Element Classic vs SOS.Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Element Classic
This app is a legacy version of a communication platform, offering secure messaging and collaboration. It will receive security updates until the end of 2025 but no new features.
- Secure messaging
- Collaboration
- Legacy version
- Security updates
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Element Classic is the previous-generation of Element mobile app. Friends, family and communities should use the free and open source Element X app which is faster, easier to use, and more powerful. New users of public sector organisations, enterprises and professional teams users should use the Element Pro app that is built for work and organizations. Element Classic is available at least until the end of 2025 and will receive critical security updates but no further enhancements or new features.
SOS.Mobile
This app provides a certified alerting solution for companies to protect lone workers. It enables employees to quickly send an emergency call with location details, which is processed according to legal requirements and an individual alarm plan. The system ensures rapid assistance through automatic forwarding and escalation if calls are not answered.
- Automatic emergency call functions (mandown, button, disconnection)
- Decentralized alarm processing with custom plans
- Automatic forwarding with location data (indoor/outdoor)
- Escalation of unanswered calls
- Web-based SOS Portal for management and documentation
- Easy installation and use
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This app is part of the certified alerting solution SOS for companies to protect lone workers. It is linked to an online SOS account; which organizations use to process alarms that arise in accordance with legal requirements. In the event of an emergency, employees can use it to send a call for help automatically and quickly. The functions of the SOS emergency call app includes: - Fast and safe alerting in case of emergency by means of will-dependent and independent emergency call functions (mandown, emergency call button and disconnection). - Decentralized receipt of alarms and processing of alarms according to an individual alarm plan, including automatic documentation. - Automatic forwarding of the emergency call with details of the person concerned and their position (outdoor and indoor) to any terminal for rapid assistance. - If the emergency call is not answered, it may be escalated until action is taken by appropriate support personnel. - Request an SOS demo account. The modular and scalable emergency call solution is designed as an all-round package for professional protection of lone workers in any field of application: - Easy to install - Easy to use - Simple in function The reliable and web-based solution for crisis situations: If people get into a critical situation, help must arrive reliably and quickly. To ensure this, Swissphone offers comprehensive emergency call solutions when it comes to various personal alarms. The basis for this is the web-based comprehensive software solution SOS Portal. It controls the reporting, localization, escalation and complete documentation of incidents as well as participant management. The Swissphone TRIO or app solutions for smartphones are available as emergency call devices. Both allow indoor and outdoor localization in the event of an alarm. Flexible and efficient handling: With a solution tailored to your processes, the Swissphone emergency call solution offers you decisive advantages in handling. Administrators are able to manage device fleets themselves and store company-specific alarm plans. Alarms can either be forwarded and escalated automatically or processed manually. If the defined rescue center receives an alarm, it is displayed whether it is a manual alarm trigger, a fall-detection or unconsciousness - including localization and corresponding alarm plan. Status information is continuously updated and displayed in the event of an alert, and alarms, statuses and interactions are logged for reconstruction purposes. Solutions for the entire alarm chain: Alert reliably and efficiently in any situation, even in the event of a power failure. Our multi-layered solutions cover the entire alerting chain - from initiation, processing, transmission of emergency calls, mobilization and coordination, to escalation and documentation. For more details, please contact info@swissphone.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SOS.Mobile at 100% against Element Classic's 44%. Element Classic's advantage is ratings volume (578 vs 3) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Element Classic holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element Classic has 578 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Element Classic's written reviews are positive against 100% of SOS.Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Element Classic ships an update monthly, SOS.Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element Classic | SOS.Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (578 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 578 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vector Creations Limited | Swissphone Wireless AG |
Customer experience
Element Classic
SOS.Mobile
Bugs and requests
Element Classic
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant crashes and freezes
- Issues with message decryption and verification
- Unreliable notifications and sync issues
- Inability to leave or delete empty rooms
- Problems with image and video sharing
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to pause notifications
- Option to set messages to disappear after a certain time
- Improved search functionality
- Better integration with other apps and services
- Customizable font size and notification sounds
SOS.Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Element Classic
No in-app purchases
SOS.Mobile
No in-app purchases






