Strings Conferences vs BoincTasks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strings Conferences
Explore two decades of String Theory progress through conference slides. Easily navigate presentations from 1998 to 2025 on your iPad.
- Access conference slides
- Navigate presentations
- String Theory content
- Historical data (1998-2025)
- iPad optimized
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Twenty years of (non-)progress of String Theory on your iPad! With this app, you can easily navigate all the slides from the past Strings conferences, from 1998 to 2025.
BoincTasks
Manage multiple BOINC clients simultaneously from a single interface. This application allows for task consolidation, customizable display options, and support for various network connections. It does not include a BOINC client itself.
- Control multiple BOINC clients
- Collapsible task lines
- Adjustable to any screen
- User-defined color scheme
- Supports multiple networks/VPNs
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With BoincTasks-M, you can control many BOINC clients at once on the same screen. It combines multiple tasks into a collapsible line. It is adjustable to any screen and has a user-defined color scheme. Alowing multiple networks or VPN connections. Note: This app does not include a BOINC client.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strings Conferences at 5.0 against BoincTasks's 3.0. BoincTasks's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Strings Conferences holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Strings Conferences ships an update every 11 months, BoincTasks every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strings Conferences | BoincTasks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuji Tachikawa | Fred Melgert |
Customer experience
Strings Conferences
BoincTasks
In-app purchases
Strings Conferences
No in-app purchases
BoincTasks
No in-app purchases
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