Wonder for Dash vs Photon EDU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wonder for Dash
This app makes learning robotics fun and accessible for children aged 8 and up. It features a visual coding language and guided challenges to explore robotics and create custom inventions.
- Picture-based coding language
- Guided coding challenges
- Free Play mode for inventions
- Transfer programs to robot
- Explore diverse virtual environments
- Teaches coding concepts
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Wonder makes robotics as delightful as finger painting. With a picture-based coding language and guided challenges, Wonder lets kids ages 8 and up explore robotics on their own – and have a blast doing it. A FRESH NEW LOOK The redesigned main menu puts everything one tap away: - Scroll Quest – multiple guided coding adventures, from first steps to tricky puzzles - Free Play – an open coding canvas for your own inventions CODING ADVENTURES WITH DASH Travel through the African Grasslands, the Arctic Wilderness and even Outer Space to uncover new ideas for your robot. Transform Dash into a ferocious lion, dodge asteroids together, play a game of Marco Polo, and much more. Every challenge introduces a new coding concept – sequences, events, loops, conditions and variables – through play. CREATE YOUR OWN INVENTIONS When you're ready, jump into Free Play and build anything you can imagine. Once your program is finished, transfer it to Dash – the next time you turn Dash on, it runs your code without being connected to an iPhone or iPad. HOW TO GET STARTED 1. Turn on Dash and enable Bluetooth on your iPhone or iPad. 2. Open Wonder and connect to Dash from the main menu. 3. Update your robot when prompted. The update brings new sounds, personality and abilities and may take up to 10 minutes. 4. Start with Challenges to learn the basics, then explore Free Play. PRAISE FOR WONDER "Thoroughly absorbing." – The New York Times "Both kids begged me to take out the robots and start playing with them again." – Business Insider SAFE FOR KIDS Wonder contains no third-party advertising and does not collect personal information. For details, see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. ABOUT WONDER WORKSHOP Wonder Workshop creates award-winning educational robots and apps that make learning to code meaningful and fun. Founded in 2012 by three parents, Wonder Workshop is now part of MORAVIA Education. We play-test with children throughout development to make sure every experience is frustration-free and fun. Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you at https://help.makewonder.com. Privacy Policy: https://www.makewonder.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.makewonder.com/TOS
Photon EDU
This educational app teaches children programming fundamentals through interactive lessons with a Photon robot. It's designed for teachers and schools, requiring a Photon robot and a Bluetooth 4.0 compatible device to operate.
- Learn programming basics
- Interactive robot lessons
- Designed for teachers and schools
- Requires Photon robot and Bluetooth 4.0
- Educational content
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Educational application for Photon. Use this application together with a Photon educational scripts to teach children the basics of programming using a Photon robot. This application is intended for Teachers and Schools. NOTE: This app requires a Photon educational script, a Photon robot and a Bluetooth 4.0 device to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Photon EDU at 5.0 against Wonder for Dash's 4.3. Photon EDU also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Wonder for Dash's advantage is ratings volume (476 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Photon EDU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wonder for Dash has 476 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Wonder for Dash's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photon EDU's.
Wonder for Dash ships an update every 3 months, Photon EDU every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wonder for Dash | Photon EDU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (476 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 476 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 479 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MORAVIA Consulting, spol. s r.o. | Photon Entertainment sp. z o.o. |
Customer experience
Wonder for Dash
Photon EDU
Bugs and requests
Wonder for Dash
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when trying to run certain programs
- Bluetooth connection frequently drops
- Incorrect Bluetooth status detection
- Certain features and commands not working as expected
- App freezes or becomes unresponsive
Requested features
5 requests- Add more robots and accessories support
- Improve app stability and performance
- Implement a user profile system
- Add more advanced programming features
- Improve Bluetooth connectivity and reliability
Photon EDU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wonder for Dash
No in-app purchases
Photon EDU
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Photon EDU free?
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