Comparison

SOS Remote vs Protest Sim

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

Head to head
About

SOS Remote

Control a Science On a Sphere® system with your mobile device. Adjust sphere orientation, manage datasets, and enhance presentations with interactive features. Ideal for educational settings.

Highlights
  • Adjust sphere orientation
  • Control dataset playback
  • Load presentation playlists
  • Search and browse data catalog
  • View dataset descriptions
  • Create presentation playlists
  • Draw on and zoom datasets
  • Dynamically adjust dataset layers
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SOS Remote is a universal app for the iPhone*, iPod Touch*, and iPad that is used to control a Science On a Sphere® (SOS) system. SOS is a room sized, global display system that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a six-foot diameter sphere, analogous to an animated globe. SOS is used as an educational tool to help illustrate Earth System science to people of all ages in a way that is intuitive and captivating. The SOS Remote app affords greater interaction capabilities and ease of use compared to previous SOS controllers such as the Wii Remote. With this app, you can: • Adjust the orientation of the sphere in an intuitive way • Control playback of datasets • Load any presentation playlist stored on the SOS computer • Quickly search and browse the entire SOS Data Catalog and select datasets at random to load on the sphere • View a dataset's description and presenter notes while giving an SOS presentation • Quickly create a presentation playlist directly from the iPad • Draw on and zoom into a dataset loaded on the sphere • Dynamically turn on/off dataset layers and pips and adjust their transparency • Split the sphere into 2-4 vertical slices to replicate a portion of the dataset around the sphere • Perform full alignment of the sphere using an intuitive three step process * Note: The iPhone/iPod Touch support only a subset of the features described above. The iPad supports all features. Requirements: • In order to functionally use the SOS Remote app, you must have a Science On a Sphere® (SOS) installation • Wi-Fi or Bluetooth access to the SOS computer that is being controlled • SOS Software Version 5.5.0

About

Protest Sim

A choice-based game where players guide a community through social unrest and police brutality. Make decisions that shape the narrative and the town's future.

Highlights
  • Choice-based gameplay
  • Narrative-driven story
  • Community management
  • Consequence system
  • Social justice themes
Features
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Protest Sim is a choice-based game following the story of a community plagued by police shootings and brutality, and the social movement organization that rises up because of it. Take control of a socially active citizen in your community, and help guide the members of your town through these tumultuous times. But be careful, as the decisions you make have consequences, and will impact the course of the entire narrative.

Screenshots

SOS Remote2 screens
Protest Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SOS Remote at 5.0 against Protest Sim's 4.3. Protest Sim's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

SOS Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SOS Remote ships an update every 8 months, Protest Sim every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SOS Remote versus Protest Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOS RemoteProtest Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB332 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNOAA Science On a SphereMassDiGI

Customer experience

SOS Remote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Protest Sim

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SOS Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Protest Sim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOS Remote free?
SOS Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Protest Sim free?
Protest Sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SOS Remote or Protest Sim?
SOS Remote is rated higher. SOS Remote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Protest Sim averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do SOS Remote or Protest Sim have ads?
Neither SOS Remote nor Protest Sim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SOS Remote or Protest Sim?
SOS Remote ships an update every 8 months, and Protest Sim every 9 days. Most recently, SOS Remote was updated on September 26, 2026 and Protest Sim on October 4, 2026.

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