Comparison

ARLectio TH vs BOBeetles

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ARLectio TH

Features
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ARLectio Treasure Hunt è una applicazione per fruire una Caccia al Tesoro Educativa in AR. Sfruttando la tecnologia della Realtà Aumentata (AR), unisce divertimento e apprendimento consentendo di sperimentare un'esperienza didattica unica e coinvolgente che si estende attraverso diverse discipline. Seleziona un percorso e risolvi gli enigmi delle tappe a cui è associato un contenuto educativo in Realtà Aumentata sotto forma di quesito. Per individuare ogni tappa ti verrà dato un indizio che ti aiuterà a trovare dove è celato il quesito che dovrai risolvere. I quesiti verranno quindi mostrati utilizzando tecniche di AR associati ad alcuni marker visuali posizionati in ogni tappa. In particolare, ogni quesito potrà essere formulato mediante un semplice testo, un immagine o un video. I marker visuali, che attiveranno i contenuti AR saranno posizionati nell'ambiente dal docente o da chi organizza la caccia al tesoro. I marker sono reperibili sul sito di supporto https://treasurehunt.pa.itd.cnr.it. In particolare, per maggiori dettagli e informazioni su come predisporre in modo semplice ed efficace e/o partecipare ad una caccia al tesoro mediante ARLectio TH si consiglia di consultare la sezione "Kit Caccia al Tesoro" del sito, dove saranno disponibili istruzioni per cerare una esperienza personalizzata o usufruire di materiale già disponibile mediante questa app.

About

BOBeetles

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Have you ever seen two stag beetles fighting? Are you interested in insect behavior? Are you curious about nature and insect life? Then this app is made for you!  Come join us in the first behavioural study on protected insects in Europe! You will get to observe beautiful big beetles in natural areas, reporting their activities! Don’t worry, you don’t have to be an expert to do so, we will guide you through the process, providing all necessary information on the app and on the linked website, and you will soon become a BOB App volunteer! The project has three targets, all very easy to recognize on the field (they are flagship species!): we are talking about the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), the rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina), and the funereal longhorn beetle (Morimus asper). These three beetles have two main things in common: they are all protected under the European Habitats Directive and they all rely on dead wood as a source during the larval stages for their development (known as ‘saproxylic’). Observations are really easy to perform: once you find one of the project targets, observe it for 5 min and fill in the requested information on the app. Ta-da, you contributed to our project! If you are not sure about the beetle species you are looking at, don’t worry, you can still contribute to the project by uploading pictures and describing what you see: our expert will take care of the rest. Get to know more about beetles, especially protected ones: download the BOB App! The BOB App is running on the SPOTTERON Citizen Science Platform at www.spotteron.net.

Screenshots

ARLectio TH4 screens
BOBeetles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ARLectio TH at every 2 weeks against BOBeetles's every 7 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARLectio TH ships an update every 2 weeks, BOBeetles every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on May 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
ARLectio TH versus BOBeetles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARLectio THBOBeetles
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB59 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCNR - Istituto per le Tecnologie DidatticheSPOTTERON Gmbh

In-app purchases

None

ARLectio TH

No in-app purchases

None

BOBeetles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ARLectio TH free?
ARLectio TH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BOBeetles free?
BOBeetles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ARLectio TH or BOBeetles have ads?
Neither ARLectio TH nor BOBeetles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARLectio TH or BOBeetles?
ARLectio TH ships an update every 2 weeks, and BOBeetles every 7 months. Most recently, ARLectio TH was updated on May 18, 2026 and BOBeetles on September 17, 2026.

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