SOSRemoteTouch vs SmartEAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SOSRemoteTouch
This app automates field service operations with intelligent scheduling and real-time updates. It is designed to run on various mobile devices, offering a comprehensive solution for managing a mobile workforce.
- Intelligent scheduling
- Mobile dispatch
- Real-time field updates
- Mobile device agnostic
- Automates mobile workforce
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SOSMobile from InsightAtlast is suite of software that provides Utilities with intelligent scheduling, mobile dispatch and real-time updates to and from the field, affordably automating their entire mobile workforce. The application is designed to be mobile device agnostic, so it will run on anything from a smart phone all the way up to ruggedized tablets and PC's. SOSRemoteTouch is the version of our client software that runs on smartphone and other similar devices (like the iPad).
SmartEAR
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This app is used to install and operate with SmartEAR devices (IoT noise and data loggers for leak detection in drinking water pipes). Various function tests (like transmission test and realtime measurement) can be performed and data can be read from the device. Also the SmartEAR+ devices are supported. (SmartEAR+iP, SmartEAR+eC, SmartEAR+eH, SmartEAR+ePF)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SmartEAR at 14.0 against SOSRemoteTouch's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SOSRemoteTouch ships an update every 2 months, SmartEAR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SOSRemoteTouch | SmartEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Fischer | Megger Germany GmbH |
In-app purchases
SOSRemoteTouch
No in-app purchases
SmartEAR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SOSRemoteTouch free?
Is SmartEAR free?
Do SOSRemoteTouch or SmartEAR have ads?
Which is updated more often, SOSRemoteTouch or SmartEAR?
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