Scrub Web Browser vs teXplain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scrub Web Browser
This educational browser connects to Bluetooth LE devices for interactive projects. It supports importing/exporting projects, loading local HTML files, and web access filtering. Ideal for educators and students working with platforms like Scratch.
- Scratch Link for Bluetooth device communication
- Project importing and exporting
- Local HTML file loading
- Web access filtering
- Web MIDI API (Beta)
- MDM support
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Scrub is a web browser for Scratch 3.0 and Bluetooth LE devices. It also supports Viscuit and AkaDako. Features - Scratch Link function to communicate with Bluetooth devices - Project importing / exporting - Local HTML file loading - Web access filtering - Web MIDI API (Beta) - MDM (Managed App Configuration) - and more Supported Devices - micro:bit - LEGO BOOST - LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 - Go Direct Force & Acceleratioon - AkaDako - and other BLE devices Scrub is an open source project. https://github.com/tfabworks/Scrub/ * Scratch is a project of the Scratch Foundation, in collaboration with the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is available for free at https://scratch.mit.edu. * Other names of products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
teXplain
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This app, which is gradually expanded throughout the year, contains support materials for studying technology in middle school. Developed specifically for an iPad-only school, it may be useful to others as well. If you have interesting content, please contact us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scrub Web Browser at every 3 weeks against teXplain's every 18 months. Scrub Web Browser also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.0). 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.
Scrub Web Browser ships an update every 3 weeks, teXplain every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scrub Web Browser | teXplain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TFABWOKRS INC. | Tipli - Tecnologie Informatiche Per L'innovazione ODV |
In-app purchases
Scrub Web Browser
No in-app purchases
teXplain
No in-app purchases
