Evidence refresh: September 12, 2026. This review uses current Royal Q / Vayoh first-party pages, the Google Play listing for package com.vayoh.vayoh, Binance API-key documentation, the U.S. CFTC customer advisory on AI trading bots, and the Securities Commission Malaysia investor-alert list. We did not open an account, connect an exchange, deposit funds, run the bot, measure returns, or contact support. Fees, app identity, and eligibility can change after the check date.
Quick answer: there is no universal verdict and no live-capital result to report. Royal Q still exists as a product, now marketed as Vayoh. The bot connects to an exchange through API keys rather than holding coins itself, so the exchange remains the custodian. The operator still publishes a 20% commission on trading profits and a multi-tier referral program. Malaysia's securities regulator still lists Royal Q-named investment schemes as unauthorised. That is not a ranking, a return forecast, or a claim that every app user is running an illegal scheme.
What Changed: Royal Q Is Now Vayoh
The royalq.io homepage, checked September 12, 2026, titles itself "Royal Q Is Now Vayoh" and still hosts registration, tutorials, and an invitation code. The Google Play listing for package com.vayoh.vayoh was updated August 26, 2026. It describes a non-custodial portfolio and strategy app, names Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and OKX, and lists developer Ardent Core Limited with a Hong Kong address. Apple App Store ID 1587849038 is the listing previously associated with Royal Q.
Treat store copy and marketing sites as claims, not measured facts. Vayoh.com displayed "2M+ users" and "185M+ total profit" on the check date. Google Play showed "1K+" downloads for the same package. Those figures are not comparable, and neither was independently verified here.
How the Bot Trades
Royal Q is an exchange-connected automation tool, not a self-custodial wallet. The API-binding guide tells users to create exchange API keys (it names Binance and Huobi) and paste them into the app. The trade-settings page (dated August 2, 2022, still published) describes a first-buy amount, an option to double later buys, a "margin call limit," and a whole-position take-profit example of 1.3%. That is closer to averaging down than to a bounded grid bot with a hard range. A downtrend can keep adding inventory until the configured buy limit or the exchange balance is exhausted.
Royal Q's homepage says the bot cannot withdraw funds from Binance and that capital stays on the exchange. Vayoh.com says "no access to your funds." Those statements describe API scope, not self-custody. Coins remain in the connected exchange account, with the usual exchange, bankruptcy, and key-compromise risks.
Binance's API-key FAQ (updated March 20, 2025) says withdrawal permission requires IP restrictions, and that unrestricted HMAC keys are limited to reading unless extra permissions are enabled. If you connect any third-party bot, leave withdrawals off, restrict IPs where the exchange allows it, and use a dedicated sub-account or a balance you can afford to see traded.
Fees, Referrals, and Regulator Alerts
The operator's fee page (dated February 28, 2022, still published on the check date) says Royal Q charges a 20% commission on trading profits, with an example of 20 USDT retained from 100 USDT earned in one day. The same page says networking and sign-ups can "reset the commissions." Vayoh.com separately markets "pay only when you make a profit" without a current number. Exchange maker/taker fees, spread, slippage, and capital reserved by averaging-down buys sit on top of any bot commission. Compare the same-day in-app quote rather than treating 20% as a proven current invoice.
The affiliate page describes commissions on referred users' licenses and "gas fees," ranks labeled V1 through V6, milestone bonuses, and a multi-tier system that pays on referrals of referrals. The homepage still displayed invitation code P3Z5N on the check date. A promoter can earn when you activate, even if the bot does not.
- The CFTC customer advisory on AI trading bots warns that fraudsters use public interest in AI to tout automated algorithms and crypto-asset schemes that promise unreasonably high or guaranteed returns.
- The Securities Commission Malaysia investor-alert list, checked September 12, 2026, still includes "Royal Q / Sejahtera Investing Malaysia / UG Automatik Malaya Berhad" with a 2021 date. The remark describes an illegal investment scheme offering high returns — the example is RM10,000 in 3 to 7 hours on RM500 — and unlicensed dealing in securities. Listed websites include royalqbot.com, royalqs.com, royalq.top, and royalq.company.
- A separate 2024 entry, "Sahabat RoyalQ Investment," flags Telegram channels for a similar high-return pitch. IOSCO's I-SCAN database also lists Royal Q against the Malaysian alert as of May 7, 2024. Those alerts are about unauthorised investment activity using the Royal Q name. They are not a court finding about today's Vayoh APK.
No current country-by-country eligibility table was found. The website terms are dated October 3, 2021 and still say claims are governed by the laws of "ng," which reads as an unmodified template. Do not infer licensing from the Play listing or a Hong Kong developer address.
Who It May Suit — and Who It May Not
Royal Q / Vayoh may suit someone who already holds a small, dedicated balance on a named supported exchange, understands that averaging down can increase inventory in a decline, can set a trading-only withdrawal-disabled API key, treats the published 20% commission and exchange fees as costs, and is not relying on referral rank for income.
It may not suit someone who wants a documented current subscription table before paying, needs self-custody or hardware-wallet signing for the ETH being traded, was promised fixed daily returns in a chat or downline, or cannot independently confirm the app publisher against the Play / App Store listing. Automation products with dated public price lists are compared separately in Cornix vs Bitsgap.
Same-Day Checklist
Confirm package com.vayoh.vayoh and App Store ID 1587849038 before installing anything from a chat link. Create the API key on the exchange, leave withdrawals disabled, and restrict IPs if the venue allows it. Use a dedicated sub-account. Read the live commission and take-profit settings in the app that day. Refuse hourly or daily guaranteed-profit pitches, including the RM500 examples in the Malaysian alert. If you cannot explain the averaging-down settings, do not start the strategy.
Long-term ETH holders who do not need active trading should read the staking guide before treating a bot as a substitute for network staking. Staking has different risks; it is not a promised better return.
Bottom Line
Royal Q is still a live automation product, now branded Vayoh. The operator still publishes a profit commission and a multi-tier referral ladder. The connected exchange still holds the coins. Malaysia's securities regulator still warns about Royal Q-named high-return schemes. None of that is a live-capital test, a user-count, or a universal "safe" or "scam" label.
If someone in a Telegram group is selling life-changing bot income, separate their referral story from a same-day fee quote and the API permissions on your own exchange account.
Sources and Freshness
Checked September 12, 2026 unless a source carries its own date.
- Royal Q homepage (Vayoh rebrand)
- Royal Q fee page — dated February 28, 2022
- Royal Q affiliate program
- API binding guide
- Trade settings — dated August 2, 2022
- Website terms — dated October 3, 2021
- Vayoh.com
- Google Play listing for Vayoh — updated August 26, 2026
- Binance API keys — updated March 20, 2025
- CFTC AI trading-bot advisory
- Securities Commission Malaysia investor-alert list — Royal Q entry dated 2021, list checked September 12, 2026
- IOSCO I-SCAN listing for Royal Q — May 7, 2024
Recheck fees, API permissions, and the live app listing at the original source before connecting an exchange.
