Comparison

SSSP Events vs ECHOcommunity

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SSSP Events

Access detailed conference agendas for current and past annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Explore diverse topics and gain insights for research and activism.

Highlights
  • Access conference agendas
  • View current and past meetings
  • Explore diverse social problem topics
  • Support research and activism
Features
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The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) is an interdisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students interested in the application of critical, scientific, and humanistic perspectives to the study of vital social problems. Every year, SSSP hosts an annual meeting providing an excellent opportunity for exploring vast and diverse topics in current social problems. The annual meetings provide a wealth of information to participants as they return to the universities and private sectors to continue the mission of creating social justice through research and activism. Please use this app to access full conference agendas for current and past SSSP Annual Meetings.

About

ECHOcommunity

Access a vast library of agricultural and community development resources, with a focus on small-scale farming in tropical and subtropical regions. Download materials for offline access and use the Plant Records feature to track crop lifecycle events and trial progress.

Highlights
  • Thousands of print and video resources
  • Offline storage and sharing
  • Plant Records for crop lifecycle tracking
  • Record planting, weather, and interventions
  • Ask questions of the global community
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Through ECHOcommunity you can discover ideas, research, and training on a wide variety of subject matter pertaining to agriculture and community development. ECHO's resources focus on small-scale agriculture in the tropics and sub-tropics and come from ECHO staff, network members, and development partners around the globe. Navigation within the app is available in English, Spanish, French, Swahili, Thai, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Burmese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Chinese. This app is designed to allow you to efficiently discover relevant resources and download them on your mobile device. Resources added to your library remain available when there is no internet connection and can be shared with others. The app Plant Records feature records crop lifecycle events from receipt through harvest. Plant Records can be used for any type of planting, whether a trial or production planting, whether an annual or perennial. Users who acquire seeds from the ECHO seed banks can track and report the progress of seed trials seamlessly using this app. The app allows you to record relevant data such as what and when you plant, weather events, interventions such as mulching, cultivation, pruning, and harvest. Along with each entry pictures and notes can be stored for future reference. The data is retained in the cloud, so you will be able to look back at the seeds you have tried and how the trials worked for you. Features - Access to thousands of print and video resources - Offline storage and sharing of downloaded materials - The ability to ask questions of the global ECHO community

Screenshots

SSSP Events4 screens
ECHOcommunity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ECHOcommunity at every 4 weeks against SSSP Events's every 6 months. ECHOcommunity also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). SSSP Events's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SSSP Events against 5.0 for ECHOcommunity. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SSSP Events ships an update every 6 months, ECHOcommunity every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SSSP Events versus ECHOcommunity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSSP EventsECHOcommunity
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Society for the Study of Social ProblemsDivine Digital Agency

Customer experience

SSSP Events

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ECHOcommunity

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SSSP Events

No in-app purchases

None

ECHOcommunity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SSSP Events free?
SSSP Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECHOcommunity free?
ECHOcommunity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SSSP Events or ECHOcommunity?
SSSP Events and ECHOcommunity are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do SSSP Events or ECHOcommunity have ads?
Neither SSSP Events nor ECHOcommunity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SSSP Events or ECHOcommunity?
SSSP Events ships an update every 6 months, and ECHOcommunity every 4 weeks. Most recently, SSSP Events was updated on September 20, 2026 and ECHOcommunity on September 29, 2026.

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