Fongool vs Brookstone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fongool
This application displays live macro lens images from an ear-scoop device on your mobile phone. You can capture photos and record videos of the live view, and then manipulate the saved images from various angles.
- Live macro lens image display
- Wireless WiFi connection
- Photo capture
- Video recording
- Image manipulation
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The app connects to the ear-scoop device via wireless wifi and can display live macro lens images on the mobile device. When previewing the live view, you can take a photo and save the video. When the current picture and video are displayed, the picture can be manipulated from multiple angles.
Brookstone
Manage all your smart home devices from a single application. Group devices for simultaneous control, set automated timers and alarms, and easily share access with family members for a simplified smart living experience.
- Remote device control
- Device grouping
- Timers and alarms
- Family sharing
- Simplified setup
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The Brookstone Smart Home App is here to Simplify your Home. 1. Control all your smart devices remotely. 2. Easily set up groups to control multiple devices. 3. Set timers and alarms to automate functions at certain times. 4. Share devices with other family members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brookstone at 3.3 against Fongool's 2.1. Fongool's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (72 vs 21). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Brookstone holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Fongool's written reviews are positive against 25% of Brookstone's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fongool ships an update every 6 weeks, Brookstone every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fongool | Brookstone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (72 ratings) | 3.3 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | shenzhen cooingdv technology co.,ltd. | BYTECH NY, INC. |
Customer experience
Fongool
Brookstone
In-app purchases
Fongool
No in-app purchases
Brookstone
No in-app purchases
