Protest Sim vs Emmett Till Memory Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protest Sim
A choice-based game where players guide a community through social unrest and police brutality. Make decisions that shape the narrative and the town's future.
- Choice-based gameplay
- Narrative-driven story
- Community management
- Consequence system
- Social justice themes
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Protest Sim is a choice-based game following the story of a community plagued by police shootings and brutality, and the social movement organization that rises up because of it. Take control of a socially active citizen in your community, and help guide the members of your town through these tumultuous times. But be careful, as the decisions you make have consequences, and will impact the course of the entire narrative.
Emmett Till Memory Project
Explore the legacy of Emmett Till's murder through interactive historical sites. This app provides expert narratives, archival documents, and photographs for key locations in the Mississippi Delta and beyond. It encourages critical thinking about how history is remembered and passed on.
- Interactive historical site exploration
- Expert-vetted narratives
- Access to archival documents
- Collection of historic and contemporary photographs
- Critical thinking prompts
- Map of key locations
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The Emmett Till Memory Project is your complete guide to the legacy of Till’s murder. The app takes users to the most important sites in the Mississippi Delta and beyond. Each historical location on the map includes expert-vetted narratives, access to relevant archival documents, and a collection of historic and contemporary photographs. The ETMP teaches users what happened at each site in 1955 and the sites have been commemorated since 1955. By telling Till’s story from the perspective of each site, the app encourages users to wrestle with different versions of Till’s story and think critically about how that story has been passed on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Emmett Till Memory Project at 4.9 against Protest Sim's 4.3. Emmett Till Memory Project also leads on ratings volume (33 vs 7). Protest Sim's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Emmett Till Memory Project holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 33 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Protest Sim ships an update every 9 days, Emmett Till Memory Project every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Protest Sim | Emmett Till Memory Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 332 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MassDiGI | Cleveland State University Research Corporation |
Customer experience
Protest Sim
Emmett Till Memory Project
In-app purchases
Protest Sim
No in-app purchases
Emmett Till Memory Project
No in-app purchases
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