Foldscope vs Board Together
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foldscope
This app allows users to capture, focus, and scale images taken through a specialized lens. It also provides a platform for sharing these images and text posts with a global community of users. Explore and discover microscopic worlds through shared content.
- Capture and focus microscopic images
- Scale images through the lens
- Share images and text posts
- Browse global user posts
- Explore the Microcosmos community
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Use the Foldscope app to scale and focus your images while using the Foldscope! - Capture, focus, and scale images through the Lens - Share your images and text posts on Microcosmos - Browse Microcosmos to explore posts from Foldscopers around the world
Board Together
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Board Together: Math Practice is a math puzzle game for iPhone and iPad, built for quick solo rounds and side-by-side play with family or friends. Players complete flexible equation boards by dragging number, operator, variable, and expression tiles into blanks. Pick a mode, choose topics from early number sense through algebra and calculus basics, and solve as many boards as you can. For families, tutors, and side-by-side practice, Board Together has local two-player modes you can start in seconds — share one iPad, or pair two iPhones, two iPads, or one of each over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. There are no accounts, no ads, no cloud saves, and no subscriptions. INCLUDED • Thousands of included puzzle boards • Solo, cooperative, and local two-player modes • Topics across K–2, grades 3–5, 6–8, 9–12, and college-level math • Local high scores and lifetime stats • Now in 11 languages MODES • Board Solo — single-player score chase • Board Together — shared puzzles for two players on one iPad • Board Battle — fast competitive race • 2-device multiplayer over local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth OPTIONAL PURCHASES • Five board packs (K–2 through college) • An "All Boards" bundle (over 70,000 extra boards) • A "Fun Themes" bundle with 6 visual themes All are one-time, non-consumable unlocks. The free included content already covers thousands of boards across every topic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Foldscope at none against Board Together's 7. Board Together's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Board Together sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Foldscope asks for nothing beyond the download.
Foldscope ships an update every 2 months, Board Together weekly. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Foldscope | Board Together |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foldscope Intruments, Inc | David Lew |
In-app purchases
Foldscope
No in-app purchases
Board Together
- K-2 Board Pack$0.99
- 3-5 Board Pack$0.99
- 6-8 Board Pack$1.99
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- 9-12 Board Pack$1.99
- College Board Pack$1.99
- Fun Themes Bundle$1.99
- All Boards Bundle$4.99
