PFO SmartTeach vs HP Boost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PFO SmartTeach
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PFO SmartTeach is an application for your programmable focusing optics PFO. It facilitates generation and set-up of the laser welding and laser cutting programs you execute with the PFO. The integrated camera on the C-mount of the optics transmits the live image to the app. This enables you to teach comfortably right at the component. If you want to generate and teach-in PFO geometries, this can be carried out via intuitive, gesture-based operation on the iPad. Thanks to PFO SmartTeach you save a lot of set-up time – depending on the component this can be as much as 50%. PFO SmartTeach synchronizes the generated or changed programs with the laser. Users of the control software TruControl will adjust to it quickly because the familiar properties for generation of a PFO program have been retained. Known sequences and functions have been preserved. PFO SmartTeach can be tested without risk. For productive use, activate the option “PFO SmartTeach App”. Your benefits at a glance: 1. Mobile teach-in 2. Saves time 3. Easy to operate
HP Boost
This sales tool provides HP Indigo and HP PageWide Web Press sales teams with a competitive advantage. It offers resources and information to help close deals on HP printing presses.
- Sales enablement
- Competitive analysis
- HP press information
- Deal closing resources
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HP Indigo Boost is a sales tool for the HP Indigo and HP PageWide Web Press sales teams to gain the competitive edge when selling HP presses
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PFO SmartTeach at every 3 months against HP Boost's every 7 months. HP Boost's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
PFO SmartTeach ships an update every 3 months, HP Boost every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PFO SmartTeach | HP Boost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TRUMPF GmbH & Co. KG | HP Inc. |
In-app purchases
PFO SmartTeach
No in-app purchases
HP Boost
No in-app purchases
