Étoile d'Aï vs SAM'Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Étoile d'Aï
This artistic application lets you interact with a Swiss mountain landscape by changing the color of a prominent light. Explore the visual effects of altering the light's hue on the scenery.
- Modify landscape light color
- Artistic project
- Interactive experience
- Mountain and lake views
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Étoile d'Aï is a light in Switzerland, at the top of the Berneuse mountain, towering Lake Geneva from an altitude of 2048 meters. This application allows you to modify the landscape by changing the color of the light. Étoile d'Aï (star of Aï) is an artistic project of Atelier Daniel Schlaepfer created for the "Landscapes in poetry" exposition, in partnership with Sen:te and the city of Leysin.
SAM'Pass
This app provides residents of Sète Agglomération Méditerranée with a multiservice card. It replaces access cards for mobility, culture, sports, and waste disposal services. The card also offers discounts on various local services and select businesses.
- Replaces access cards
- Mobility service access
- Culture and sports access
- Waste disposal access
- Local service discounts
- Merchant discounts
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Le SAM'Pass carte multiservice de Sète agglopole méditerrané, réservé aux habitants des quatorze communes de l’agglomération, remplace les cartes d'accès aux services mobilité, culture, sports et déchetteries et permet d'avoir un socle de réductions à de nombres services de l'agglomération , mais aussi auprès de commerçants sélectionnés.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SAM'Pass at every 3 weeks against Étoile d'Aï's every 30 months. Étoile d'Aï's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Étoile d'Aï ships an update every 30 months, SAM'Pass every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Étoile d'Aï | SAM'Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Senten Sàrl | Otipass |
Customer experience
Étoile d'Aï
SAM'Pass
In-app purchases
Étoile d'Aï
No in-app purchases
SAM'Pass
No in-app purchases
