Comparison

Droid Depot vs Kosmos Super Sphere

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

Head to head
About

Droid Depot

Build and interact with digital droids or control your physical custom astromech units. Engage in various games, from dancing and piloting to strategy, all inspired by the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge experience.

Highlights
  • Build virtual droids
  • Connect to physical droids via Bluetooth
  • Droid piloting game
  • Droid maneuvering game
  • Droid strategy game
  • Digital droid creation
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Bring the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge experience home with the Droid Depot companion app. Build a Digital Droid or play games with your Droid Depot Custom Astromech Droids. Games include: •Maneuvering - choreograph a dance sequence to the tunes of DJ R3X •Piloting - drive your Droid around freely •Strategy - play a game of Tic Tac Toe against your Droid •Build - Build a virtual droid using schematics from Mubo’s Droid Depot* https://disneytermsofuse.com/ https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/ https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/current-privacy-policy/your-california-privacy-rights/ https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi/ https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/for-parents/childrens-online-privacy-policy/ This app uses Bluetooth to connect to your physical Droid. * Free to play - does not require a physical Droid

About

Kosmos Super Sphere

This app allows users to control and program a rolling robotic sphere and other robots built from a robotics kit. It features a remote control interface and a visual programming language, enabling users to create custom commands based on sound detection.

Highlights
  • Remote control interface
  • Visual programming language
  • Sound sensor programming
  • Build and program 7 robots
  • Movement-activated on-off switch
  • Bluetooth connectivity
Features
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For use with the “Robotics: Smart Machines – Super Sphere” robotics and engineering kit by Thames & Kosmos ABOUT ROBOTICS: SMART MACHINES – SUPER SPHERE The Super Sphere kit allows you to build and program seven amazing robots, including a spherical robot: an awesome, nine-inch-diameter, rolling robotic sphere! With this app installed on a supported Bluetooth-enabled device, you can remotely control and program your Super Sphere and other robots. Drive your robot using the remote-control interface in the app, or write programs using the easy, visual programming language in the app. The onboard sound sensor lets you program your robots to perform specific sequences of commands in response to the number of claps (or other loud sounds) that it detects. HOW TO USE: We suggest you read and follow the instructions step by step in the manual included in the kit. Here is an overview of the instructions for building and using the Super Sphere to get you oriented: 1. Download and install the app. 2. Follow the assembly instructions on page 14 to build the first model, the Super Sphere. Make sure you have inserted the batteries into the Bluetooth battery box correctly according to the instructions on page 2. 3. Shake the model until the blue light on the Bluetooth battery box turns on, indicating that the module is on. The module automatically turns off after about a minute of inactivity to save battery power. You simply have to jiggle the model when you want to turn it on again. It’s a movement-activated on-off switch! 4. Now you can connect the tablet or smartphone to the model via the free app. Follow the instructions at the bottom of page 7. 5. To drive the Super Sphere in remote control mode, follow the instructions on page 8 and the driving tips on pages 22–23. 6. To run a program on the Super Sphere, follow the instructions on page 24. For detailed explanations of how the programming mode of the app works, refer to pages 9–13. Try editing the program for Super Sphere, or writing your own from scratch. 7. Now, proceed with building the other models, one at a time, and running the sample programs given on the programming page found after the assembly. ***** Questions or suggestions for improvements: Mail to apps@kosmos.de We are looking forward to your feedback! *****

Screenshots

Droid Depot4 screens
Kosmos Super Sphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Droid Depot at 56% against Kosmos Super Sphere's 25%. Droid Depot also leads on ratings volume (639 vs 22). Kosmos Super Sphere's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). 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

Kosmos Super Sphere holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Droid Depot has 639 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Droid Depot's written reviews are positive against 25% of Kosmos Super Sphere's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Droid Depot versus Kosmos Super Sphere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroid DepotKosmos Super Sphere
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (639 ratings)3.9 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings639 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 31 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDisneyFranckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co. KG

Customer experience

Droid Depot

All ratings597 ratings
Positive64.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative26.6%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral14.2%
Negative29.9%

Kosmos Super Sphere

All ratings22 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Droid Depot

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to edit droid name or affiliation
  • No support for newer droid models (C-series)
  • Music doesn't play during dance mode

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more games and interactive experiences
  • Allow customization of droid appearance
  • Enable multi-droid connectivity and interactions
  • Implement a 'follow me' mode for the droid
  • Add more music tracks for the dance feature

Kosmos Super Sphere

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Droid Depot

No in-app purchases

None

Kosmos Super Sphere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Droid Depot free?
Droid Depot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kosmos Super Sphere free?
Kosmos Super Sphere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Droid Depot or Kosmos Super Sphere?
Kosmos Super Sphere is rated higher. Droid Depot averages 3.6 out of 5 from 639 ratings, while Kosmos Super Sphere averages 3.9 from 22 ratings.
Do Droid Depot or Kosmos Super Sphere have ads?
Neither Droid Depot nor Kosmos Super Sphere shows ads.

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