Comparison

Wonder for Dash vs Itty Bitty Buggy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Picture-based coding language
  • Guided coding challenges
  • Free Play mode for inventions
  • Transfer programs to robot
  • Explore diverse virtual environments
  • Teaches coding concepts
Features
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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

About

Itty Bitty Buggy

Build and control various shapes for a virtual buggy. Offers five distinct styles and four control gameplay modes for interactive real-world play.

Highlights
  • Build various shapes
  • Control buggy movement
  • Five distinct styles
  • Four control gameplay modes
  • Interactive real-world play
Features
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This is an app for Itty Bitty Buggy. By the building procedure, you can easily build a variety of shapes for Itty Bitty Buggy and control it to move. This app contains 5 kinds of small and powerful styles, and there are 4 kinds of control gameplay, so that you can interact with the real world and enjoy the game together.

Screenshots

Wonder for Dash4 screens
Itty Bitty Buggy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wonder for Dash at 4.3 against Itty Bitty Buggy's 3.9. Wonder for Dash also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 44%) and ratings volume (476 vs 21). Itty Bitty Buggy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wonder for Dash holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wonder for Dash has 476 ratings behind it against 21, 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 44% of Itty Bitty Buggy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wonder for Dash ships an update every 3 months, Itty Bitty Buggy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wonder for Dash versus Itty Bitty Buggy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWonder for DashItty Bitty Buggy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (476 ratings) — better3.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings476 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size479 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMORAVIA Consulting, spol. s r.o.Microduino Inc.

Customer experience

Wonder for Dash

All ratings476 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral11.3%
Negative19.8%

Itty Bitty Buggy

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%

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

Itty Bitty Buggy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wonder for Dash

No in-app purchases

None

Itty Bitty Buggy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wonder for Dash free?
Wonder for Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Itty Bitty Buggy free?
Itty Bitty Buggy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wonder for Dash or Itty Bitty Buggy?
Wonder for Dash is rated higher. Wonder for Dash averages 4.3 out of 5 from 476 ratings, while Itty Bitty Buggy averages 3.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Wonder for Dash or Itty Bitty Buggy have ads?
Neither Wonder for Dash nor Itty Bitty Buggy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wonder for Dash or Itty Bitty Buggy?
Wonder for Dash ships an update every 3 months, and Itty Bitty Buggy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wonder for Dash was updated on November 5, 2026 and Itty Bitty Buggy on November 2, 2026.

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