Comparison

SatSleeve+ / Hotspot vs MobileServe App

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

Head to head
About

SatSleeve+ / Hotspot

Turn your smartphone into a satellite phone for calls, SMS, emails, and app usage when terrestrial networks are unavailable. This app provides global connectivity via satellite across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Highlights
  • Satellite connectivity
  • Calls and SMS via satellite
  • Email and instant messaging
  • Social media access
  • Supports 12 languages
  • Requires SatSleeve hardware
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+++++ Please download the SATSLEEVE+ / HOTSPOT App only if you have a SatSleeve+ or a SatSleeve Hotspot model, for all older SatSleeve models please download the SATSLEEVE App instead. +++++ Transform your phone into a satellite smartphone! Download the SatSleeve Hotspot App for free and get seamless connectivity via satellite when outside of terrestrial networks. Enjoy calls, SMSs, emails, instant messaging, social media and information apps in satellite mode across Thuraya’s satellite network covering Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The SatSleeve App supports 12 languages: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish. Note: Thuraya SatSleeve+ or SatSleeve Hotspot is required to use this App. Visit www.thuraya.com for a list of authorized Thuraya Service Partners and outlets where you can buy the product and check which of the latest smartphones are compatible.

About

MobileServe App

This app helps organizations and individuals track and showcase their social impact through service. It generates compelling infographics from user-reported service data, perfect for marketing and communication.

Highlights
  • Track individual service activities
  • Measure social impact
  • Generate compelling infographics
  • Communicate organizational impact
  • Integrate with social media
  • Aggregate user data
Features
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Serve. Share. Inspire. Repeat. That's the simple philosophy behind MobileServe. What is MobileServe? MobileServe is a mobile app that helps organizations and individuals measure and communicate their social impact. By tracking an individual’s service, our app is able to produce compelling infographics for marketing and communication purposes. Our product is geared towards companies, non-profit entities, universities, and Greek organizations, all of who could benefit by demonstrating their social impact. How does it work? The idea is simple. While users are doing good, MobileServe lets them use their phones to report and measure their service. Simple integration with social media lets you leverage users' personal networks to promote organizations and causes. User data is aggregated and translated into catchy infographics and pictures that can be used for organizational communication.

Screenshots

SatSleeve+ / Hotspot4 screens
MobileServe App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SatSleeve+ / Hotspot at 5.0 against MobileServe App's 4.2. SatSleeve+ / Hotspot also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). MobileServe App's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). 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

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

SatSleeve+ / Hotspot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MobileServe App has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of SatSleeve+ / Hotspot's written reviews are positive against 69% of MobileServe App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SatSleeve+ / Hotspot ships an update every 13 months, MobileServe App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
SatSleeve+ / Hotspot versus MobileServe App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatSleeve+ / HotspotMobileServe App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.2 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews69.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#193 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsia Pacific Satellite Communication Co., Ltd.MobileServe, LLC

Customer experience

SatSleeve+ / Hotspot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

MobileServe App

All ratings1,071 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative29.6%

In-app purchases

None

SatSleeve+ / Hotspot

No in-app purchases

None

MobileServe App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SatSleeve+ / Hotspot free?
SatSleeve+ / Hotspot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MobileServe App free?
MobileServe App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SatSleeve+ / Hotspot or MobileServe App?
SatSleeve+ / Hotspot is rated higher. SatSleeve+ / Hotspot averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MobileServe App averages 4.2 from 1.1K ratings.
Do SatSleeve+ / Hotspot or MobileServe App have ads?
Neither SatSleeve+ / Hotspot nor MobileServe App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SatSleeve+ / Hotspot or MobileServe App?
SatSleeve+ / Hotspot ships an update every 13 months, and MobileServe App every 3 months. Most recently, SatSleeve+ / Hotspot was updated on June 11, 2026 and MobileServe App on September 18, 2026.

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