Comparison

teamSOS vs School Spider Staff

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

Head to head

teamSOS

Safeguarding our schools

About

teamSOS

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In an evolving threat landscape, teamSOS safeguards your staff and students in the event of serious or operational incidents; bringing the right team together to respond quickly and effectively in an emergency.

About

School Spider Staff

Features

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Stay connected & make communication between staff members simple School Spider Staff allows you and other members of staff at your school to communicate instantly with each other. Create any number of groups and send unlimited messages all within the security of the School Spider App allowing your school to take back control of staff messaging.

Screenshots

teamSOS4 screens

School Spider Staff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: teamSOS at every 2 months against School Spider Staff's every 7 months. teamSOS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

teamSOS ships an update every 2 months, School Spider Staff every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

teamSOS versus School Spider Staff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	teamSOS	School Spider Staff
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months — better	Every 7 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	184 MB	16 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	TEAMSOS LIMITED	SchoolSpider

In-app purchases

None

teamSOS

No in-app purchases

None

School Spider Staff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is teamSOS free?

teamSOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is School Spider Staff free?

School Spider Staff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do teamSOS or School Spider Staff have ads?

Neither teamSOS nor School Spider Staff shows ads.

Which is updated more often, teamSOS or School Spider Staff?

teamSOS ships an update every 2 months, and School Spider Staff every 7 months. Most recently, teamSOS was updated on June 11, 2026 and School Spider Staff on September 11, 2026.