Spartan SOS vs Honorlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spartan SOS
Enhance campus safety with tools like a panic slider for immediate alerts, anonymous tip submission, and a safety timer for peace of mind. This utility app provides an extra layer of security for your daily activities.
- Panic Slider for immediate alerts
- Anonymous tip submission
- Safety Timer
- Enhanced campus protection
- User-friendly interface
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Use Spartan SOS to add an additional layer of protection to your campus experience by utilizing tools such as: Panic Slider, Anonymous Tips and Safety Timer.
Honorlock
This app facilitates secure authentication for online assessments by using your mobile device as a webcam. It guides you through setup steps before your session begins, ensuring a smooth connection to your institution's Honorlock enabled exams.
- Mobile device as webcam
- Guided authentication steps
- Secure connection to assessments
- ID, workspace, and camera setup
- Saved progress
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Honorlock helps you complete your authentication steps and use your mobile device as a webcam during supported Honorlock online assessments. This app walks you through each step before your session begins, then securely connects your phone's camera to your session. This app does not deliver sessions or provide proctoring itself. It works alongside your institution's Honorlock enabled assessments. Features - Guided, step-by-step Honorlock authentication - Use your phone's camera as a webcam - ID, workspace, and camera setup in one place - Saved progress so an interruption won't make you start over - Compatible with supported Honorlock enabled assessments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spartan SOS at 4.0 against Honorlock's 1.1. Spartan SOS also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.0). Honorlock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (391 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spartan SOS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Honorlock has 391 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spartan SOS ships an update every 6 months, Honorlock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spartan SOS | Honorlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.1 (391 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 2.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 391 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #168 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Tampa, Incorporated | Honorlock |
Customer experience
Spartan SOS
Honorlock
In-app purchases
Spartan SOS
No in-app purchases
Honorlock
No in-app purchases
