FTC Biobuzz Scouting vs Normal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FTC Biobuzz Scouting
This app helps FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams efficiently scout competitors at events. It allows for detailed recording of robot capabilities, match performance, and real-time data synchronization for team collaboration. Analyze data intelligently to gain a competitive edge.
- Pit scouting for robot capabilities
- Match scouting for performance statistics
- Real-time data sync for teams
- Automatic event detection
- Advanced data analysis and filtering
- Offline scouting capability
- Team collaboration features
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The scouting app built for FIRST Tech Challenge teams, updated for the BIOBUZZ season. Create your team in seconds, invite your teammates with a join code, and scout together, with everyone's data in one place. YOUR NEXT MATCH, ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Never miss a match. A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island shows your next match before it starts: • Live countdown that adjusts when the event runs behind • Both alliances with team names, yours highlighted • How many matches until you're up, plus your rank, record and a projected score • Moves on to your next match by itself, and stays up to date even when the app is closed COMPETITIONS, FOUND FOR YOU Enter your team number and the app finds every event your team is registered for this season. Your next competition is picked automatically, and you can switch to any past or upcoming event anytime. YOUR OWN PIT QUESTIONS Ask exactly what your team wants to know. Team owners can create up to 15 pit scouting questions: • Yes / No • Multiple choice • Text • Number • 1–5 star ratings No signal in the pits? Reports save on your phone and upload automatically when you're back online. LIVE MATCH RESULTS No more typing in scores during matches. Match schedules and results sync live from FTC Scout. Follow every match at your event and see both alliances, final scores, and auto, TeleOp and penalty breakdowns. SEE WHO'S COMPETING View every team at your event with their rank, OPR at this event and season OPR. Sort by any of them, so you know who to watch and who to pick. Your summary shows your rank, record, OPR and your next match at a glance. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE TEAM • Everyone's scouting syncs to your team automatically • See how many teams are scouted and how many are left • Search and browse all your pit answers and match results • Owners can manage questions and clean up data DESIGNED FOR iOS A clean, modern design with Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and Light and Dark Mode. Match data provided by FTC Scout. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by FIRST®.
Normal
This app helps you reduce phone usage by blocking selected applications by default. To access blocked apps, you must physically scan an NFC tag, QR code, or barcode, or be at a specific location. It offers granular control, timed unblocks, and scheduling to help you regain control of your screen time.
- Block apps via NFC, QR codes, and barcodes
- Use any NFC tag, QR code, or barcode
- Unblock/block specific apps
- Timed unblocks
- Scheduling
- Granular control
- Bypass prevention options
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Normal actually makes you use your phone less by keeping selected apps blocked by default. To unblock you have to physically scan an NFC Tag, QR Code or use a Location. This can be any NFC Tag, QR Code, Barcode, Location you set in the app. This 'opt-in' approach is backed by research and actual use. Normal is made to be the most powerful screen time app available. Saving your hours of your day. It's fully open-source and no features are behind paywalls. It can also be made to be impossible to bypass. Highlights of Normal: - Block Apps via NFC Tags, QR Codes and Barcodes - Use ANY NFC Tag, QR Code or Barcode - Unblock/Block specific Apps - Timed Unblocks - Emergency Unblocks - Scheduling - Complete Granular Control - Can make it as easy or as hard to bypass Normal was made because of issues with some other screen time apps. - Other screen time apps are easy to bypass. Normal can be made to be impossible to bypass, or easy to bypass. You have complete control. - Most other screen time apps work on opt-out strategy, where you have access to all apps, then lose access through usage. - Normal works on opt-in strategy. The apps you have blocked are always blocked, to use them you have to physically get up and scan your NFC tag or QR Code. - Most screen time apps are paid, either one-time or more commonly, subscriptions. There are no paid features. Everything is free and open-source. - Normal is privacy-focused. We don't log any data, everything stays on device. Since we're open source, you can check our code and confirm. - Normal allows timed unlocks. Other NFC/QR Code blockers don't have this. If you want to use an app for 15min, you can unlock it for 15min only. You don't have to remember to reblock. Normal was made by actual users, research on smartphone addiction and developments in dumbphones in-mind. If you want to turn your iPhone into a dumbphone, you can. Block all smart apps, block the app store, prevent disabling normal (via preventing delete and the shortcuts trick). Now you have a dumbphone, which you can't make smart without your NFC Tag (which you can make as difficult as you need). If you want a semi-dumbphone, you can. Do the above but have some apps like maps, music, messaging, etc. If you're a professional who needs access to apps distracting sometimes, Normal is for you! Block all distractions with Normal. Set schedules for you work apps or used timed unblocks. Need 15min to post content or check email? You can do that! You just have to physically get up and scan your NFC Tag, QR Code, or Barcode. The apps will automatically reblock after your timer is over. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FTC Biobuzz Scouting at none against Normal's 9. Normal's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and ratings volume (43 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Normal sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. FTC Biobuzz Scouting asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FTC Biobuzz Scouting against 4.9 for Normal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Normal has 43 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of FTC Biobuzz Scouting's written reviews are positive against 100% of Normal's.
FTC Biobuzz Scouting ships an update every 4 days, Normal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FTC Biobuzz Scouting | Normal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.9 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hatkesh Joshi | Normal Engineering Inc. |
Customer experience
FTC Biobuzz Scouting
Normal
In-app purchases
FTC Biobuzz Scouting
No in-app purchases
Normal
- Monthly Support$5.001 Month
- Monthly Support$10.001 Month
- Monthly Support$20.001 Month
- One-time Donation$5.00
- One-time Donation$10.00
- One-time Donation$20.00
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- One-time Donation$50.00
- One-time Donation$100.00
- One-time Donation$200.00
Questions
Is FTC Biobuzz Scouting free?
Is Normal free?
Which has better reviews, FTC Biobuzz Scouting or Normal?
Do FTC Biobuzz Scouting or Normal have ads?
Which is updated more often, FTC Biobuzz Scouting or Normal?
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