.

The company defined four metrics to measure the redesign’s success: speed, bets per session, session length and retention. SmartSoft will monitor those indicators in collaboration with its operators, and says the best feedback comes from players playing the game.

“We follow these metrics closely together with our operator partners, because the best feedback for a game comes from players playing it.” — Luka Kobalia, CPO of SmartSoft

Context and continuity

JetX debuted in 2018 and helped establish the crash-game category in online casino lobbies. The rebuild preserves the simplicity that made the original popular while introducing more strategic opportunities per round and technical improvements for markets with variable connections. SmartSoft describes this version as "the next step" in JetX’s evolution, developed without forcing users to learn a new mechanic.

In the interview with iGaming Expert, Kobalia emphasised that the company did not seek to alter the basic formula but to expand it for players who already understand crash dynamics and want ways to manage multiple strategies within the same round.