RSM Assembly Instructions vs Sam Your Robotic Friend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RSM Assembly Instructions
This app provides step-by-step assembly instructions for robotic models built with the "Robotics: Smart Machines – Tracks & Treads Edition" engineering kit. It serves as a digital manual to guide users through the building process.
- Step-by-step assembly guides
- Digital manual for robotics kits
- Model building instructions
- Compatible with Tracks & Treads Edition
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For use with the engineering kits “Robotics: Smart Machines – Tracks & Treads Edition” by Thames & Kosmos This app is the “manual” of the assembly instructions for the robotic models you build with the Robotics: Smart Machines – Tracks and treads. App Features • View step by step instructions that teaches you, how to build the models ***** Questions or suggestions for improvements: Mail to apps@kosmos.de We are looking forward to your feedback! *****
Sam Your Robotic Friend
Control, program, and play with your assembled robotic friend. Engage in 'Workshop' mode to fix errors and unlock new character customizations. Explore the world of electronics, robotics, and programming.
- Robot control
- Programming capabilities
- Workshop mode for error repair
- Unlockable character customizations
- Introduction to electronics and robotics
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SAM, your robotic friend, the application to control SAM, by Xtrem Bots. With it you can control, program and play with the robot once it is assembled. Play in "Workshop" mode. Repair the different types of errors that SAM displays (oil, electricity or software) and win levels to unlock new characters. Turn SAM into a ninja, an alien or a ghost! Discover the world of electronics, robotics and programming with SAM, your new robotic friend!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RSM Assembly Instructions at 4.7 against Sam Your Robotic Friend's 4.0. Sam Your Robotic Friend's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 32 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
RSM Assembly Instructions holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively.
RSM Assembly Instructions ships an update every 32 months, Sam Your Robotic Friend every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RSM Assembly Instructions | Sam Your Robotic Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co. KG | 恩权 邱 |
Customer experience
RSM Assembly Instructions
Sam Your Robotic Friend
In-app purchases
RSM Assembly Instructions
No in-app purchases
Sam Your Robotic Friend
No in-app purchases
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