Tablet.2008x vs AMES Phone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tablet.2008x
This application supports the edX course "Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes" (2.008x). It provides educational content related to manufacturing processes for students enrolled in the course.
- Course support
- Manufacturing process education
- edX integration
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This app is developed for the edX class “Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes” (2.008x).
AMES Phone
This app is designed for researchers to assess executive functions and delay of gratification in children. It features two tasks specifically developed for this purpose and has been tested with children aged 4-12 across different countries.
- Executive function assessment
- Delay of gratification tasks
- Designed for researchers
- Tested with children ages 4-12
- Cross-cultural testing
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The Assessment of Motivation, Effort, and Self-Regulation (AMES) is a mobile app for researchers. It includes two tasks designed to assess executive functions and delay of gratification in children. The app has been tested extensively with children ages 4 to 12 in the U.S., Ivory Coast, Ghana, Bangladesh, Brazil, and other countries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tablet.2008x at every 7 months against AMES Phone's every 22 months. Tablet.2008x also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). AMES Phone's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tablet.2008x against 5.0 for AMES Phone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Tablet.2008x ships an update every 7 months, AMES Phone every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tablet.2008x | AMES Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Stanford University |
Customer experience
Tablet.2008x
AMES Phone
In-app purchases
Tablet.2008x
No in-app purchases
AMES Phone
No in-app purchases
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