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Of course its more stable, a leg press negates any balance aspect at all and only requires minimal involvement of the back.
Leg presses are more useful than smith machines in my opinion. You can really stress legs hard, which can work well as a supplementary exercise for a free squat (the bread and butter!).
Smith machines neither have the overload ability of a leg press nor the balance aspect of a free squat. They basically just suck, only useful for doing pull ups on.