Comparison

HSPapp vs INSO

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

Head to head
About

HSPapp

This app provides field practitioners with access to essential humanitarian standards and principles for disaster and conflict situations. It covers key areas like water, shelter, health, and child protection, with content available offline and in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Access to Humanitarian Charter
  • Protection Principles
  • Core Humanitarian Standard
  • Standards for Water, Hygiene, Sanitation
  • Standards for Shelter and NFI
  • Standards for Food Security and Nutrition
  • Standards for Health Action
  • Standards for Child Protection
Features
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The Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSPapp) is designed for field practitioners providing humanitarian aid in disaster or conflict situations. It provides access to the Humanitarian Charter, Protection Principles, Core Humanitarian Standard and standards for the following key areas of humanitarian response: • water supply, hygiene and sanitation; • shelter and non-food items; • food security and nutrition, • health action; • child protection; • education; • livestock management; • market analysis; and • economic recovery. All content is available in English, with some standards also available in French and Spanish; other languages will be added progressively. The HSPapp works on- and off-line and is available for free. The HSPapp is a product jointly developed by the Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSP), whose members are: • Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (The Alliance); • Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP); • Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE); • Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) Project; • Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network; and • Sphere. Founded on humanitarian principles and human rights, humanitarian standards help practitioners turn principles into action. Humanitarian standards outline what help and protection crisis-affected populations are entitled to, and uphold their right to life with dignity. Developed by thousands of experts globally and based on evidence, experience and learning, they are among the most recognised statements of accountability in humanitarian work. The Humanitarian Standards Partnership includes: https://alliancecpha.org http://www.cashlearning.org http://www.ineesite.org/en/minimum-standards/handbook http://www.livestock-emergency.net http://www.seepnetwork.org http://www.sphereproject.org

About

INSO

This application provides humanitarian partners with access to INSO's alerts, visualized on an interactive map. Users can search for alerts based on their specific location or areas of interest. The app is available in English and French.

Highlights
  • Interactive alert map
  • Location-based alert search
  • Area of interest search
  • Multilingual support (English, French)
  • Exclusive partner access
Features
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The INSO App supports NGOs in staying informed, responding to incidents, and planning ahead. It features real-time incident alerts, expert analysis and powerful mapping tools, all in one easy-to-use platform. The INSO App and all information contained therein is for the exclusive use of INSO’s humanitarian partners. Misuse may result in revocation of access to INSO’s services.

Screenshots

HSPapp4 screens
INSO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: INSO at 5.0 against HSPapp's 3.7. HSPapp's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

INSO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HSPapp has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HSPapp ships an update every 3 weeks, INSO every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HSPapp versus INSO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHSPappINSO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSphere AssociationInternational NGO Safety Organisation

Customer experience

HSPapp

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

INSO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HSPapp

No in-app purchases

None

INSO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HSPapp free?
HSPapp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is INSO free?
INSO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HSPapp or INSO?
INSO is rated higher. HSPapp averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while INSO averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HSPapp or INSO have ads?
Neither HSPapp nor INSO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HSPapp or INSO?
HSPapp ships an update every 3 weeks, and INSO every 3 months. Most recently, HSPapp was updated on October 14, 2026 and INSO on October 8, 2026.

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