FORUM Desk vs The Pinecaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FORUM Desk
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This is your application for specialized publications with added value. Get easily accustomed to the electronic table of contents and the fast and intelligent search in all publications. The work desk function helps you search within an entire publication.Add bookmarks and your own annotations in any desired passage, in the form of texts, images, photos or audio comments. This app offers thus a valuable library of online publications with high performance additional features – all this in an attractive design.
The Pinecaster
Experience legendary guitarists playing vintage instruments through exclusive audio-visual content. Discover unique performances and historical instruments.
- Interactive audio-visual experience
- Exclusive videos of guitarists
- Showcases historical instruments
- Features legendary guitarists
- Vintage instrument performances
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A unique interactive audio-visual experience with exclusive videos showing legendary guitarists playing these historical instruments! Watch Redd Volkaert, Julian Lage, Javi Peña, Duke Levine, Deke Dickerson… take these vintage gems through their paces!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Pinecaster at every 2 weeks against FORUM Desk's every 3 months. The Pinecaster also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
FORUM Desk ships an update every 3 months, The Pinecaster every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FORUM Desk | The Pinecaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FORUM VERLAG HERKERT GMBH | EPIGRAM DEVELOPMENT SOCIEDAD LIMITADA |
In-app purchases
FORUM Desk
No in-app purchases
The Pinecaster
No in-app purchases
Questions
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