Q vs HotSOS Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Q
Control Q-SYS systems remotely from your iOS device. Design custom user interfaces in Q-SYS Designer software to manage various system elements like audio, video, and lighting. Offers extensive control capabilities for a seamless user experience.
- Remote system control
- Customizable user interfaces (UCIs)
- Source selection
- PTZ camera control with video preview
- Lighting dimmer control
- Volume faders
- Signal meters
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Control Q-SYS systems from your iOS device! Within Q-SYS Designer software, user control interfaces (UCIs) can be created, and nearly any element in the system can be placed in the UCIs for control and monitoring. This enables a near limitless array of control capability, all from your iOS device, including source selection buttons, Q-SYS PTZ camera controls (with video preview frames), lighting dimmer controls, projector on/off selector, signal meters, screen up/down, snapshot recall, volume control faders, and more. This app is designed for use with QSC's Q-SYS Platform only. Q-SYS UCI deployment onto a Core processor for use with TSC touch screens, UCI viewer for PC and iOS app requires license activation. Visit www.qsc.com/uci for more details.
HotSOS Mobile
Empower hotel staff with a mobile solution for service and facilities management. Access service orders, perform inspections, and manage operations on the go to enhance guest stays.
- Service order management
- Guestroom inspections
- Public space inspections
- Role-based access
- On-the-go operations management
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HotSOS Mobile extends Amadeus' award winning desktop Hotel Service Optimization System to the field on mobile tablets and smartphones. HotSOS is the premier application for empowering hotel employees to provide guests the best possible stay from a service and facilities perspective. Through HotSOS Mobile, employees and managers can access multiple functions catered to their role within the hotel operations.... The role based access notifies staff of awaiting service orders and allows them to view detailed information and manage pending work better. HotSOS Mobile also gives the ability to generate service orders and perform guestroom or public space inspections and gives department heads and hotel managers a tool to easily manage operations on the go. Please contact hospitality.support@amadeus.com to inquire more about Amadeus' innovative hotel solutions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Q at 3.0 against HotSOS Mobile's 2.6. Q also leads on review sentiment (13% vs 4%). HotSOS Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Q holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Q's written reviews are positive against 4% of HotSOS Mobile's.
Q ships an update every 3 months, HotSOS Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Q | HotSOS Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (53 ratings) — better | 2.6 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews — better | 4.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QSC Audio Products, LLC. | MTech |
Customer experience
Q
HotSOS Mobile
In-app purchases
Q
No in-app purchases
HotSOS Mobile
No in-app purchases









