Comparison

Coda Game vs SpriteBox Coding

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

Head to head
About

Coda Game

Empower children to become game creators with a visual coding engine. Design and build custom games using drag-and-drop blocks, explore computer science fundamentals, and share creations with a community.

Highlights
  • Visual coding blocks for game creation
  • Create games from templates or scratch
  • Share games with a community
  • Learn computer science fundamentals
  • Two-player game mode
  • Explore and play games made by others
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Coda Game is the kids’ own game engine! In Coda Game you can be the boss of your own awesome games. Drag and drop the visual coding blocks to create games such as Air Hockey, Flappy Bird and Platform games and share them with the world! Your imagination is the only limit! Build games using our templates or start completely from scratch. Make cool games and challenge your friends in our new 2 Player game mode “Paddle Bouncer”. *** Featured by Apple in Kids and Education categories *** *** 4/5 stars from Common Sense Media *** CREATE GAMES! Test your logic and creativity by combining different commands and triggers to create your own unique game while exploring computer science with Coda Game! In Coda Game you can, with or without any previous experience, learn about computational thinking, problem-solving, creativity and logic. These are the fundamentals of computer science, engineering and programming. LEARN ABOUT CODING! Coda Game is a game built out of children’s own desires to change stuff in their favorite apps and games. We decided to let them be creators themselves and own their games that they can build with visual code blocks. The limited use of text enables you to start creating right away. You will learn about commands and game mechanics such as gravity, adding enemies, speed, point systems and much more. Depending on how you want the commands to act in the game, you can easily drag and drop them to triggers such as “when start”, “when pass obstacle”, “when hit enemy” etc. In just a few easy steps - you will have your unique game that you can share with family, friends and in the classroom. SHARE AND EXPLORE! Our secure community is an “app store” for games built by kids. Here you can share games, collect hearts and save your favorite games. You can also get inspired for your next creation by playing other friend’s games. This is what you get: - Create an unlimited number of games and share them with the world - Explore, play and like your friends’ games - Create games in three completely different game-modes - Combine crazy commands and tricky triggers to create your own unique games - 68 commands such as Flip Gravity, Create Monsters, Timer and many more. - 37 triggers to create your own rules - 70+ graphical assets to make your game look stunning - 8 sound effects like farts, laser and sparkle You will learn: - Problem solving - Logic - Computational Thinking - Creativity - Game Design & Game Development - Pattern Recognition - Algorithmic Thinking - Basic intro to STEAM subjects Supported Languages: - English - Spanish - Swedish

About

SpriteBox Coding

Embark on a coding adventure game that teaches programming from icon-based commands to real Swift syntax. Explore worlds, solve puzzles, and collect items while learning essential coding concepts. Designed for an engaging and progressive learning experience.

Highlights
  • Learn coding from scratch
  • Icon coding to Swift syntax
  • Adventure game format
  • Solve puzzles and collect items
  • Covers sequencing, loops, procedures
  • 70 puzzles and 500 stars
Features
Currently charting
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SpriteBox Coding is a full-blown adventure game that gets you coding. Learn to code from scratch, starting with icon coding and then slowly advancing to using real Swift syntax. Embark on a journey to find the pieces of your broken rocket. You'll explore different worlds, meet new characters, solve puzzles and unlock cool outfits. SpriteBox Coding covers the following programming concepts: * Sequencing * Parameters * Loops (and Nested Loops) * Procedures * Basic Swift Syntax Comes with 70 puzzles to solve and 500 stars to collect. Are you up to the challenge? Programming: Danny Yaroslavski Art and Design: E.M. Engel Story Animation: James Pearmain Music and SFX: Eduardo Zolhof

Screenshots

Coda Game4 screens
SpriteBox Coding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpriteBox Coding at 4.5 against Coda Game's 3.1. SpriteBox Coding also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 49%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Coda Game's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, 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

Coda Game costs $3.99 and SpriteBox Coding $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpriteBox Coding holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Coda Game's written reviews are positive against 86% of SpriteBox Coding's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coda Game ships an update every 2 months, SpriteBox Coding every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Coda Game versus SpriteBox Coding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoda GameSpriteBox Coding
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating3.1 (13 ratings)4.5 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.0% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1323 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB162 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFilimundus ABSpriteBox LLC

Customer experience

Coda Game

All ratings13 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral9.8%
Negative41.2%

SpriteBox Coding

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Coda Game

No in-app purchases

None

SpriteBox Coding

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coda Game free?
Coda Game costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpriteBox Coding free?
SpriteBox Coding costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coda Game or SpriteBox Coding?
SpriteBox Coding is rated higher. Coda Game averages 3.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while SpriteBox Coding averages 4.5 from 23 ratings.
Do Coda Game or SpriteBox Coding have ads?
Neither Coda Game nor SpriteBox Coding shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coda Game or SpriteBox Coding?
Coda Game ships an update every 2 months, and SpriteBox Coding every 2 weeks. Most recently, Coda Game was updated on September 30, 2026 and SpriteBox Coding on October 1, 2026.

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