Comparison

SOS Remote vs NilfiskU

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

NilfiskU

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The Nilfisk University app compliments our training website (nilfiskuniversity.com). This app gives students timely access to Training, Events, Key Contacts and much more. Students can provide feedback, talk to experts to get questions answered and enroll in factory-led training. Students receive up-to-the-minute notifications of new features, tech certification classes and enroll in factory-led training, and more.

Screenshots

SOS Remote2 screens
NilfiskU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SOS Remote at 3 against NilfiskU's —. NilfiskU's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.6). On price 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SOS Remote versus NilfiskU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOS RemoteNilfiskU
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS18.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOAA Science On a SphereNilfisk A/S

In-app purchases

None

SOS Remote

No in-app purchases

None

NilfiskU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOS Remote free?
SOS Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NilfiskU free?
NilfiskU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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