TOEFL YS vs PathogenAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TOEFL YS
Prepare for English language proficiency assessments with this app. It offers practice tests for young learners aged 8 and up, covering reading, listening, and speaking skills. The assessments help guide students on their English learning journey.
- TOEFL Junior® Standard test practice
- TOEFL Junior® Speaking test practice
- TOEFL® Primary™ Step 1 & 2 practice
- Measures English language skills
- Ages 8+ and 11+ assessments
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This application allows you to take the TOEFL® Young Students assessment test. The TOEFL Young Students includes the TOEFL Junior® tests, which are designed for English language learners ages 11+, and the TOEFL® Primary™ tests, aimed at students ages 8+. The TOEFL Young Students measures students' English-language skills and helps teachers guide students to the next steps of learning. The TOEFL Junior program includes the TOEFL Junior® Standard test, which measures English proficiency in Reading, Listening, and Language Form and Meaning, and the TOEFL Junior® Speaking test. The TOEFL Primary program consists of two Reading and Listening tests (Step 1 and Step 2) and the Speaking test. Test questions are copyrighted by Educational Testing Service © 2025. All rights reserved.
PathogenAR
Explore interactive stories about infectious diseases in augmented reality. This educational app uses touch gestures or a Merge Cube to bring pathogens to life, offering an engaging way to learn about disease.
- Augmented Reality exploration
- Interactive pathogen stories
- Touch gesture controls
- Merge Cube device compatibility
- Educational disease content
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PathogenAR is an Augmented Reality application from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Explore interactive stories about pathogens and pathogenic disease using touch gestures or a Merge Cube Device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PathogenAR at every 2 months against TOEFL YS's every 18 months. PathogenAR also leads on device support (3 vs 1). TOEFL YS's advantage is iOS requirement (10.2 vs 12.0). 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.
TOEFL YS ships an update every 18 months, PathogenAR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TOEFL YS | PathogenAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Internet Testing Systems (ITS) | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
Customer experience
TOEFL YS
PathogenAR
In-app purchases
TOEFL YS
No in-app purchases
PathogenAR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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